The Newlywed Game

For those of you who don't know, Joe is training for his first full Ironman. An Ironman consists of a 2.4mile swim, 112mile bike ride and a full marathon. The limitation is 17 hours to finish. It's crazy, but what's crazier is the training involved. For the past 24 weeks, Joe has trained morning and night on the bike, in the pool, in a spin class, on a run or in the gym. Lets face it, he's pretty buff right now and it's a wonderful perq (wink, wink), but its also left a lot of time to myself. Some of the time is spent wondering why I don't work out more, but the rest I've been able to fill with more interesting activities, like watching cable. 

Before moving in with Joe I hadn't had cable for almost 8 years. It just hasn't been a priority and frankly, it's never worth the money. However, this past weekend I had an opportunity to watch four episodes of The Newlywed Game. Who knew that this show was back on the air??  Sherry Sheppard hosts and is quite humorous. So, as I say watching I began to see of I could answer the questions about my own relationship. That's when Sherry asked the best question. The gist of the question was what your husband would say is your pet peeve. This is great. My pet peeve?  Everything. Seriously. Chewing with your mouth open. Yes. Chomping loudly on your gum. Definitely. Sniffing rather than blowing your nose. Ugh. Biting your cuticles. Just stop!!  

Are pet peeves genetic?  Do we develop them from bad experiences?  Can they be overcome?  Do you get new ones as you age, like allergies?  So many questions. 

However, if Joe and I ever find ourselves on The Newlywed Game, we've now established the answer to be "Everything" for me and for him: "The sheer number of per peeves that I have about him". Fair. I'll take it. In the meantime, chew with your mouth closed.