There’s an age-old adage cautioning against asking for things without considering the potential consequences. The underlying wisdom is that you might receive an answer that isn’t to your liking.
Anyone who has been married for more than a week can attest to the need for caution in certain inquiries within a marriage. This sentiment is epitomized in the following anecdote involving a married couple. The wife posed a question that likely echoes through the annals of matrimony, only to receive a response she hadn’t anticipated.
One day, a husband turns to his wife and asks, “What will you do after I pass away?” Without hesitation, the wife replies, “I’ll live with my sister.”
Curious, the wife then poses the same question to her husband, asking, “And what about you? Will you remarry after I’m gone?” The husband, with a wry smile, retorts, “No, dear. I’ll join you in living with your sister.”