The Newlyweds
A young couple decided to wed. As the big day approached, they grew
apprehensive. Each had a problem they had never before shared with anyone, not
even each other. The groom- to-be, overcoming his fear, decided to ask his
father for advice. "Father," he said, "I am deeply concerned about the success
of my marriage."
His father replied, "Don't you love this girl?"
"Oh yes, very much," he said, "but you see, I have very smelly feet and I'm
afraid that my fiancee will be put off by them."
"No problem," said dad, "all you have to do is wash your feet as often as
possible and always wear socks, even to bed."
The bride-to-be, overcoming her fear, decided to take her problem up with her
mom. "Mom," she said, "When I wake up in the morning, my breath is truly awful."
Well, to him this seemed a workable solution.
"Honey," her mother consoled, "everyone has bad breath in the morning."
"No, you don't understand. My morning breath is so bad, I'm afraid that my
fiancee will not want to sleep in the same room with me."
Her mother said simply, "Try this. In the morning, get straight out of bed and
head for the kitchen to make breakfast. While the family is busy eating, move
on to the bathroom and brush your teeth. The key is, not to say a word until
you've brushed your teeth."
"I shouldn't say good morning or anything?" the daughter asked.
"Not a word," her mother affirmed.
"Well, it's certainly worth a try," she thought.
The loving couple were finally married. Not forgetting the advice each had
received, he with his perpetual socks and she with her morning silence, they
managed quite well. That is, until about six months later.
Shortly before dawn one morning, the husband wakes with a start to find that
one of his socks had come off. Fearful of the consequences, he frantically
searches the bed. This, of course, wakes his bride and without thinking, she
asks, "What on earth are you doing?"
"Oh, my," he replies, "you've swallowed my sock!"
