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This is where I overshare and constantly write tiny love letters to New York.
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![1939 MARITAL RATING TEST[via BoingBoing]
MERITS
Dresses for breakfast - I barely get dressed for the office. (0)
Has meals on time - it’s 1:30 and I’m just now having my morning coffee (0)
Can hold an interesting conversation - I gotta get my merits somewhere. (1)
Can play a musical instrument - MP3 player? (0)
Personally puts children to bed - Currently without child. (0)
Neat housekeeper; tidy and clean - Oh, dear. Does calling a maid count? (0)
Good sense of humour, jolly and gay - humor? yes. jolly? eh. gay? notsomuch. (1)
Never goes to bed angry, always makes up first (extra 5pts) - I’ve gone to bed angry, but I’ve made up first many times, despite my stubbornness. I’ll give myself (2)
Asks husband’s opinions regarding important decisions and purchases - Would likely consider his opinion, but probably wouldn’t ASK for it. (0)
Good hostess even to unexpected guests - If there’s booze to be served, I’m a pretty good hostess. (1)
Reacts with pleasure and delight to marital congress (extra 10pts) - not marital congress. just congress. (7)
Lets husband sleep late on Sunday and holidays - only if I’m sleeping late, too. (1)
Total: 13
DEMERITS
Slow in coming to bed; delays until husband is almost asleep - coming TO bed? or IN bed? Totally inaprop. (1)
Doesn’t like children (minus 5pts) - Ehhh. I like children if it means I don’t have to lose 5 points.
Fails to sew on buttons or darn socks - I can’t sew or darn. Darn it. (1)
Wears soiled or ragged dresses and aprons round the house - I’ve been known to wear some god awful clothes around the house… (1)
Often late for appointments (minus 5 pts) - Almost always. (5)
Is a backseat driver - there’s a better view back there. (1)
Seams in hose often crooked - Um, what? I’ll go with no.
Goes to bed with curlers in her hair or too much face cream - Men don’t like that? (1)
Puts her cold feet on her husband at night to warm them - Yeah, why not? He should be elated I’m even touching him. (1)
Wears red nail polish - only on my toesies!
Flirts with other men (minus 5pts) - Guilty. (5)
Is suspicious and jealous (minus 5pts) - I’m almost always suspicious of men. Losing these 5 points is a clear indication of my future as a wife. (5)
Total: 21
My score = -8. NEGATIVE 8!!
In 2008, I’d say that’s a victory!](http://27.media.tumblr.com/7Iesrv4lHa2dkgyaIjlSmtHw_500.jpg)
1939 MARITAL RATING TEST
[via BoingBoing]MERITS
- Dresses for breakfast - I barely get dressed for the office. (0)
- Has meals on time - it’s 1:30 and I’m just now having my morning coffee (0)
- Can hold an interesting conversation - I gotta get my merits somewhere. (1)
- Can play a musical instrument - MP3 player? (0)
- Personally puts children to bed - Currently without child. (0)
- Neat housekeeper; tidy and clean - Oh, dear. Does calling a maid count? (0)
- Good sense of humour, jolly and gay - humor? yes. jolly? eh. gay? notsomuch. (1)
- Never goes to bed angry, always makes up first (extra 5pts) - I’ve gone to bed angry, but I’ve made up first many times, despite my stubbornness. I’ll give myself (2)
- Asks husband’s opinions regarding important decisions and purchases - Would likely consider his opinion, but probably wouldn’t ASK for it. (0)
- Good hostess even to unexpected guests - If there’s booze to be served, I’m a pretty good hostess. (1)
- Reacts with pleasure and delight to marital congress (extra 10pts) - not marital congress. just congress. (7)
- Lets husband sleep late on Sunday and holidays - only if I’m sleeping late, too. (1)
Total: 13
DEMERITS
- Slow in coming to bed; delays until husband is almost asleep - coming TO bed? or IN bed? Totally inaprop. (1)
- Doesn’t like children (minus 5pts) - Ehhh. I like children if it means I don’t have to lose 5 points.
- Fails to sew on buttons or darn socks - I can’t sew or darn. Darn it. (1)
- Wears soiled or ragged dresses and aprons round the house - I’ve been known to wear some god awful clothes around the house… (1)
- Often late for appointments (minus 5 pts) - Almost always. (5)
- Is a backseat driver - there’s a better view back there. (1)
- Seams in hose often crooked - Um, what? I’ll go with no.
- Goes to bed with curlers in her hair or too much face cream - Men don’t like that? (1)
- Puts her cold feet on her husband at night to warm them - Yeah, why not? He should be elated I’m even touching him. (1)
- Wears red nail polish - only on my toesies!
- Flirts with other men (minus 5pts) - Guilty. (5)
- Is suspicious and jealous (minus 5pts) - I’m almost always suspicious of men. Losing these 5 points is a clear indication of my future as a wife. (5)
Total: 21
My score = -8. NEGATIVE 8!!
In 2008, I’d say that’s a victory!
