Before & After Love

BEFORE -  You take my breath away
AFTER -  I feel like I’m suffocating.  

BEFORE -  Twice a night
AFTER -  Twice a month.  

BEFORE -  She says she loves the way I take control of a situation
AFTER -  She called me a controlling, manipulative egomaniac.  

BEFORE -  Saturday Night Fever
AFTER -  Monday Night Football  

BEFORE -  Don’t stop.
AFTER -  Don’t start.  

BEFORE -  Is that all you‘re having?
AFTER -  Maybe you should have just a salad, honey.  

BEFORE -  It’s like I’m living in a dream
AFTER -  It’s like he's living in a dorm  

BEFORE -  $60/doz.
AFTER -  $1.50/stem  

BEFORE -  Turbocharged
AFTER -  Jumpstart.  

BEFORE -  We agree on everything
AFTER -  Doesn’t she have a mind of her own?  

BEFORE -  Victoria’s Secret
AFTER -  Fruit-of-the-Loom  

BEFORE -  Charming and Noble
AFTER -  Chernobyl  

BEFORE -  Feathers and handcuffs
AFTER -  Ball and chain.  

BEFORE -  Idol
AFTER -  Idle  

BEFORE -  I love a woman with curves.
AFTER -  I never actually said you were fat.  

BEFORE -  He’s completely lost without me.
AFTER -  Why won’t he ever ask for directions?  

BEFORE -  Time stood still
AFTER -  This relationship is going nowhere  

BEFORE -  Croissant and cappuccino
AFTER -  Bagel and instant.  

BEFORE -  You look so seductive in black
AFTER -  Your clothes are so depressing.  

BEFORE -  Oysters
AFTER -  Fishsticks  

BEFORE -  I can hardly believe we found each other.
AFTER -  I can’t believe I ended up with someone like you.  

BEFORE -  Passion
AFTER -  Ration  

BEFORE -  Once upon a time
AFTER -  The end.  

It is amazing to realize how we often allow something wonderful to fade and become a regret.

May you treasure what you started out with and remember . . . .it takes polish and elbow grease to keep it shiny.