[lfjokes] Love, Lust & Marriage

[Simondo]

  LOVE: When you write poems about your partner.
  LUST: When all you write is your phone number.
  MARRIAGE: When all you write is cheques.

  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 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 share everything you own.
  LUST: When you steal everything they own.
  MARRIAGE: When the bank owns everything.

  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."