# Help! My wife is a Christian! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 16, 2002, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134 "2002-12-16T18:53:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/1 "2002-12-16T18:53:20Z")
Wait a second - so am I. Carry on. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/2 "2002-12-16T19:01:11Z")
So, what, do you two just sit around agreeing all the time? Where’s the fun in that? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/3 "2002-12-16T19:05:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Genseric \* > \*\*So, what, do you two just sit around agreeing all the time? Where’s the fun in that? \*\* So, **Genseric** … you think _married people just agree all the time_ ? 😃 😃 😃 BWA-HA-HA! BWAH-HAHAHAHA-HA! HEE-HEE-HOO-HOO-HA-HA! Oh kid, you crack me up! ---
**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/4 "2002-12-16T19:11:38Z")
Hey, it could happen. Maybe. Somewhere. Else. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/5 "2002-12-16T19:27:00Z")
Absolutely, **Genseric**. All Christians agree with each other about everything (like Pat Robertson and Bishop John Shelby Spong :)), so we just sit around and agree. Kinda boring, but we like it: _I’m just an ordinary average guy My friends are all boring, and so am I we’re just ordinary average guys._ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/6 "2002-12-16T19:30:53Z")
Oh, yes. We all agree with each other and watch TBN all hours of the day, because we all also agree with everything and everyone there. No disagreements at all. Zombies, we are. ---
**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/7 "2002-12-16T19:42:01Z")
You people are destroying my illusions. I thought there were many, many types of Christianity, and most of them had fairly strong disagreements on major issues of the faith. This new information confuses me. I shall have to reevaluate. If you do argue about aspects of your shared religion, that’s at least something, but if you don’t, how about politics. How’s that working for you? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/8 "2002-12-16T21:37:05Z")
We agree on politics. And philosophy. And our musical tastes are all identical. We all watch the same TV programs. We all root for the same sports teams. (Except for those Mormons, who root for BYU. :)) We prefer the same kinds of pets. We like the same restaurants. (Denny’s, Shoney’s, and Cracker Barrel.) We all sneak peeks at the same Internet porn when we think nobody’s looking. We all indulge in the same sexual perversions when we cheat on our spouses. (Can’t do 'em at home, because the spouse might think we’re unChristian perverts. :)) We (the guys, anyway) all sing _The Lumberjack Song_ when we dress up in our wife’s clothes when she’s away. (I don’t know what the wives sing when they dress up in our clothes. ;)) See? All the same. ---
**Author:** ![happyheathen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/9 "2002-12-16T21:44:30Z")
So, you married your sister, did you? ---
**Author:** ![Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/10 "2002-12-17T01:20:10Z")
I had always suspected as much. Just take a look at his forehead. ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/11 "2002-12-17T03:11:16Z")
I don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/12 "2002-12-17T04:00:09Z")
> [@](#): > > We like the same restaurants. (Denny’s, Shoney’s, and Cracker Barrel.) Ow. Dammit, \*\*RT, \*\* I just snorted pizza out of my nose. You know how bad that hurts? and I know I’ve still got green peppers & mushrooms in my sinus cavities…damn you… ---
**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/13 "2002-12-17T04:23:08Z")
Wow, that’s pretty amazing. I thought my girlfriend and I had a lot in common, but we have nothing on you two. I personally like a nice vigorous discussion about things from time to time (not in any way a fight, but an argument in the classical sense), but I guess if you have no uncommon ground, there’s not much to discuss in that manner. But hey, if you’re happy, then I’m happy that you’re happy. You seem like nice folks. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/14 "2002-12-17T05:24:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RTFirefly \* > \*\*We agree on politics. And philosophy. And our musical tastes are all identical. We all watch the same TV programs. We all root for the same sports teams. (Except for those Mormons, who root for BYU. :)) We prefer the same kinds of pets. We like the same restaurants. (Denny’s, Shoney’s, and Cracker Barrel.) We all sneak peeks at the same Internet porn when we think nobody’s looking. We all indulge in the same sexual perversions when we cheat on our spouses. (Can’t do 'em at home, because the spouse might think we’re unChristian perverts. :)) We (the guys, anyway) all sing _The Lumberjack Song_ when we dress up in our wife’s clothes when she’s away. (I don’t know what the wives sing when they dress up in our clothes. ;)) > > See? All the same. \*\* Not all Mormons root for BYU. The ones in this house root for University of Texas and the ones down the street root for Texas A & M. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/15 "2002-12-17T11:11:17Z")
**Genseric** - I think you misunderstand me. You asked: > [@](#): > > I thought there were many, many types of Christianity, and most of them had fairly strong disagreements on major issues of the faith. This new information confuses me. I shall have to reevaluate. > > If you do argue about aspects of your shared religion, that’s at least something, but if you don’t, how about politics. How’s that working for you? So, given the first paragraph, I’ve been discussing _Christians in general_, not just my wife and me. Now she and I, we’ve had intense counseling, plastic surgery, and gene therapy so that, except for differences specifically related to sexual physiology, we’re completely identical. 😃 And I should mention that all Christians like telling jokes that cause listeners, especially good-looking redheads, to snort pizza out their nose, especially if it involves veggie toppings. 🙂 [sub] **Abby** - _Ssshhhhhh!!!_ You’ll give it away!![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/16 "2002-12-17T11:14:05Z")
Oh, reeeeeeal funny RT 😛 ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/17 "2002-12-17T13:54:41Z")
**AbbySthrnAccent,** anyone who roots for the Aggies should be viewed with deep suspicion. My advice is to avoid those people as much as possible. Of course, you admit to being a UT fan, so you probably don’t mind associating with Aggies and their ilk. \ Spoken as a Red Raider. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/18 "2002-12-17T14:54:38Z")
ahhh TBN. I watch it for fun, like when I’m having a day where I think I don’t look good, I can see Jan Crouch and not feel so bad… ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/19 "2002-12-17T16:03:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RTFirefly \* > \*\*_I’m just an ordinary average guy > My friends are all boring, and so am I > we’re just ordinary average guys._ > \*\* _But sometimes that just ain’t enough to keep a man like me interested (Oh no) No Way (Uh-uh) No, I’ve gotta go out and have fun At someone else’s expense (Oh yeah) Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah_ 😃 Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134/20 "2002-12-17T17:23:46Z")
Hey, some of us Mormons root for the Cal Bears. (mantra for BYU-Cal games: We may be godless heathens with a sad football team, but we have more Nobel prize winners than you!) Go Bears! 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-is-a-christian/143134.md?page=2)