Marital Advice ***** A Gift She Will Never Forget ***** There will be numerous times throughout your marriage that you will buy your wife presents for her birthday, anniversaries, Christmas, Valentines Day, and other occasions.  Buying the perfect gift is an art and a science.  If you do this right, your wife will brag to her friends about the wonderful, thoughtful gift you gave her and she may even treasure it forever as a keepsake.  If you do it wrong, you will pay for it in ways that you cannot imagine.   I could provide a list of ten things to do and not do when buying gifts for your wife, but the following true story might be easier to remember. The Gift She Will Never Forget, Nor Will He  It is Bill and Diane's first wedding anniversary.  They have a lovely dinner at home and share a bottle of good wine.  Now it is time to open the gifts that they purchased for each other.   Bill opens his gift first.  It is the golf putter that he has been drop

Marital Advice ***Buying Your First House*** When you buy your first house, be aware of The 80-20 Rule , that states your wife is in charge of 80 percent of the house and you are in charge of 20 percent, which, coincidentally, is the size of the garage.  Marital Advice to my Grandson, Joel - The Book When my grandson, Joel, got engaged, I decided to jot down a few words of marital advice for him, based on my vast experience as a husband.  Then I thought, why share this wisdom with only one person when I can share it with the whole world.  So, I started this blog, listing new marital advice every week.  As the popularity of the blog grew, people suggested that the material should be a book and , well, here it is.  It is available on amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Peter-Davidson/BOOMNT8QKC and also on barnesandnoble.com and other sites.  Reviews of the book are starting to get posted online and the reviewers love it!  Check it out. Settling Into Marrie