Man's Biggest Love Affair May Be With His Car

The love affair with men and their cars is legend. A man
and his automobile are not easily separated. More than one
exasperated wife has said that her husband is more married
to his car than her, especially when she is going to bed
alone while her husband tinkers with his car in the garage
until the wee hours of the morning.

More than one divorce has been blamed on a man spending
more time with his car than his wife. Some men even talk to
their cars more than they do to their wives. No wonder some
slighted women appreciate cars but view the hunk of metal
and parts as a real threat to their relationship. And,
while another woman may turn a man's head, most men do
drive their car home. A few cynical men might suggest that
they talk more to their cars because the car does not keep
talking back.

It is probably a good idea to stay in communication with
your vehicle, or at least practice good listening skills,
as many potential problems with your vehicle will announce
themselves before surfacing into an operational breakdown.

It is probably an even better idea to stay in communication
with your wife, as relationships thrive on communication
and wither without it. Men who think that the opposite of
love is hate would be particularly vulnerable to a lack of
communication.

The opposite of love is not hate. Both love and hate are
very strong emotions psychologically. More than one
Hollywood starlet who became a star in the golden era of
movies was dubbed tempestuous because of a stormy
relationship or marriage. Their strong, conflicting
emotions would sustain a love-hate relationship, apparently
because making up was really that good.

A guy that may know how to make an engine purr may not know
that the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference.
You have only to mention the "silent treatment" for them to
connect the wires, and understand the real meaning of
indifference. When a woman has had it, even a casual effort
at communication draws a steely response, which could mean
sleeping on the couch that night rather than in bed.

When children become a mix in the marriage, the parents
most often fight about money, and how to raise the
children, however, it is a lack of communication that will
eventually lead the parents to the divorce court.

Marriage is a full time job, and if you are not constantly
working at it, you will not have a marriage. Communication
is the glue that holds a good marriage together. Mistakes
and regrets can be overcome with a good, positive attitude,
some understanding, and counseling, but a lack of
communication will kill the best of intentions.

The bottom line is that, while your car is important and
tugs at your heartstrings, the relationships in your life
are even more important. You may become even more aware of
this when you are driving alone and wondering where your
wife and children are.

Listen to your car. Listen to your wife. Listen to anyone
important in your life. Just make sure you communicate more
with people than your car. You will then be assured that
there will be someone to ride with in your vehicle. Growing
old alone is no fun, even if you do have a love affair with
your car.

A final sobering thought: Could the new "car" for today's
Internet Marketer be the monitor he is looking at?

Copyright (c) 2006 Ed Bagley

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