West Side Story

In my defense, DB and I really do try to have a healthy relationship, with all that lovey-dovey mushy schtuff tempered with a good amount of arguing and the occassional outburst of "I'm not talking to you"-ness. Fine. So perhaps those last two were on my part...I mean, everyone knows the best part of being upset at your better half is making up with him!

Except that I find it harder and harder to be angry at DB, dear readers. I truly do try my best to be horribly, disgustingly, unforgivably upset with the man - only to fail every time. I do honestly want someone to help me with this problem, as I'm afraid it'll have an adverse effect on our relationship. Please find the following evidence below as the latest example of our arguments.

DB and I had been talking about the cultural clash that is sometimes our relationship. To some degree, he's still adjusting to being half-MidEastern and I'm adjusting to being more American. Two hours into what had become a very heated discussion, he was getting slightly miffed at my attitude and cautioned me to keep a civil tongue, or he wouldn't continue talking. In reponse, I just stopped talking to him, with the intention of NOT talking to him until he apologized for being an royal idiot.

The next night, I had curled up with West Side Story and a lovely bottle of Fré. Except he called. And I told him I wasn't talking to him. And then we started again, except this time I was psychologically tipsy and, well, that increases my infinite brilliance exponentially. While telling him that I loved him and he was cute (his response being an amused "thank you......?", the wedding-ish scene in WSS came on. At which point I told him we MUST MUST MUST use these as our vows. He likes this idea.

Really, those whole thing started off with me being angry at the man. See how arguments run with the two of us? If we argue our way through the rest of this relationship, we'll never have anything to plan. Assuming that shared, fervent dream becomes a reality.

For those who have no idea what I'm talking about, here's the script....

TONY: I, Anton, take thee, Maria...
MARIA: I, Maria, take thee, Anton...
TONY: For richer, for poorer...
MARIA: In sickness and in health...
TONY: To love and to honor...
MARIA: To hold and to keep...
TONY: From each sun to each moon...
MARIA: From tomorrow to tomorrow...
TONY: From now to forever...
MARIA: Till death do us part.
TONY: With this ring, I thee wed.
MARIA: With this ring, I thee wed.

TONY: Make of our hands one hand,
Make of our hearts one heart,
Make of our vows one last vow
Only death will part us now

MARIA: Make of our lives one life,
Day after day one life.

BOTH:
Now it begins, now we start
One hand one heart;
Even death won't part us now.
(They rise and slowly put the mannequins back
into position.)

BOTH: Make of our lives one life,
Day after day one life.
Now it begins, now we start
One hand one heart;
Even death won't part us now.