Back to being POLITE!

As husbands and wives it's safe to say that "we sometimes take each other for granted." Even though most times it is not intentional but never the less, it does occur. Remember when you guys started dating each other, how every thing was, "YES PLEASE", "NO THANK YOU", "EXCUSE ME PLEASE", "MAY I", "YOU ARE WELCOME", "GOOD MORNING/AFTERNOON/NIGHT", "HELLO", "HOW ARE YOU" and so forth so on. Well, have you noticed that these common courtesy words have slowly made an exit for the front door? LOL.

We have a reached a common census that the spirit of "familiarity" has somehow eased itself into relationships and have replaced the spirit of "politeness". I think somewhere in our minds we feel that because you are my husband or because you are my wife, you should automatically know that whatever it is I'm requesting from or of you is backed by courtesy. NOT SO!!!

The dictionary defines Courtesy as "excellence of manners or social conduct; polite behavior; respectful, or considerate act or expression."
Not once did it mention gender, color, class or status. So male or female, white or black, rich or poor, happy or sad, married or single... courtesy should be a continuous act. Taking the time to acknowledge the person's prior act of kindness makes the person performing the act more willing and happy to do it.

So going forward, husbands, remember to add "PLEASE" when requesting your wives to hand you the remote or to bring you a glass of lemonade. And wives, when you are asking for the credit cards to do some retail therapy, or needing him to change the baby's diapers... and once these actions are fulfilled, it should be followed by a hearty "THANK YOU." and a genuine "YOU ARE WELCOME". These simple word gestures happen to be very powerful romance tools that leads to a healthy sex-life as well (wink). Remember, it's not always the big things that counts... sometimes the little things makes an even greater impact.

Like our grandparents would say "Manners takes you throughout the world."

Till death do us part,
K & T.