Two longtime friends were sitting together one afternoon, enjoying a cup of coffee and talking about married life.

As their conversation turned to husbands, one woman sighed and said something that completely surprised her friend.

“You know, we’ve been married for 25 years, and my husband has complained about dinner every single night.”

Her friend nearly dropped her coffee.

“Every night? For 25 years?”

“Every single night,” the woman replied calmly.

“Sometimes he says there’s too much salt. Other times the food is too cold, too hot, or simply not what he wanted.”

Her friend shook her head in disbelief.

“That sounds absolutely exhausting! Doesn’t it make you angry?”

The woman smiled and took another sip of coffee.

“Not at all. It doesn’t bother me one bit.”

Her friend leaned closer.

“You must have the patience of a saint!”

The woman started laughing.

“Oh, I’m certainly no saint. There’s a very good reason his complaints don’t bother me!”

Continue below in Part 2