Rules of Marriage

"All women whether they want to admit it or not want to see a man in a tied-up situation."
-Richard Burton
in the 1964 film
'The Night of the Iguana

Rules of Marriage: respect the other person, compromise, be open to communicate, and build a common set of life values. If you don't do this, you are in a lot of trouble.

Twenty-five years ago today:

March 20, 1984, Tuesday

Helen and I went to some 'Gem' Shop during lunchtime. She introduced me to a 'Baumer Mercier' wristwatch that had a price tag of $560. I also pondered the idea of a Davidson & Licht Concord watch model. Both of the watches were beautiful. I am just not crazy enough to spend that much for one.

After work Helen and I looked at a couple of apartments in Alameda. Edith (Veronica Herrera's friend from high-school) showed us one of the apartments. I always had a 'mad crush' on her. She looked so pretty today. I am sure she knew about my 'mad crush'. Veronica had to tell her about my secret wish romance. Edith said she planned to attend law school. I wished her all the luck. She mentioned a 'boyfriend', so any other ideas I might have are totally out of the question.

Helen and I went to her place for a quick bite to eat. She's very quick to create something yummy. It was good. After the meal we went to Macy's and there was a major clearance sale. I bought $91 worth of clothes (three pairs of pants and four shirts). What a steal! We proceeded to Bay Fair Shopping Center and I put $500 down (on my VISA) on a $2000 18K gold ROLEX watch! I must have been "high".
I was tossing and turning all night. After a discussion on the potential ROLEX purchase with John, Chris and Sherri I realized I could buy three racing bikes and go on a nice vacation with that money. And so, I cancelled the purchase.

Chris called with all sorts of depressive talk. He was upset because he was ordered to work at 8AM on Saturday morning.
"I'm not going," Chris said, "I'm coming down there to see 'Billy Idol' and 'The Uptones' with you!"