Why I Can’t Listen To Love Songs

Why I can't listen to love songsDo you know Ed Sheeran? Ed Sheeran has a song out now called ‘Thinking Out Loud.’ The song is understated and his voice is sultry. It’s the type of song I often like. But I can’t listen to ‘Thinking Out Loud.’

It’s a love song, and I can’t listen to love songs anymore – not this type of long song anyway.

This love song is like:

  • drinking syrup straight from the bottle
  • having five donuts in a row.
  • eating a spoonful of sugar

It’s like… Well, you get the point.

It’s too damn sweet.

No, I’m not a curmudgeon or crotchety or a tired old fart.

I am, however married. My wife, Ms. MMK, and I have been married 13 years.

And we have a solid marriage.

While 13 years is hardly an eternity, it’s long enough to have learned some things.

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