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The secret to a long and happy marriage.

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annsixty Fri 12-Jan-18 16:13:26

In an article in the DT the author claims that a man was asked what the secret was as he and his wife celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
The secret is,he said, to go out for supper once a week. Enjoy good food, good wine and sweet music.
So she goes on Tuesday and I go on Thursday.
Well it made me chuckle.

varian Fri 12-Jan-18 16:16:07

Sorry if I've posted this before on another thread but I like Martin Clunes' answer "The secret of our happy marriage is that my wife is a tyrant and I am a man in need of instruction"

lemongrove Fri 12-Jan-18 16:17:36

Or he just says ‘yes dear’ to everything!

kittylester Fri 12-Jan-18 16:19:02

They both made me smile!

I think the point in the first one is about not living in each other's pockets. I know you now have no choice Ann, but I bet it's not always been like that!

MissAdventure Fri 12-Jan-18 16:19:28

Never go to bed on an argument. Stay up and row all night. grin

gillybob Fri 12-Jan-18 16:20:14

I like that annsixty . smile

kittylester Fri 12-Jan-18 16:21:04

MissAdventure, I love that!

Day6 Fri 12-Jan-18 16:30:12

Ha ha ha...chuckling at the replies so far! grin

lemongrove Fri 12-Jan-18 16:30:38

I would quite like one of those!?

lemongrove Fri 12-Jan-18 16:31:13

Sorry, that post was about a ‘yes dear’

MissAdventure Fri 12-Jan-18 16:32:32

"I never knew what real happiness was until I got married - and by then it was too late!" Oscar Wilde (I think)

gillybob Fri 12-Jan-18 16:32:57

My DH says we have a perfect marriage, built on give and take. I give him grief and he takes it.

Day6 Fri 12-Jan-18 16:36:04

" A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers."

Hmm. hmm

gillybob Fri 12-Jan-18 16:36:45

The minions have it right.

Day6 Fri 12-Jan-18 16:38:20

My man has perfected the Arthur Mullard response of "Yus my dear..." It makes me laugh when I am getting steamed up about something.

annsixty Fri 12-Jan-18 16:49:41

I love all these, keep them coming.
A husbands place is in the wrong.

lemongrove Fri 12-Jan-18 16:52:46

Don’t wait for Mr Right, settle for Mr Wrong as long as he is rich and handsome.

paddyann Fri 12-Jan-18 16:55:10

my other half tells people that We're a perfect team and she's the boss...not actually true but I was his boss when we met

MissAdventure Fri 12-Jan-18 16:55:12

"I haven't spoken to my wife for seven years: I didn't like to interrupt her."

gillybob Fri 12-Jan-18 17:01:25

Every time a husband speaks to his wife he should remember that this conversation is being recorded for quality and training purposes

gillybob Fri 12-Jan-18 17:03:08

I have a postcard above my desk at work from the original Bridget Jones film. It reads I must not sleep with my boss .

Eloethan Fri 12-Jan-18 19:43:34

These are funny!

Chewbacca Fri 12-Jan-18 19:53:37

Marriage is like a deck of cards. In the beginning all you needed was 2 hearts and a diamond. By the end, you wish you had a club and a spade.

Jalima1108 Fri 12-Jan-18 20:04:47

It seems to work for us annsixty!

"I haven't spoken to my wife for seven years: I didn't like to interrupt her."
That is one of DH's jokes, the problem is that he always interrupts me.
He still hasn't learned, must be a slow learner.

MissAdventure Fri 12-Jan-18 20:05:45

"Marriage is mostly shouting 'What? from other rooms"