#flattenthecurve Episode 28

Interplanetary, Quite Extraordinary

As somebody once said, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.

I'm more of a confectioner than an astronomer though, so I prefer to think of this in terms of Mars and Snickers. Of course Snickers are nutty so I'll let you decide whether or not that is appropriate, by which I of course mean I wouldn't want to cause any anaphylaxis for any nut allergy sufferers.

Whatever your preferred analogy, it is undeniable that men and women are different. Although I've been married a good long while now so I've come to terms with these differences, this did initially came as a bit of a surprise - I led a very sheltered childhood.

Some of the more obvious differences I have spotted between myself and the wife include:

Late night/early mornings
I'm an owl, the wife's a lark. This means it's ok for her to fall asleep on the sofa while watching TV on an evening, but I'm still expected to share the getting up early rota. I'm still not 100% clear on how this works but the wife assures me that's just how it is, and who am I to disagree?

Chocolate
The wife's favourite chocolate is Whole Nut. I think this says a lot. I suspect she'd agree, just perhaps not in the same way. I like whatever the kids have lying around. Yes, this means I'm a chocolate thief.

Coffee
The wife likes hers the same way she likes her men; tall, sweet and smooth. I like mine short, hot and bitter. (I was very careful how I wrote, rewrote and wrote again that sentence!)

Tea
The wife likes Earl Grey with plenty of milk and sweetener, I like proper tea.

We manage these differences as I guess all married couples manage their differences: with honesty, respect, tolerance, understanding, and plenty of swearing under the breath and smiling through gritted teeth.

There is one difference that I think we are going to struggle to get past though: doodling. I am a doodler, the wife is not. We've been sharing an office space during lock down and this discovery seems to have really shocked her. She hasn't looked at me the same way since, I think it may be too much for her to take.


Thought for the Day

Are locksmiths considered key workers?