Dear Ann Landers,
I'm twenty-four, been married less than a year, and I'm ready to give my bride back to her father. Things I once considered cute now get on my nerves. When she used to get mad and pout, I thought it was adorable. Now I'd like to paste her one in the mush and put her lower lip back where it belongs. Last night we were watching TV. I sat through two hours of junk because she wanted to watch cer-tain shows. Then I said, OK, now I want to see Lassie. She said, That's not a real dog. It's a person in an animal outfit and I don't want to see it. I insisted on getting the channel so she pulled the plug out of the wall and said, All right, then let's both read. I have never hit a woman in my life but I came close that night. Should I talk to her parents?-Dutch

Dear Dutch,
No. Talk to a marriage counselor-together. If you two have been married less than a year, you're still in the adjustment period. Maybe you do a few things that irritate her and she retaliates via the boob tube. A. professional coun-selor can provide you with unbiased and useful advice.