a loving story: the secert to a happy marriage

February 28, 2012 4:43am CST
today I'd like to share another story with you, my dear friends. Wish you a wonderful day. the title of the story is : the secret to a happy marriage there was once a man and women who had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open it or askher about it. for all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover ... in trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in th box. when he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling $ 25,000. he asked her about it. she said, "when we were married, my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. she told me that if i ever got angry with you, i should just keep quite and crochet a doll." the old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. only two precious dolls were in the box. she had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. he almost burst with happiness... "honey,"he said,"that explains the dolls, but what about all of this money? where did it come from?" "oh,"she said,"that's the money i made from selling all the dolls..." ending. at first, i was prepared to tell the story in my own words. Then in order to make you taste the original flavor of the story, i typed the story without omitting one word. Hope you love the story and feel something warm.
2 responses
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
28 Feb 12
Thanks for sharing this story. It's really funny and who knows I will ever start doing that too.. just one question: how much was payed for 1 doll?? Hmmm might be easier too to put a certain amount aside with each fight or each time I feel angry? pity for this woman is she swallowed a lot during her marriage (not that happy at all if you always have to swallow or forget about yourself) and she never had the effort of the money she made out of it!
1 Mar 12
thank you for responding! aha,i don't know how much was paid for 1 doll, neither. wish you a happy family and perfect marriage! yes, self-surrender all the time is not really an effective way to solve the problems between the husband and wife.
@succeednow (1633)
• Singapore
28 Feb 12
Hi xiaoqian, I guess the moral of the story is this: you can make a lot of money if you convert your anger to something more productive other than arguing and quarreling with your spouse. Thanks for sharing this nice story. I hope I can share it with others when the occasion arises. Have a nice day.
29 Feb 12
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aha, you guessed my name. thank you, friend. when reading the story, different people have different opinions. I agree with you. have a nice day, too. you can share it with your friends. I think it can teach us something about marriage or relationship.