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Surmounting Marriage

Surmounting Marriage
By Madeleine Begun Kane

Before agreeing to marry my husband Mark, I asked him the usual questions:

  1. Do you know what a hamper is and have you ever actually used one?
  2. Do you spend weekends sprawled in front of a sports-spewing screen, devouring couch potato chips?
  3. Are your parents likely to drive me to drink?

Mark told the appropriate fibs, I pretended to believe him, and several months later we wed. But soon after the wedding, I realized I’d forgotten to ask the most important question of all: When you see a mountain, do you get an irresistible urge to do something stupid?  (Surmounting Marriage is continued here.)

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14 Responses to “Surmounting Marriage”

  1. Lisa Says:

    My husband enjoys rock climbing. It is a bit scary to me to think of him partaking in this sport, but I knew before he was a rock climber.

    Here via the carnival of family life.

  2. Polli Says:

    I enjoyed this! I understand my problem now. I forgot to ask my husband those 3 crucial questions!

    Great stuff MadKane!

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  5. madkane Says:

    Thanks so much Polli! and my sympathies Lisa:)

  6. Editor Says:

    Mooning Mormons, especially in Utah, is dangerous business!

  7. Exploding Mules Says:

    I like it. That is funny, women see just a bunch of trees in the woods. We men see our caged nomad instincts being fulfilled by hanging, climbing or careering down a cliff like madmen.

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    DigitalRich

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  14. Jodi Barone Says:

    Fabulous tale! As Kerouac said, “The only people for me are the mad ones…..” I am delighted to find your site. Now, off to the Mad Poll.
    jodi barone
    www.wildvines.blogspot.com

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