In sickness and health

Believe it or not, these words do come to pass in a marriage. Sometimes.. one or the other, brings home a cold, or the flu, and generously gives it to their partner. First one is down, and then the other, and the moaning, and groaning, coming from both sides of the room, are not laughable. Well, at least not until one of you feels better then the other. Then maybe a snicker or two come rolling into the room...Theres no controlling it. It has a mind of it own...Anothers discomfort is really sometimes funny.Now why is it that the woman normally gets over it a bit faster then the man...Well, she has work to do around the house, and it doesnt wait for her to get OVER something...He can call in sick, but even if she works away from home, she still has to do the home stuff...So...she gets well as fast as she can, before things get really out of hand. He, I think, waits a bit longer, so she is well enough to bring him soup, and a blankie. Late ta...