Sound Advice Poem by Chris Embrick

Always marry someone you adore
Who doesn't go to bed and snore
Always compliment the way she looks
Never grumble how she cooks
Never say, I told you so, for goodness sake
And never laugh at her mistakes.

Kiss her in public, call her honey
Even when she spends your money
Invite her parents for a weekend
Only fish when she's out with her friends
While she's talking, don't turn the TV on
If she's got a headache play along.

Help wash the dishes, clean the house
Don't wash your socks with her new blouse
Never go two days without a shower
Take her out and buy her flowers
It's not always easy, married life
But sound advice can avoid strife.

The fault is not always on one side
Never shun the truth and hide
Happiness comes with common sense
Love grows from life's experience.