Friday, April 22, 2011

Women generally live longer

On the lifetimes of men and women . . .

Sally: I don't know why, but the other day I thought of you dying. I thought about how awful it would be, and how empty my life would be once you were gone. I would be absolutely heartbroken, and I don't know how I'd go on without you. I can see why, sometimes, when one spouse dies, the other dies not long after.

Curtis: Yeah, it would be sad.

Sally: Do you think about that? About me dying, I mean?

Curtis: No, I don't need to think about it. I'll be dead first.

Sally: You don't know that.

Curtis: Sure I do. I'm stupid. I'll fall into a vat of acid long before you croak out.

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