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Dear Ann Landers,
Did you know the average person spends one- third of his life in bed? Isn't it worth 30 minutes a week to make your husband happy an additional one-third of his life? If he wants you to iron the bed sheets, iron 'em, toots. Be thankful your marital troubles can be ironed out so easily. Not all people are so lucky. Dear Ann: Something happened which dates back to your column on ironing bed sheets. Now I have a problem. My husband wrote me a note this morning. It said, "Unless you are sick, dying or dead, I expect my shorts to be ironed and in my bureau drawer when I come home. Love, Lou." I've never ironed Lou's shorts in the 12 years we've been married, and he never complained-until now. I decided I wasn't going to spoil him at this late date, so I did not iron his shorts. I cleaned out his closet instead. Tonight when he came home, he kissed me affectionately and headed right for the bedroom to check on the shorts. They were in his bureau drawer, folded neatly but not ironed! He said nothing, but I could see he was disappointed. You've put me in a bad spot, Ann. Please give me your frank opinion. Should a wife who has never ironed her husband's shorts start after 12 years? -Kathleen Dear Kathleen: Well-here we go again! There are all kinds of husbands in this world. Some couldn't care less whether their shorts are ironed or not. Others complain if their handkerchiefs aren't lined up just so. In my opinion, it is not unreasonable for a man to want his shorts ironed. If your husband has decided after 12 years he'd like ironed shorts-then iron 'em. You'll burn up less energy ironing seven pairs of shorts a week than arguing about it. I promise, Kathleen, if you begin to iron Lou's shorts, he'll stand on his head to please you. And this from 1966. (I wonder how much a homemaker would be wonh today.)
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