The well-known pastor, teacher, and writer, Chuck Swindoll, has observed that dating couples are often less than honest with each other. This is even true when they are engaged. For example, a man may tell his wife-to-be how much he loves the symphony. He eagerly escorts her to these performances, grinning like a mule eating briars, trying to impress his fiancée with how much he loves the arts. She is thinking, oh boy, I finally found a really cultured man! However, when they return from the honeymoon, he determines that he is never going near the symphony again. He lied!

Women are just as guilty, only with them it’s fishing. A lovesick woman will get up at three o’clock in the morning, fix those miserable tuna sandwiches, freeze to death on a windy lake, all the while saying, “Oh, this i…