The Man Who Stopped Waiting
Elise Van Doren and I had been together for fifteen years, but she still refused to marry me. Then we had a bitter argument about it.
The next day, the television station sent me to the county clerk's office to do live interviews with newlyweds. When I got to a young groom, the question the system pulled from the live comments was, "What's the cruelest thing your wife has ever said to you?"
I was sure someone was just trying to stir up trouble, and I almost skipped it.
But the young man smiled shyly at the camera.
"Nothing, really. She can never bring herself to be harsh with me. The meanest thing she's ever called me was 'you silly boy' when I burned my hand.
"She's fourteen years olde