Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836 – 1911) of “Gilbert plus Sullivan” fame is credited with the quote “It’s love that makes the world go round.” The concerned truth is that except in operas, period plays, plus films, it is money plus not love that drives the world… Balancing romance against reality is a task that both of us all face.
As a hopeless romantic, I first faced this not with another person, however with a vehicle that I fell in love with after I saw it on the showroom floor.
Fresh out of school plus with a great task, I ended up overpaying for the sporty foreign vehicle. As you might have already suspected, it caused me nothing however problems especially after the warranty had expired. I should have looked under the hood, kicked the tires, studied the owner’s manual, plus did some comparison shopping. I had much better fortune when I met our “sporty foreign” wife after I had gotten rid of the sports car. Her accent drives me wild however when it comes to our money, there is no room for romance. This was quite obvious when both of us had to update our Heating, Ventilation plus A/C proposal after both of us had moved into a modern home where the former owners had neglected it. With her steely determination plus without any romantic emotions, she managed to get a top-of-the-line Heating, Ventilation plus A/C proposal at a honorableprice plus convinced the Heating, Ventilation plus A/C installer to maintenance the existing HVAC duct for free, and she reviewed every line of the Heating, Ventilation plus A/C warranty plus maintenance agreement. I think she likes me because now I can watch films like “The Notebook” with our box of tissues while she manages our family budget.