LOVE: When you write poems about your partner. LUST: When all you write is your phone number. MARRIAGE:
When all you write is checks.
LOVE: When sex is called "making love". LUST: When sex is called "doing
it". MARRIAGE: When you can't remember what you used to call it.
LOVE: When your eyes meet across
a crowded room. LUST: When your tongues meet across a crowded room. MARRIAGE: When you lose your child in a crowded
room.
LOVE: When your heart flutters every time you see them. LUST: When your groin twitches every time
you see them. MARRIAGE: When your wallet empties every time you see them.
LOVE: When you argue over how many
children to have. LUST: When you argue over who gets the wet spot. MARRIAGE: When you argue about money.
LOVE:
When you have concern for your partner's feelings. LUST: When you have concern for your partner's test results. MARRIAGE:
When you have concern for what's on TV.
LOVE: When nobody else matters. LUST: When nobody else knows. MARRIAGE:
When everybody else matters and you don't care who knows.
LOVE: When you like to be seen in public with your
partner. LUST: When you like to see each other naked. MARRIAGE: When you never see each other awake.
LOVE:
When you share everything you own. LUST: When you steal everything they own. MARRIAGE: When the bank owns everything.
LOVE: When you phone each other just to say, "Hi." LUST: When you phone each other to pick a hotel
room. MARRIAGE: When you phone each other to bitch.
LOVE: When all the songs on the radio describe
exactly how you feel. LUST: When the song on the radio determines how you do it. MARRIAGE: When you listen
to talk radio.
LOVE: When your farewell is "I love you, darling." LUST: When your farewell is "Same
time next week?" MARRIAGE: When your farewell is "Pick up some toilet paper."
