A Game Of Cards For A Husband
“My grandmother says that’s how she found her husbands,” Rosalee shares.
Image by Annelise Lords
Listening to Dora and Rosalee talking while enjoying lunch.
“My grandmother believes that a simple game of cards tells you a lot about a man,” Rosalee shares, stirring her salad after sprinkling Ranch salad dressing on it.
“So, you aren’t going to continue dating him?” Dora asked, after swallowing a large bite of her NY-style Philly cheese-steak sandwich.
“Girl,” Rosalee elaborates, resting her fork in her bowl, “he won five games and bragged and boast about how brilliant he was, and he was good at cards. I won the sixth game, and he said I was lucky.”
“How?” Dora asked, sipping lemon water.
“I asked him how is it that he won five games and I only win one and I am lucky,” Rosalee recalls.
“What was his smart remark for losing?” Dora quests.
“He said I won the most important game,” Rosalee informs. “Five times!” “He took you to five-love five times and couldn’t score the final goal that could make him win. So, that’s’ why he is upset because he didn’t get to give you a six-love,” Dora said, giggling.
“It’s a game of cards. Not our lives,” Rosalee reminds Dora. “He won’t be happy for any success I achieve in the future if I continue with him.”
“Not everyone will be happy for your success. You know that,” Dora refreshes her memory.
“Your husband, lover, friends etc, should be!” Rosalee states.
“They don’t have,” Dora said.
“He won five games and couldn’t deliver the final and most important game that would give him the ultimate victory, or success,” Rosalee said.
“What does your grandmother think?”
“My grandmother thinks that is balance. The areas he is weak in, I will excel,” Rosalee stressed.
“What do you think?”
“He is egotistic and gets angry when he loses,” Rosaleee recalls. “But I can imagine the hell our lives will be in if I continue to succeed in the areas he fails in.”
“He takes losing personal. Most of us do,” Dora admits.
“He isn’t happy when I win only one game. This is not someone I want to spend the rest of my life with,” Rosalee informs.
“Did you tell your grandmother this,” Dora asks chewing bites of her sandwich.
“Yes,” Rosalee admits. “She said it’s men’s nature to be competitive.”
“She is right you know,” Dora agrees swallowing the last of her cheesesteak sandwich.
“Winning and losing is a natural part of life. I don’t have a problem with him winning. He brags about how smart he is in a simple card game of fun. It’s not a competition. It’s two people who like each other enjoying a game of cards,” Rosalee explains.
“So, he shows his true self real in a game of cards?” Dora questioned.
“Some people relive their lives in a simple game of cards and other things they should be enjoying. They reveal their real personality and intentions in the process. Most aren’t even aware of their actions,” Rosalee shares, slipping back to the simple game of Cooncan she played with Bryan.
“Wow!” Dora said in deep thought. “Imagine reliving your life through a game of cards.”
“My grandmother says that’s how she found her husbands,” Rosalee shares.
“A game of cards for a husband,” Dora shares laughing. “We should try it.”
Many of us relive our lives in everything we do, unaware that we are revealing the truth about ourselves — Annelise Lords
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