Marital Advice

Norman Rockwell painting
I was recently asked to write a piece of marital advice for a young whippersnapper on his impending nuptials. So I kept it brief. Cause we all know there are some things worth discovering on your own... Here's what I wrote: "Apologize first and often. That should just about do it." What I wanted to say (but didn't have the courage to put a wordy dird in the uber-cute wedding scrapbook) was this: All marital fights can be amended when THE HUSBAND utters this simple sentence-"I'm sorry I'm an asshole." You'd think that a man could remember this due to its simplicity. But we all know they're gonna mess this up with their reasons and rationale and ridiculous 'splaining. And by the way, fairness and justice and being RIGHT has nothing to do with anything. Simply put: you can take the long way or you can take the short way but their ain't no short cuts. There's no closing the barn door on maritial disharmony UNTIL that sentence gets spoken-BY THE HUSBAND. It's so simple...you'd think a cave man could do it...