how well do we ever know anybody?

I've been married for 13 years.  Mikki and I are the best of friends, and we don't have anything left to hide.  She accepts my many faults, and I accept the idea of being married to someone who would stoop to the level of accepting my many faults.

But recently, there was an incident...

We were watching Dumb and Dumber.  I believe that Dumb and Dumber is a Top 3 Funniest Movie Ever.  I quote it regularly.  I know the movie backwards and forwards, and it still makes me laugh out loud.  Watching that movie with Mikki was one of the highlights of my week.

But then Mikki informed me that she hated it.  Really, really hated it.  Hated it before we were married, hated it every time we watched it together, hated it even more at that specific moment.  Hate.  Lots of hate.

Now how am supposed to recover?  I mean, you think you know someone, and then this happens!  You have to understand, we're not one of those "opposites attract" couples.  In college people thought we were siblings (although that may have been their way of explaining why she was hanging out with me).  With the exception of me refusing to watch musicals and figure skating, and her refusal to enjoy professional wrestling and regular season basketball, we have always enjoyed the same things.

This is serious stuff.  We may need counseling.  It's like the whole thing's been a lie...

So here's the thing, my point was going to be that diversity is good.  I tried to find a good verse to illustrate my point.  Instead, I found this one first:

"No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval." - 1 Corinthians 11:19

Now, I'm certain that I am using this verse out of context, so I will end by pointing out how great diversity is and such.  I guess we should learn from this that we can love people who have vastly different opinions from us.

Seriously though, I don't have a great point to make here.  I mostly just wanted to tell a funny story that some might relate to.  Do yourself a favor and go rent your favorite movie.  Watch how your spouse reacts to it.  Your very future could depend on it.

Oh yeah, she never saw The Terminator either.  (sigh)