Why Guys Should Always Listen to Their Woman
Categories: How To, Stories
On this, the day after my ninth wedding anniversary, I am reminded of a cautionary tale that I feel important to share with the younger generation. It is a tale of mystery, deceit, sneakishness, love and heartache, a story for the ages! The moral of this story is simple, guys;
Listen to your wife.
Really listen. Take the words she uses literally and pay heed to them.
Early in our relationship my wife had always told me she didn’t like the “Hallmark holiday” that is Valentine’s Day. I had heard this same line from a few other women in my past so I quickly dismissed it as nonsense. She had also told me she never wanted to get married, but there we stood, married. So, one could see why I didn’t believe her thoughts on Valentine’s were completely truthful.
For our first Valentine’s Day together I thought that I would surprise her with a card and a modest gift of jewelry, nothing too over the top, just a little something. Because she is an accountant and manages our household finances as if we are a Fortune 500 company, she watches the accounts as such; multiple times a day and with an eagle eye. Knowing that I had to be all Jason Bourne on this mission, I would sock away what cash I could. Every buck I got, I would stash.
Once my cash stash was up to a decent amount, I went to a jewelry store and picked out a bracelet for her that I thought was nice, ran to Hallmark and bought a card and waited for her to come home. When the day finally came, I sat nervously at the kitchen table and farted around on the computer and waited for her to come home.
When I heard the garage door open I was excited and couldn’t wait to see how surprised she was going to be. How I didn’t listen to what she was saying and how I got to her core. How I really listened and knew that she wanted a present and a little romance on Valentine’s Day. How sweet I was for trying to hide it so I could surprise her. Oh man, I was going down in history as the greatest guy EVER!!
Then she walked in.
“What’s this?”
“I got you something,” I said as I made my way over to her.
Without so much as a grin, cocking of the head, or loving glance she reached down and picked up the box, opened it and said flatly, “It’s a bracelet.”
Then she opened the card and read it with a similar blankness. Nothing. She lifted her head up to look at me and said, “But I wear a watch. How am I going to wear both?”
I stared back at her and said nothing. I snapped the velvet box closed and stuck it in my pocket.
Lesson learned. I took the bracelet back to the store, got my money back and I’m pretty sure I drank it up. When the lady tells you she doesn’t want anything, listen to her and don’t buy her anything.
I don’t buy the wife gifts for any holiday, not even our anniversary. She doesn’t want them and I’m glad I don’t to have to worry about buying them. Whenever Valentine’s Day comes up and people ask what me what I’m getting for the wife and I tell them ‘nothing’, the response is always along the lines of, “She doesn’t really mean that you moron. You better get her something.”
Then I always share this story.