Did you know that in marriage, you can win a lot by losing?
You can.
I never intentionally try to anger or frustrate my wife, but I did something regularly that caused a significant amount of stress. Lisa hated it when I wore my running shoes back into the house after a run. I was careful about not tracking in mud, but this was back when we lived in Houston, and most of the time in Houston I ran on streets and sidewalks. I’d wipe my shoes carefully on the three mats she has laid out on my way into our house (two outside, one inside) and though I couldn’t see a speck of dirt on my shoes walking into the house, Lisa would point out dogs had walked and…done other things…on those sidewalks, so she still wanted me to take my shoes off at the door.
A previous bout with plantar fasciitis had led a doctor to tell me never to walk barefoot (my running shoes have orthotics), so I used a doctor’s excuse to discount Lisa’s request, but really, I just thought Lisa was being too fastidious. I give in about many things but this was doctor’s orders!
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