Dear LPG,

Many years ago I found what I want to share with your readers on a notice board where I worked at the time.  It made men smile not only because of the humour in it but also because, when I thought of my life with my wife, every word rang so true. 

But I retired just over 21 years ago and I remember thinking that once we did not have to work things would change because of all the extra free time we would have to enjoy our lives without any hurry. 

I hope that today’s readers will understand what I mean when you have read these words of wisdom…

Differences between men and women

A man will pay £2 for a £1 item he wants.  A Woman will pay £1 for a £2 item she does not.

A woman worries about her future until she gets a husband.  A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little.   To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

Married men live longer than single men, but married men are a lot more willing to die.

Any married man should forget his mistakes - there is no use in two people remembering the same thing.

Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.  Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

A woman marries a man expecting he will change but he doesn’t.   A man marries a woman expecting that she won’t change but she does.

A woman has the last word in any argument. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

There are two times when a man doesn’t understand a woman: before and after marriage.

I have no idea who originally wrote it but having recently found rediscovered and reread the words, and in spite of the time gap since I last saw it,  I have decided that somethings will never change and the fundamental difference between men and women, regardless of their ages, will remain true to type.  So I would like to share it and find out if LPG readers appreciate the sentiment………

I just need to confirm that I do love my wife in spite of all the truths written above.

FI, Lee