Here's to Happy Women...

Why is it that perfectly happy couples easily fall prey to the most lethal "Hallmark" holiday of all — Saint Valentine's Day? It's like quicksand. Once you fall into the pit, you can't get out. Fights, arguments and hurt feelings, which can all lead to the playing of the hazardous "no sex" card, are more commonplace than you may think on the supposedly most romantic day of the year. Once this card is played, it's easier to use it again — and again. Once sex is held hostage, it's all downhill from there. Just ask your mother. Trust me on this... she'll know. Now you may think that single people have dibs on the heartache and hurt that Valentine's Day can cause. They don't, but they do have a good case. After all, if you're not one half of a couple then it's right there on your calendar reminding you of just how "not a couple" you are. New Year's Eve is another event tha t alienates singles and promotes force...

I found myself asking this question to my husband recently, when he made light of my idea that someone should meet us at our home after his knee surgery. I just wanted to be sure that we had help available to get him down the stairs safely to our bedroom. I really don't know why I was worried. Anesthesia, pain killers, and the use of only one of his legs may have factored into the equation. Plus the fact that he is a lot bigger than I am. Well, I needn't have worried. It was all under control. My genius husband had it all figured out — with an intricate, well thought-out plan that definitely put his engineering degree to work. He would just slide down the steps...on his hiney. My, oh my, why didn't I think of that? That's an easy question. The correct answer is, of course, that I’m not a man . I don't care what anyone says, men and women are wired differently — and not just the plumbing. I'm talking about reasoning, logic...and the ability to think up a...