One rule for married girls

This is a a blog entry from a one of the blogs I follow. This girl is hilarious and I think what she says is the absolute truth. I decided to post this entry on my blog, cause I could never say this better than her. Hopefully I won't get in trouble for posting it ;)
Read on:
http://www.whatsablog.com/whatsablog.com/home/Entries/2009/4/29_liar%2C_liar%2C_panties_on_fire.html

"my neighbor mel, a newlywed, stopped by my house this morning. she was telling me about a recent fight she had with her hubby. mel is out of work, and has been for a few months. she has been looking for a job with no luck. she had an interview this week which didn’t turn out so well. after about five minutes mel realized the job was not for her for a few important reasons. once she realized this, she became disinterested, and blew the interview.

when recounting this to her new hubby, he got mad, insisting that any job would be better than nothing.

that is when i had to break it down for her, the same way mother did for me:

LYING TO YOUR HUBBY IS PART OF MARRIAGE

and we do it in their best interest. it’s actually more like fibbing. and we do it to avoid fights, make them feel better, and mostly to keep ourselves out of trouble.

mel knew that telling hubby about the botched interview would upset him, but she told him anyways. oh, the mistakes of the rookies.

at this point, my phone rings, and i answer it. “hi hubs, how are you?...me? i’m cleaning the house...kind of have my hands full of soap at the moment, can i call you back later?”

a total lie. i hadn’t even gotten dressed yet, or brushed my teeth, let alone started on the house work. but if i said to hubs “mel stopped by, and we are bitching about men”...wouldn’t have sounded as good to him.

same when hubs asks “how much did those jeans cost?” ummm...$50. “and the pedicure?” ummmm...$10. he doesn’t need to know this stuff, and i avoid getting into trouble.

or when he gets out of the surf, he’ll ask “did you see me get that barrel”...oh....yes....of course...it was.....amazing! well done, i’m so proud of you (maybe i would have seen him get the wave of the day if i didn’t have my nose buried deeply into ‘breaking dawn’).

hopefully mel left feeling inspired. inspired to start a life based on fabrications, half truths, and gaping omissions. welcome to married life!

what do you lie to your partner about?"