Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Wanted: Marriage Ref

I am really not into Oprah these days, but Jerry Seinfeld was on and I love Jerry so I DVRed it and watched it later. It was all about his new show, The Marriage Ref. It looks like such a great concept. I know Larry and I have some arguments that we need a Ref on. Here's just a few:


-Shaving: he shaves in our only bathroom sink and leaves his hair everywhere and never cleans it up. Am I just supposed to suck it up and clean it like a good wife or should he take some responsibility?

-Hello, are you listening? There are some times when Larry can be very attentive to what I say, but then there are other times when he doesn't say a word. I'll ask a question. No response. I'll ask him to do something or tell him I need something. No response. Example: This morning I needed him to leave me some money to go buy things for Reesi's birthday cake. So I say, "I need some money for Reesi's birthday cupcakes." No response. All I want is an okay, or sure, or I'll put it on the counter. Nothing. He blames it on his one track mind and says he can't change. I disagree, think it's just rude, and it's rubbing off on Reesi. Who's right?

-I am sure he has several for me. Like how I will leave empty boxes in the pantry or how I am more worried about having clean floors or doing the laundry than having things laying on the counter. But this isn't his blog so he doesn't get a turn.

This show also reminded me of Larry's famous one liner he said during one of our arguments. I don't even remember what we were arguing about (probably his hair in the sink), but I remember his comeback to one of my complaints. It went something like this:
"I ironed my own shirt this morning and I didn't even get a thank you!"
Seriously, can you believe he would say that?

I do know that there are some things I should just look past because I love him, but it is easier said than done. A while ago we traded a bad habit for a bad habit. Each of us had to take one of the other's bad habits, accepted it, and stoped complaining about it. I took on his dishes that he puts in the sink even when the dishwasher's empty. I bite my tongue and just load the dishwasher. He took on my bad pantry habits and he is in charge of organizing the pantry at all times. But we still need a Marriage Ref occasionally. How about you? What do you need a Marriage Ref for?

4 comments:

Misty said...

I'm so excited for this new show. Matt does the SAME thing when shaving and the dish thing. It drives me crazy. The other day he said you did not even say anything about me straighting the kitchen counter up....he made a stack of papers and mail. Really? I clean the kitchen everyday and I don't get any praise! We need a ref too!!

Julie said...

I just wanted to thank you for this post. It is what I needed. It made me laugh out loud! I can hear him saying the "I ironed my own shirt".. thing. Hilarious. Love you...

Amy Griffin said...

I remember the shirt comment!

The Brummetts said...

Ok, I am catching up on blogs and I agree - the shirt ironing comment is awesome!! Ha!