Supportive Wife

A married couple was celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary. The husband asked his wife, “Darling, have you ever cheated on me?” “What a strange question to ask after all these years,” she replied, “but if you must know, yes, I have cheated on you.” The husband was saddened by this

admission but wanted to know when. She replied, “Remember back when we were first married and you wanted to start a business but no bank would give you a loan? And remember how the bank president came to our house in person and signed the papers? Well …” The husband was touched,

“You mean,

you slept with the president of the bank so that I could start up my business? That’s the kindest thing anyone’s ever done for me. Was this the only time?” “Well, if you must know, there was another time. Remember when you were 48 and you had a heart attack, and no surgeon would operate

on you? And then Dr. Forrest came all the way up here to carry out that surgery himself, and performed the surgery gratis? Well …” The husband was genuinely moved. “So you slept with Dr. Forrest to save my life. What a wonderful woman you are! I assume these were the only times.” She replied, “Well, if you really want to know, remember how a couple of years ago when you really wanted to be president of the golf club, but you were 52 votes short?”