The other day I found myself at a level of pissed off that was so extreme I felt it was necessary to leave my home in search of a quiet place where I could calm down. I decided, since it was mid week, that the beach would be relatively quiet so I got myself a coffee and drove to the water. I get there, find a nice shady spot to park my car and get settled in for a little people watching session between chapters of my book. (Of couse you are only hearing about the rational part of this rage. I did go online to see if there was a "Voodoo Doll Making for Dummies" book.)
As you can imagine my peaceful, serenity session got foiled. Three parking spots over a very, very old couple were sitting in their compact car, windows open, having a full blown, knock em down screaming match! I was taken aback. I guess I thought that by the time you hit your 70's you would be too tired to scream at your significant other. It was all I could do not to yell at the fella out my car window to cut the old bird some slack. This is the second time in as many weeks I have had the misfortune to hear couples toss it up out in public. After the first time I thought to myself "being a couple shouldn't give someone a license to treat another human being with disrespect." Does being in a relationship with someone make it ok to treat them poorly? Is it any wonder most marriages end in divorce? It's pretty sad when a person treats their friends with more respect than they do their spouse.
Shouldn't we do better? I say if you can't get along with others then learn to live alone.
