KH: A Lick On The Face Would Be Nice

The marriage experts are telling us that we’d all get along better with our mates if we treated them like dogs. While many spouses claim they’ve been treated like dogs for years and it’s no picnic, that’s not what the experts mean. People are often more forgiving, patient and loving with the furry beasts with whom they share their household, they say, than with their mates. Pets throw up on the couch, pee in the house and steal food from the countertop. Yet while we get angry, we seldom let such misbehavior erode our adoration for the neurotic mutt. Our mate leaves the toilet seat up, strews his underwear on the floor and belches in public and we bellow: “Hey, Hagar, you want to live like a pig, move out to the garage”/ Kathy Hedberg , Lewiston Tribune. More here .

Question: Who is treated better in your household — you or the dog?