J-Fed Goes Mentor

Good husbands aren’t born – they’re made. And while it may come naturally for some men, it isn’t engrained in others. These are the men who have to try a little harder at being a good spouse.

Maybe it doesn’t occur to them to take out the trash without being asked. Perhaps they need instructions on why it’s important to buy your wife an anniversary card even if she tells you not to. These are the guys that might be missing what Jennifer Aniston calls “a sensitivity chip.”

Now over the years, J-Fed has done his share of trying God bless him and with certain things he’s very good. Just this year alone, he rewarded me with a stunning Gucci watch and a breathtaking pair of flawless karat diamond earrings. But, yes there’s always a but and usually a big one, then he goes and does things like pissing in the armoire or celebrating our anniversary with the desperate housewives. Needless to say, his good deeds are quickly forgotten. It isn’t long before he’s back in the doghouse.

Just this very morning my good friend was getting a chuckle or two reading about old J-Fed and she looked over at me carefully. I uttered something about his lack of role models and explained that when it came to being a husband J-Fed didn’t really have a good example to follow. As I prattled on, I could almost see a lighbulb above her head.

“I have an idea!” she quipped. I was hardpressed to take advice from my friend. What did she know about dealing with a difficult husband? You see, she has one of the good ones, one of those husbands whose biggest indiscretion is sneaking a few crackers in bed. And he even then he probably ate them over a plate with a napkin in hand to wipe his mouth. Regardless, I listened to what she had to say. After all, there was nowhere to go but up.