"What do you think, what you need as the key for spousal relationship?"
"Respect or love?"
"Those may be right answers at lower level, but what makes a relationship really meaningful and successful is to hold difficult conversation when situation arise with kids, values, relatives, in-laws, finances, porn, attention, nagging, perceived cheating and others."
This couple just arrived from Pakistan due to the deteriorating situation there.
"Bhai! Business to bohat achha tha - kabhi nahi socha Pakistan chorain ge - magar - bachhon ke mustaqbil ka dar tha. Aakihr kaar halaat se haar ker idhar aa gaye'.
I saw this couple three times at community events in the last few months, and I was intrigued that they always ate from one plate.
"How long have you guys been married?"
"About 20 years."
"Interesting. I am pretty impressed that you both always eat from one plate".
"We had an arranged marriage. The first few months were a little rough for us in understanding each other. At one such moment, my grandmother gave this tip to try. This was the most amazing thing that has happened in our lives. Over time, all fights vanished, and our understanding and love grew day by day".
"ناراض عورت سے بحث نہ کریں آپ اپنا وقت ضائع کر رہے ہیں اور مطمئن عورت سے بحث نہ کریں آپ اس کا وقت ضائع کرتے جا رہے ہیں"
Interesting story regarding writing an obituary.
"just a rockin' dude from Omaha, NE. It attributes his cause of death to "either leukemia or more likely being 'dead sexy'. (Eric's) departure was just in time for him to make his spiritual appearance at every Red Sox spring game. He is preceded in death by billions, including his dog Harvey who most of us loved to hate. We are confident they are joyfully reconnecting right now. Eric loved, in this order, his smoking hot wife, his brilliant kids and family, his many friends, the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Chiefs (before being a Chiefs fan was cool), the Huskers, Liverpool Futbol, QT iced tea, Adidas sneakers, fishing, backpacking, hiking, hunting, and any old Chevy he saw on the road. Eric hated sad stories, beets, romantic comedies, a snow packed driveway and turning off the garage light. That's it, Eric was content with most everything else."
Link here: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/21/us/eric-sauser-dead-sexy-obituary-trnd/index.html
"Not much is known about blue whale songs, although most researchers think that they help males woo their mates, as is the case with closely-related species. That can make any modifications to a cetacean melody fairly high stakes, Dr. de Vos said: “If two populations can’t talk to each other, over time, they’re going to grow apart.”
Interesting article at NY Times: https://nyti.ms/35660zB
