Have you ever been unfaithful?
An elderly couple had just had dinner one evening when the husband took his wife’s hand in his and said, “Martha soon we will married 50 years and there’s something I have to know.? In all of those 50 years, have you ever been unfaithful to me?”
Martha replied, “Well Henry I have to be honest with you. Yes, I’ve been unfaithful to you three times during the 50 years, but always with good reason. “
Henry was obviously hurt by his wife’s confession, but said, “I never suspected. Can you tell me what you mean by good reasons?”
Martha said, “The first time was shortly after we were married, and we were about to lose our little house because we couldn’t pay the mortgage. Do you remember that one evening I went to see the banker and the next day he notified you that the loan would be extended?”
Henry recalled the visit to the banker and said, “I can forgive you for that. You saved your home but what about the second time?”
Martha said, “You remember when you were so sick that we didn’t have any money to pay the heart surgeon for the operation you needed? Well I went to see your doctor one night and do you recall, he did the surgery at no charge.”
“I recall that,” said Henry, “and you did it to save my life so of course I can forgive you for that.” “Now tell me about the third time?”
“Alright,” Martha said, “so do you remember when you ran for the president of your golf club and you needed 73 more votes?”
Martha replied, “Well Henry I have to be honest with you. Yes, I’ve been unfaithful to you three times during the 50 years, but always with good reason. “
Henry was obviously hurt by his wife’s confession, but said, “I never suspected. Can you tell me what you mean by good reasons?”
Martha said, “The first time was shortly after we were married, and we were about to lose our little house because we couldn’t pay the mortgage. Do you remember that one evening I went to see the banker and the next day he notified you that the loan would be extended?”
Henry recalled the visit to the banker and said, “I can forgive you for that. You saved your home but what about the second time?”
Martha said, “You remember when you were so sick that we didn’t have any money to pay the heart surgeon for the operation you needed? Well I went to see your doctor one night and do you recall, he did the surgery at no charge.”
“I recall that,” said Henry, “and you did it to save my life so of course I can forgive you for that.” “Now tell me about the third time?”
“Alright,” Martha said, “so do you remember when you ran for the president of your golf club and you needed 73 more votes?”
