Men do remember

A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband was not in
their bed. She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him.

She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee
in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at
the wall. She watches as he wiped a tear from his eye and takes a sip
of his coffee.

'What's the matter, dear?' she whispers as she steps into the room,
'Why are you down here at this time of night?'

The husband looks up from is coffee, 'Do you remember 20 years ago when we were dating,
and you were only 16?' he asks solemnly. The wife is touched to tears
thinking that her husband is so caring and sensitive. 'Yes I do,' she
replies. The husband paused. The words were not coming easily. 'Do
you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car
having sex?' 'Yes, I remember,' said the wife, lowering herself into
a chair beside him. The husband continued. 'Do you remember when he
shoved the shotgun in my face and said, 'Either you marry my
daughter, or I will send you to jail for 20 years?'' 'I remember that
too' she replied softly. He wiped another tear from his cheek and
said...'I would have gotten out today.'

 

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