MOST SUCCESFUL MARRIAGE COUNSELOR EVER!

Dear diary,

How do I begin? Well these have been the most frustrating clients I have ever had! I almost had to remove them from my client list they were so annoying. It is a huge surprise to everyone in the office that they managed to work it out. Donna told me on my way out yesterday that Petruchio and Katherine had managed to work it out and didn't need me anymore! I jokingly reminded her that this wasn't April Fool's Day, but it was legitimate! Usually when I see my clients I can usually identify one or two main problems that when worked out will relieve the stress that is being put on the marriage. That first meeting I had with this couple is one that I will never forget for as long as I live because they had more problems than I could count on all my hands and feet. It seemed like they genuinely did not like each other. I felt bad for them because on their own they were both lovely people, but not meant for each other. Let me give you an example of what I mean. Petruchio would say things like "Kate look at that hamster!" while pointing at a dog, Kate obviously knew it was a dog so she would try and fight it. Petruchio would not give up with his insistence that it WAS in fact a hamster, eventually Kate would get bored and give in. To which he would respond "Kate, have you gone blind? It is clearly a dog!". This would go on for hours on end, forgetting I was even in the room it seemed like. Kate would become livid and get into a insult match with him, filled with fantastic insults like "You are as ugly as a toad". It was quite amazing to me that two people could hate each other that much. Now that I think about it some more, I do not think I was able to give them any advice at all! The entire meeting had been them yelling and screaming at each other for two hours! Beginning to end! I remember being astonished, and trying to butt in at around an hour and a half, only to have them both focus their anger at me. Quite shocking indeed. I had to email them their tips on how to work their marriage out. I decided to start them out small and work towards a bigger goal.

1. Use kinder words when speaking to each other! It will help greatly when trying to fix a problem.
2. Try and stay away from each other as much as possible so that when you are together it will be similar to being reunited with a long lost toy.
3. Email me if you have a specific problem with your spouse! We did not get to talk much, and I would appreciate it if you could message me about anymore issues!

They had about 5 more visits after that, slowly I got to speak more and more, but they still argued for the better portion of the two hours.

Love,
Dr. Luc Levine

Does it matter?

I personally do not think that it matters which name you take. That name doesn't bind you for all eternity, and if you end up hating the man or woman you marry, then you can divorce them and rid yourself of that name. A last name is exactly what it sounds like. A name that comes last, a little tidbit at the end of your first name that most people ignore. It does not bind anyone nor does it keep people from living their lives freely. To me if I thought my wife had a cool last name, I would definitely take it. I believe that it is just something that you use to differentiate yourself from others. So at the end of the day, no, I do not think it matters which name you take. It just comes down to preference.

FEMINISM IS NEEDED

I think that the newest wave of Feminism has dirtied the word. At its core Feminism is an amazing thing that fights for the rights of women that have been put down by unfair laws and social expectations. It has been tarnished because of so-called "Feminists" preaching that the patriarchy must be destroyed and all men be killed. These Feminists have made a beautiful thing ugly and disfigured by taking it past the equality and into the zone of gendercide. I consider myself a Feminist, but a part of the "new wave". It makes me mad when someone says that Feminism is a fake problem because it clearly isn't. If you take a look at this years Republican Presidential candidates and their views on abortion, they will tell you that it needs to be abolished because it is murder. They look at the fetus and not the mother, they don't seem to care about if a woman was raped and became pregnant from that. They don't seem to acknowledge the person who is going to be forced to have a baby that they didn't want and have to raise or put up to adoption. That is the Feminism I am for, the one that tries to put an end to those rules imposed on women that degrade and lower them to second-class citizens.