It’s day one of Marriage Week! My daughter got married this month and it caused me to think about marriage quite a bit so I figured I would delve into it here for a while.
Have you ever seen those Cialis commercials, the ones that show a couple in two separate bathtubs outdoors, overlooking a river or valley? The spot is advertising a male arousal aid. Whenever I see it I always think how odd it is, not just that there are two tubs outdoors on on a hilltop, but that there are two bathtubs at all. Wouldn’t they use ONE indoor bathtub to show the two of them getting intimate?
They probably don’t show just one because they know the truth. Truth be told, for long married couples, a tub of steaming hot water is more likely to be a sleep aid than an arousal aid. They will just as likely end up wanting to take a nap together as have sex together.
It doesn’t necessarily say anything bad about a marriage for that to be true. It may not be as hot as it once was, but if the long married couple has worked at it, what the relationship lacks in constant heat and lust it more than makes up for in warm companionship and love.
Marriage Statistic of the Day – In Great Britain between 1619 and 1660 the median age at marriage for brides was 23 years, 7 months. For grooms the age was 28. Only one in one thousand married at thirteen or under.
Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily
Quote by Minnie Pearl, 1912-1996, American Comedienne