My Marriage Started With A Rubber Chicken
I dated my girlfriend a few times after high school when one day she was informed that she was accepted to the University Of Dubuque in Iowa. We commenced a long distance romance (I was in New York City) via letters and marathon phone calls. After some time, I felt I needed to send her something unique that would keep her thinking of me as I was far away from her. I remember her telling me over the phone about the annoying bugs and flying insects around her dorm.
I came up with a gift that would be unique and that would solve her bug problems. Killing two birds with one stone! I sent her a rubber chicken that she could use as a fly swatter!
She told me later over the phone how excited she was when she received the package until she opened it. She was puzzled over its meaning and her friends thought I was mentally deranged. Our conversations on the phone began to get kind of quiet and slow after that. I began to get concerned about our relationship.
Time passed and I heard that she was seeing someone else. I had to get my girl back. After wracking my brains for a week, I found the perfect solution and implemented it. I sent her a rubber fish!
Long story short, I never did learn what her thinking was, but she came back to New York City and we were dating again. About a year later we got married and have been for 47 years. The only thing she says is nobody thinks the way I do. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad but I’m happy with the way things turned out!
