Several times in the past, I've heard people remark both to me and to others that one of the disadvantages of getting married is that you can't cut you toenails in bed anymore.
You think I'm joking? I'm not. I've actually heard people say this on more than one occassion.
Okay, I'll admit it: I do cut my toenails while sitting on my bed. It's the best place to do it. However, while there are advantages to being single, I have never once considered cutting my toenails in bed to be one of them.
That's all.
Posted by christin at April 21, 2004 11:04 PM | TrackBackCAN'T cut toenails in bed? Or won't? Jiminy, you'd think that married people, being engaged in physical, emotional, and spiritual intimacy, wouldn't mind something like that. I think those vows have something to say about sharing life, and cutting toenails is part of life.
Of course, my girlfriend and I have burping contests. So maybe I'm, once again(!), coming from a wacked-out perspective.
Posted by: jeep at April 21, 2004 10:29 PMSeems like there's an ideology, at least among my middle age co-workers, that marriage is something that you pour all your energy into and then complain about.
I shouldn't fault them. They must have toenails the size of Frito's Scoops.
Posted by: kammer at April 22, 2004 12:00 AMWhat th--?! You cut your toenails in bed? I'm single and I would never think to do such a thing. I cut mine outside on either my porch or deck. The possibility of an errant clipped toenail hiding in some crease in the sheets is to hazardous to risk.
Fact: toenail clippings are sharp.
Fact: not everything on the human body is calloused.
Fact: sharp things do not belong near soft things if the sharp thing is on me.
Yes, but my toenails are always painted, therefore they are easy to see. I keep track of them so none are lost and I keep them on a paper towel so they don't get in the bed.
Posted by: Christin at April 22, 2004 09:59 AMStill, the possibility exists. But really, don'tcha think it'd be much cooler to have your feet dangling over the edge of a deck while you release your toenails into the wild whence they came? (Plus you're not wasting paper towels that way either.)
Posted by: The Dane at April 22, 2004 10:50 AMUuuh...cutting toe nails on my bed has not been hampered by the vows.
Posted by: Jeannette at April 23, 2004 12:15 PMThat's my point: if cutting toenails in bed is a deal-breaker, the relationship obviously has other problems. On the other hand, if it was that big of a deal, I could easily give it up. It's not exactly the highlight of my life.
And I don't have a deck.
Posted by: Christin at April 23, 2004 01:48 PMWell, I can't marry someone without a deck, so it looks like you'll be able to continue cutting nails in bed and I'll continue not being married to someone without a deck. Looks like we can be happy all the way around ;-)
Posted by: The Dane at April 23, 2004 03:35 PMLooks like all our problems are solved...I think.
Posted by: Christin at April 23, 2004 03:41 PM