What are you thinking about?
Do you love me?
Do I look fat?
Do you think she is prettier than me?
What would you do if I died? What makes these questions so difficult is that every one is guaranteed to
explode into a major argument if the man answers incorrectly (i.e. tells the
truth). Therefore, as a public service, each question is analyzed below,
along with possible responses.
Question 1: What are you thinking about?
Do you love me?
Do I look fat?
Do you think she is prettier than me?
What would you do if I died? What makes these questions so difficult is that every one is guaranteed to
explode into a major argument if the man answers incorrectly (i.e. tells the
truth). Therefore, as a public service, each question is analyzed below,
along with possible responses.
Question 1: What are you thinking about?
The proper answer to this, of course, is: "I'm sorry if I've been pensive,
dear. I was just reflecting on what a warm, wonderful, thoughtful, caring,
intelligent woman you are, and how lucky I am to have met you." This response obviously bears no resemblance to the true answer, which most
likely is one of the following:
a. Baseball.
b. Football.
c. How fat you are.
d. How much prettier she is than you.
e. How I would spend the insurance money if you died. Perhaps the best response to this question was offered by Al Bundy, who once
told Peg, "If I wanted you to know what I was thinking, I would be talking
to you!" Al Rules!!
Question 2: Do you love me?
The proper response is: "YES!" or, if you feel a more detailed answer is in
order, "Yes, dear." Inappropriate responses include:
a. I suppose so.
b. Would it make you feel better if I said yes?
c. That depends on what you mean by love.
d. Does it matter?
e. Who, me?
Question 3: Do I look fat?
The correct answer is an emphatic: "Of course not!"
Among the incorrect answers are:
a. Compared to what?
b. I wouldn't call you fat, but you're not exactly thin.
c. A little extra weight looks good on you.
d. I've seen fatter.
e. Could you repeat the question? I was just thinking about how I would
spend the insurance money if you died.
Question 4: Do you think she's prettier than me?
Once again, the proper response is an emphatic: "Of course not!"
Incorrect responses include:
a. Yes, but you have a better personality
b. Not prettier, but definitely thinner
c. Not as pretty as you when you were her age
d. Define pretty
e. Could you repeat the question? I was just thinking about how I would
spend the insurance money if you died.
Question 5: What would you do if I died?
A definite no-win question. (The real answer, or course, is "Buy a
Corvette.")
No matter how you answer this, be prepared for at least an hour of follow-up
questions, usually along the these lines: WOMAN: Would you get married again?
MAN: Definitely not! WOMAN: Why not - don't you like being married?
MAN: Of course I do. WOMAN: Then why wouldn't you remarry?
MAN: Okay, I'd get married again. WOMAN: You would? (With a hurtful look on her face)
MAN: Yes, I would. WOMAN: Would you sleep with her in our bed?
MAN: Where else would we sleep? WOMAN: Would you put away my pictures, and replace them with pictures of
her?
MAN: That would seem like the proper thing to do. WOMAN: And would you let her drive my car?
MAN: No, she can't drive a 5-speed!
dear. I was just reflecting on what a warm, wonderful, thoughtful, caring,
intelligent woman you are, and how lucky I am to have met you." This response obviously bears no resemblance to the true answer, which most
likely is one of the following:
a. Baseball.
b. Football.
c. How fat you are.
d. How much prettier she is than you.
e. How I would spend the insurance money if you died. Perhaps the best response to this question was offered by Al Bundy, who once
told Peg, "If I wanted you to know what I was thinking, I would be talking
to you!" Al Rules!!
Question 2: Do you love me?
The proper response is: "YES!" or, if you feel a more detailed answer is in
order, "Yes, dear." Inappropriate responses include:
a. I suppose so.
b. Would it make you feel better if I said yes?
c. That depends on what you mean by love.
d. Does it matter?
e. Who, me?
Question 3: Do I look fat?
The correct answer is an emphatic: "Of course not!"
Among the incorrect answers are:
a. Compared to what?
b. I wouldn't call you fat, but you're not exactly thin.
c. A little extra weight looks good on you.
d. I've seen fatter.
e. Could you repeat the question? I was just thinking about how I would
spend the insurance money if you died.
Question 4: Do you think she's prettier than me?
Once again, the proper response is an emphatic: "Of course not!"
Incorrect responses include:
a. Yes, but you have a better personality
b. Not prettier, but definitely thinner
c. Not as pretty as you when you were her age
d. Define pretty
e. Could you repeat the question? I was just thinking about how I would
spend the insurance money if you died.
Question 5: What would you do if I died?
A definite no-win question. (The real answer, or course, is "Buy a
Corvette.")
No matter how you answer this, be prepared for at least an hour of follow-up
questions, usually along the these lines: WOMAN: Would you get married again?
MAN: Definitely not! WOMAN: Why not - don't you like being married?
MAN: Of course I do. WOMAN: Then why wouldn't you remarry?
MAN: Okay, I'd get married again. WOMAN: You would? (With a hurtful look on her face)
MAN: Yes, I would. WOMAN: Would you sleep with her in our bed?
MAN: Where else would we sleep? WOMAN: Would you put away my pictures, and replace them with pictures of
her?
MAN: That would seem like the proper thing to do. WOMAN: And would you let her drive my car?
MAN: No, she can't drive a 5-speed!
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