LOVING AN IMPERFECT PERSON

They have been married for two years. He
loves literature and often posts his
work on the net, but nobody ever reads
them. He is also into photography and he
handles their wedding photos. He loves
her very much. Likewise with her. She
has a quick temper and always bullies
him. He is a gentleman and always gives
in to her.

Today, she's being willful again.

Her: "Why can't you be the photographer
for my friend's wedding? She promised
she'd pay."

Him: "I don't have time that day."

Her: "Humph!"

Him: "Huh?"

Her: "Don't have time? Write less of
those novels, and you will have all the
time you need."

Him: "I... someone will definitely
recognize my work some day."

Her: "Humph! I don't care, you'll have
to do it for her!"

Him: "No."

Her: "Just this once?"

Him: "No."

Negotiation' s broken. So, she gave the
final warning: "Give me a Yes within
three days, or else..."

First day, she "withheld" the kitchen,
bathroom, computer, refrigerator,
television, hi-fi... Except the double
bed, to show her "benevolence" .

Of course, she has to sleep on it too.
He didn't mind, as he still has some
cash in his pockets.

Second day, she conducted a raid and
removed everything from his pockets and
warned, "Seek any external help, and you
bear the consequences. "

He's nervous now. That night, on the
bed, he begs for mercy, hoping that
she'll end this state. She doesn't give
a damn. No way am I giving in, whatever
he says. Until he agrees.

Third day, night. On the bed. He's lying
on the bed, looking to one side. She's
lying on the bed, looking to the other side.

Him: "We need to talk."

Her: "Unless it's about the wedding,
forget it."

Him: "It's something very important."

She remains silent.

Him:"Let's get a divorce."

She did not believe her ears.

Him: "I got to know a girl."

She's totally angry, and wanted to hit
him. But she held it down, wanting to
let him finish. But her eyes already
felt wet.

He took a photo out from his chest.
Probably from his undershirt pocket,
that's the only place she didn't go
through yesterday. How careless.

Him: "She's a nice girl."

Her tears fell.

Him: "She has a good personality too."

She's heartbroken because he puts a
photo of some other girl close to his heart.

Him: "She says that she'll support me
fully in my pursue for literature after
we got married."

She's very jealous because she said the
same thing in the past.

Him: "She loves me truly."

She wishes to sit up and scream at him
"Don't I?"

Him: "So, I think she won't force me to
do something that I don't want to do."

She's thinking, but the rage won't subside.

Him: "Want to take a look at the photo I
took for her?"

Her: "...!"

He brings the photo before her eyes.
She's in a total rage, hits his hand
away and leaves a burning slap on his face.

He sighs. She cries.

He puts the photo back to his pocket.
She pulls her hand back under the blanket.

He turns off the light, and sleeps. She
turns on the light, and sits up. He's
asleep. She lost sleep. She regrets
treating him the way she treated him.

She cried again, and thought about a lot
of things. She wants to wake him up. She
wants to have a intimate talk with him.
She doesn't want to push him anymore.
She stares at his chest. She wants to
see how the girl looks.

She slips the photo out. She wanted to
cry and she wanted to laugh.
It's a nicely taken photo. A photo he
took for her. She bends down, and kissed
him on his cheek.

He smiled. He was just pretending to be
asleep.

~author unknown~

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"You learn to love, not by finding a
perfect person, but by learning to see
an imperfect person perfectly."