Q & A time with Curt
Some bloggers like to publish disclaimers periodically, saying things like, "Regrettably, I do not have time to answer every e-mail I receive, but rest assured that I read each and every one of them. Sometimes I even work them into a post." The sad truth about me, though, is that I have ample time to answer each and every e-mail I receive, since I receive a blog-related e-mail approximately once a week. Back when I started writing, I imagined that one day I would be able to do sort of a Q & A time with Curt post every so often, answering the questions I heard most often from my adoring fans. But if I waited for people to ask, I'd never get to write such a post. So I make up my own questions and just pretend that people are interested in the answers.
Q: Are you and Mrs. Happy the best married couple ever?
A: I'm not comfortable with the idea of best.
It implies an objective standard where none exists. It also implies that there
exists a standard to be achieved after which no improvement is possible. Neither
of us is perfect and neither of us is the best spouse in the world. We're always
working to get better, though. Hopefully we always will.
Q: Are you and Mrs. Happy the cutest married couple ever?
A: Yes.
Q: What did you do to deserve such a wife?
A: When I was a child, I brightened the countenance of every elderly person who
saw me, I gave my teachers (except for my sixth-grade teachers) hope for the
future of the country, and I often protected my little sister from bees,
fire ants, and crawdads.
I imagine that in the future I will also find a cure for a horrible disease,
and I'm being rewarded in advance.
Q: What did your wife do to deserve you?
A: When she was a child, she must have made a conscious effort to kick every
puppy she could reach.
Q: What's the secret to a happy marriage?
A: The "secret" is different for every marriage.
Some keys, though, are a common faith, compatible goals, a shared sense of humor,
physical affection, common interests, diverse interests, and an attitude in both
spouses
that
the
other
is
more
important.
Q: What's something weird about you?
A: Lots. But when I was in sixth grade, I learned how to diagram sentences
and loved it. I ditched my English textbook and wrote my own sentences to
diagram because the book's exercises weren't interesting enough.
Q: How old were you when you got married?
A: I was one month shy of my 26th birthday.
Q: What is the stupidest question anyone has ever asked you about marriage?
A: During my engagement, a lot of people asked, "So, are you excited?"
Q: How did you answer them?
A: I usually said "Yes" while thinking, "I'm nearly 26 years old and I've never
had sex. What do you think?"
Q: Did you really not have sex until your wedding night?
A: Yes. I mean, no. I mean, that was such a poorly constructed question I'm
not sure how to answer it. Yes or no, bottom line is that the wedding night
was the first time.
Q: You never wanted to have sex before then?
A: Are you stupid? I'm a man. Yeesh. One of the few pieces
of relationship wisdom I possessed at an early age, however, was the idea that
true, lifelong intimacy is best achieved when it's shared with only one person.
Q: Are you listening to music right now? If so, what is it?
A: Yes, I am. It's Roger Miller singing You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo
Herd.
And no, truer words have never been sung.
