When coupledom works.
Visiting my friends Gilbert and Lee the other day. These are two guys who’s been together for eleven years now – and counting! Amazing huh? One is Pinoy and the other is an Amerasian, a mixture of Vietnamese and Caucasian. They have become my closest friends here in Jersey and probably the cause of my gambling problem. 
They used to take me to Atlantic City for FUN. Yeah, whatever. It was fun then – - now it’s a habit. Crap.
Anyway, if you look at them, they are totally different individuals. One is a clean freak, and the other a gadget freak. One is anal, the other is who-cares-if-the-dishes-sit-for-a-week kind of attitude. But their relationship works. Lee being a techie, loves new gadgets. As soon as it’s out in the market, he has it. ipod? Got it. ipod Mini? Got it. ipod Nano? Got it. video ipod? Got it. The problem is, he doesn’t know how to protect it. He bangs it here and there. Doesn’t protect it like a person like me would. Now, it’s the iphone. Sheesh, can’t keep up!
The good thing is, Gilbert is so anal that he would cover his whole house in plastic to protect it if he could. He doesn’t like people walking on the rugs he has in his dining room so it’s covered in plastic. He makes sure his car mats are covered in plastic. Shoop! What does this guy not cover in plastic? So, as soon as Lee bought an iphone, you see Gilbert online looking for iphone accessories. He knows how Lee can carelessly bang things up without caring so he thinks if he buys the protective covering, the iphone will be safe and sound.
I guess that’s how couples work huh? One has to watch out for the other. I am amazed how they respond to each other’s needs. It’s like clockwork. Maybe that’s why they have stayed together for eleven years. God bless them. In my case, I just buy iphone accessories not because I’m anal… it’s because I can’t afford an iphone.
