So how’s your marriage going?
Not well.
Why not?
I’m married to an angry woman.
Why is she angry?
Lots of reasons.
Name one.
She says I lack empathy.
What does that mean?
Damned if I know.
I go to work, I pay the bills,
I mow the lawn.
I do what I’m supposed to do.
What’s so important about empathy?
Do you know what “empathy” means?
Not really. Something to do with feelings.
Let’s come back to that.
Why else might she be angry?
She says I snore.
How bad?
Really bad, she says.
Have you ever slept with a snorer?
No.
Okay. Let’s try an experiment.
I’ll be you. You be your wife.
Okay.
Close your eyes and pretend
you’re trying to sleep.
Okay.
Ready?
Ready.
Ugg.
Ugggg.
Ugggggggg.
UGGGGGG.
UGGGGG.
UGGGGGGGGGGG.
UGGGGGGGGGG
GGGGGGGGGGG.
Holy mother of God.
I can’t believe she hasn’t divorced me.
Congratulations.
What you’re feeling is called “empathy.”
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