A Good Wife

An elderly couple were having dinner one evening when the husband reached

across the table, took his wife's hand in his and said , "Martha, soon we

will be married 50 years and there's something I have to know. In all of

these 50 years, have you ever been unfaithful to me?"

Martha replied, "Well, Henry, I have to be honest with you. Yes, I've been

unfaithful to you three times during these 50 years, but always for a good

reason.

Henry was obviously hurt by his wife's confession, but said, "I never

suspected. Can you tell me what you mean by 'good reasons?'"

Martha said, "The first time was shortly after we were married, and we

were about to lose our little house because we couldn't pay the mortgage.

Do you remember that one evening I went to see the banker and the next day

he notified you that the loan would be extended?"

Henry recalled the visit to the banker and said, "I can forgive you for

that. You saved our home, but what about the second time?"

Martha asked, "And do you remember when you were so sick, but we didn't

have the money to pay for the heart surgery you needed? Well, I went to

see your doctor one night and, if you recall, he did the surgery at no

charge."

"I recall that," said Henry. "And you did it to save my life, so I of

course I can forgive you for that. Now tell me about the third time."

"Alright," Martha said. "So do you remember when you ran for president of

your golf club, and you needed 73 more votes?"