Hide The Remote

My partner is the most loving, supportive, caring women and the best person for me. She loves to play little pranks on me. Over the years she has gotten me with some doozies.

In 2015 on Valentine's Day no less, she really got me. I was convalescing at home with a broken ankle and she wanted to go out. It was an extremely cold night. She called me indicating that the car wouldn't start and didn't know what to do. She said a guy indicated he would jump start the car for 200$. I told her to take a cab and we eoud figure out the car in the morning. That exact moment I heard the key turn in the lock and the door open. I was in a cast and didn't move fast enough and almost had a coronary.

She says Happy Valentines Day honey. Oh my did she get me good. I vowed to not get fooled again. Several months went by and she got me again and continues to get me over and over. I keep on making the same vow and getting fooled.

That saying "fool me once shame on me, fool me twice shame on you " doesn't apply in our world.

Recently her pranks have involved the remote control. For most males, the remote is the last bastion of manhood.

My partner is saying she never has access to the remote. She will even text me indicating that I didn't give her access to the remote. Her latest prank is to hide the remote on me. Professing that she never has access to the remote so how can she hide it. This carries on for 20-30 minutes. I check all the usual places and even unusual ones. One day I found it in the fridge, another day in the planter and yesterday in the microwave.

Even though I get annoyed with the premise of the pranks, I enjoy them. They keep me sharp, youthful and in love with her more and more everyday.

Before I met Shelley, I was insecure, had a lot of anger inside. I struggled to smile and especially laugh at myself. Now I am able to enjoy a good laugh even at my own expense and live life for everything life has to offer including a good natured prank. April Fool's has become a favorite day of mine.