"Where were you just now?"

"Upstairs, shaving."

"And where were you before that?"

"In the shower."

"And before that?"

"For goodness sakes, you saw me yourself! Sleeping..!"

When I was a young, mouthy conservative, I expressed a lot of strong ideas about marriage. Now, twenty-one years (to the day) into my own marriage, I have to concede that if I've...