Carrie Link

A PREFERRED SPOUSE IS...

I introduced my friend, Kathleen, to three women the other night, as my "preferred spouse." They looked at me like I had two heads, God, do I wish! I realized the need to further explain this concept.

A preferred spouse is....

• the one that knows every thought that runs through your head, and doesn't ever tell you to shut up, or that you are crazy
• the one that loves your kids as much as you do, and sometimes more
• the one that reminds you when you're about to make a dreadful mistake, that the last time you did that, you made them swear not to let you do it again
• the one that thinks you're hilarious, brilliant and fabulous, always, they are never critical (a.k.a. realistic)
• the one that you run all your ideas by before implementing them
• the one that has your best interest at heart, always, there is nothing in it for them
• the one that thinks you're right in every argument with the real spouse
• the one that loves your real spouse anyway, and always remembers their good points, even when you have totally forgotten them
• the one with whom you'll never raise children, pay the bills or live with day after day, year after year, thus, never threatening their preferred spouse position