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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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11 Responses to “Surmounting Marriage”

  1. Lisa says:
    February 26, 2007 at 9:10 pm

    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:
    March 5, 2007 at 3:20 am

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

    Great stuff MadKane!

    Here via the humor carnival.

  3. madkane says:
    March 6, 2007 at 3:25 pm

    Thanks so much Polli! and my sympathies Lisa:)

  4. Editor says:
    May 8, 2007 at 10:38 am

    Mooning Mormons, especially in Utah, is dangerous business!

  5. Exploding Mules says:
    May 27, 2007 at 10:46 pm

    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.

  6. Jodi Barone says:
    November 29, 2007 at 5:33 pm

    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

  7. Kim says:
    July 1, 2009 at 8:58 am

    Great tale, reminds me of a similar story that I will write about sometime :)

  8. Joe says:
    February 26, 2011 at 4:03 pm

    I got a chuckle from your post! I can relate. My wife and I last summer hiked down a mountain in Virginia and hiked back up with very little water and drinks. We made it back but we were both badly dehydrated and tired. I should know better since I am an experienced hiker. Thanks again for the laugh.

  9. madkane says:
    February 27, 2011 at 4:39 am

    Thanks, Joe! Glad you made it back relatively okay. :)

  10. JTS says:
    February 28, 2011 at 11:59 pm

    What a delightful way to end my day… reading this wonderful tale of marriage and mountain climbing! I believe every word of it, having having once decended a mountainside in Germany by the seat of my pants. Your trek thru the hotel lobby would have made great YouTube fodder! Thank you so much for adding this story to Monday Memories!

  11. madkane says:
    March 2, 2011 at 6:13 am

    Thanks very much JTS!