All You Need Is Love

My students are quite concerned about my lack of a family.

Week 1:

Student asks “Do you have a family?” and when I told him I don’t have kids of my own, he replied, “Oh.  That’s sad.”

Week 3:

Another student asks, “Do you have kids at home?”

I answer, “no.”

Another student chimes in, “That’s because you don’t have a husband?”

I reply, “yes”.

“Why not?  You should get a husband.”

I respond by asking: “That’s a great idea, but how do I get a husband?”

Here is some of the advice I recieved:

• You have to look for one!
• Drive somewhere in your car and look for a man walking by himself.  Then he can be your husband.
• You have to be 86.  Or 14.
• You should find him when you are looking pretty.  You look pretty today, so you can look for him today.
• My mom and dad found each other at work.
• You should just ask a man.  (after a short debate it was decided that I should in fact wait until he asks me)
• You could find him anywhere.
• Maybe you should ask Mrs. Ticcioni what to do – she has a husband.
• You should smile at him.  If he smiles back, he can be your husband.

There was definitely more advice that I am struggling to recall, but I am feeling a lot more confident in my romantic future.  Here is my plan.

Step 1: Turn 86.

Step 2: Look Pretty.

Step 3: Drive around town and find all the people.

Step 4: Stake out a street and look for a man walking alone.

Step 5: Smile.

Step 6: Plan the wedding.

Don’t worry – you will for sure be invited 😉