I should have seen it coming. The feigned interest, the surreptitious glances, I knew something wasn’t right. But it all came to ahead last night. That’s right I busted her, caught her red-handed, I did. Now I have to find a way to pick up the pieces. It’s intensely personal, but you guys are my friends so I’ll share the whole torrid story with you.
It was shortly after the Niners massacre of the Rams. My buddy and I were out tending the grill, when I went back in for some reason. That’s when I heard it, sounds from the bedroom. A scream of delight, I knew it was my wife right away.
I rush over and open the door. There she is in mid shout. I can’t believe what I’m seeing.
What’s this? I demand.
Honey it’s not what it looks like.
What, I’m supposed to be an idiot? Here you are with Tim and Jerry, and Rich, you think I’m blind?
But it was just the highlights. She claimed.
Beside myself I said: Just admit it…you’re a Raiders fan aren’t you?
She sat down slowly and admitted the horrible truth. How she’d been reading the paper behind my back. Tuning in to the ESPN highlight show to catch her team play. It was horrible. But I must persevere, I’ll save my marriage, and I know just the way. I’ll buy tickets to the Nov. 3 game where the Niners will show her and those darned Raiders the true meaning of football.
Stuffy, my heart goes out to you. Last winter, I was going somewhere with two close, dear, and trusted friends. You’ve got to understand that they’ve lived here in Pittsburgh for 15 years and one of them grew up here. Nevertheless, to my shock, dismay, and horror, I heard them ask “So what are these Terrible Towels, anyway?”
The friendship survived, and their education is slowly progressing. I think they now think the Pittsburgh Steelers play rugby.
CJ
And the fight against ignorance continues . . .
Stuffy I can appreciate your dilemma. Trial separation? Divorce?
But truly good things could still come of this. My SO and I occasionally wager oral sex (set your ground rules: through to completion, no strings attached, etc.) for things like this, and once in a while, I actually win.