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Monday, 3 May 2004
Overheard

"You ought to do something nice for your wife on Mothers' Day... give her a gift certificate for a pedicure or something."

"No, then she'd expect that sort of thing all the time. It would set a bad precedent. I'll just get her a card."

He wasn't joking, either. This is the guy who, when his wife comes to visit him for lunch at work, makes her eat leftovers with him at the break room table rather than taking her to a restaurant.

Posted by godfrey (link)
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I'm glad that sort of attitude isn't contagious!
Posted by Ginevra on 3 May 2004 11:10
It's sad for wives out there that all men aren't us, n'est-ce pas?
Posted by Lunchbox on 3 May 2004 12:12
Oui, c'est vrai. Nous sommes impressionnants!

(Hmmm, Babelfish doesn't seem to know the word for "awesome".)

Posted by Godfrey on 3 May 2004 12:20
It would be terrible to expect even a date to McDonald's?
Posted by Lisa on 3 May 2004 12:33
Well, at least he can't be blamed for not taking her to McDonald's. Only one of the big fast-food chains (Burger King) even has a presence downtown, and that isn't even in the main downtown strip — it's a few blocks away, inside a seedy bus terminal.

No McDonald's, no Wendy's, no Checkers, no Burger King in a place where any businessperson wants to go...

There is a Subway, and a Blimpies, but if you want greasy fast food, you're out of luck.

Posted by Godfrey on 3 May 2004 15:52
I must correct myself — I drove past the bus station this evening, and the Burger King had been replaced by a cafe.

So there are no fast-food restaurants in downtown Tampa. How lame is that?

Posted by Godfrey on 3 May 2004 20:36
How lame that he doesn't even treat his wife - his supposed life partner, soul mate, companion for better or worse - to a damn lunch date! What a maroon...
Posted by Lisa on 4 May 2004 07:33
Hell, he's proud of the fact that he won't even buy her a card for Valentine's Day, let alone candy or flowers...

Posted by Godfrey on 4 May 2004 07:43
***GET YOUR BLOG ON LIVEJOURNAL****

Actually, I was married to a man just like this. In the 12 years we were married, he bought me 1 birthday present and 1 christmas present (our first year). He also was very proud of the fact that he never bought me anything. I divorced him when he bought a $30, 000 car without telling me while we were basically living with his parents because we didn't have a home of our own.
Lucky for me, Fate stepped in and I found someone who treats me like a Goddess!!!

Shawna Kiane (kiane36)
Posted by SHAWNA KIANE on 9 May 2004 14:26