For 25 years, my wife had one major complaint about me:<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish you would put the cap back on the toothpaste!\u201d<\/p>\n
So, for our anniversary, I decided to become a better husband.<\/p>\n
For an entire week, I carefully put the cap back on the toothpaste every single time.<\/p>\n
No mess.<\/p>\n
No excuses.<\/p>\n
Perfectly capped toothpaste.<\/p>\n
I was secretly waiting for my wife to notice and say,<\/p>\n
\u201cWow, honey! You\u2019ve changed!\u201d<\/p>\n
But\u2026 nothing.<\/p>\n
Not a word.<\/p>\n
Finally, over dinner, I couldn\u2019t take it anymore.<\/p>\n
I asked,<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you noticed anything different lately?\u201d<\/p>\n
She looked at me for a moment and said,<\/p>\n
\u201cActually, yes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I smiled proudly.<\/p>\n
She continued,<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy have you stopped brushing your teeth?\u201d<\/p>\n
I just stared at her.<\/p>\n
Twenty-five years of marriage\u2026<\/p>\n
And apparently, I had been fighting the wrong battle.<\/p>\n
Marriage: where even your biggest improvement can somehow become your biggest mistake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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