Bob
and Marsha tried talking for two weeks but things went nowhere. Unhappy and frustrated, Marsha again
suggested seeing a marriage counselor. Though
Bob was ready to just end it all, he agreed to a last ditch effort. Since neither had received counseling before,
they were unsure where to start.
Bob
opened his laptop and Marsha reached for her iPad. They searched and found four counselors
within a ten mile radius. Bob read
online reviews for each but the comments and ratings were very similar. He felt
any of them would be satisfactory. This
was a time Bob was more than happy to let Marsha chose the therapist she
wanted. He was sure if he picked one she
didn’t like she would never let him forget it.
The
first two sessions were stormy. Marsha
had many tears and Bob was defensive.
The counselor finally came to the conclusion he needed to see both of
them separately. They each had personal matters
to overcome before they would be strong enough to confront issues in their
marriage.
Once
the engagement ring was purchased, Marcus wanted a perfect setting for the
moment he would ask for Julie for her hand in marriage. He knew they had to return to the Italian restaurant
of his friend Aldo. What better place to
propose than the location of their first romantic date. He called the restaurant and Aldo answered
the phone. As soon as Marcus stated the
reason for the reservations, Aldo blurted, “You asked her dad for permission to
marry her, right?”
“What?”
Slowly
and with simple words Aldo asked, “Did you ask her dad for his permission to
marry his daughter?”
Marcus
was stunned. “Do people do that anymore?”
“Dude,
you say you are romantic. What’s the
matter with you? You gotta ask her dad,
man.”
“Really? You sure?”
“Dude,
please!”
Now
Marcus had a dilemma. He only met Julie’s
parents once. How could he contact her
dad? Is this something you can do over
the phone? If so, how would he get the
phone number without tipping his hand?
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