The struggles that beset my relationship are quite similar to the ones faced by most couples around the globe - revolving mostly around money, and his love for alcohol. While financial disputes seem to dominate their arguments most of the time, her angst towards his persistent alcohol consumption has become a silent player in this relationship game, continually pulling strings from the backdrop.
An undeniable truth in life is that solutions don't always present themselves. The riddle of money management, like many others, takes time, experience, and maturity to navigate. However, for his unchecked indulgence, she stumbled upon a fairly cheeky remedy - one that could only work within the closed curtains of a partnership.
As it is customary in their daily routine, he usually falls asleep before she does, leaving her with some quiet time alone with her thoughts. This was the perfect time to put her idea operation into action. To sabotage his excessive drinking, she quietly began to dilute his liquor bottle with water. Initially, it was a challenge in discretion - ensuring the bottle looks as untouched as possible while slowly filling it with more water and less alcohol. Gradually, it became a habit, an act of rebellion that strangely soothed her frustrated soul.
Days passed by as she continually doing her filling water in alcohol routine, with the night offering her to continue to dilute his sins away. Each passing day added a tiny, amount of water to his supposed drink, a tad more of the reality check that she wanted for him to have.
Until one day, he discovered the startling twist in his Absolute Gin 'water-proof' bottle.
What the heck? I know she didn't put water in my damn bottle! He exclaimed one evening after returning from work. The drink he reached for to quench his alcohol-desired thirst betrayed him in an uncanny way, almost related to an alcoholic twist in the tale.
Did it start a fight? Absolutely. Was he infuriated at what she had done? Certainly. But the fact that it led him to question his own consumption choices. Despite the obvious fury, there was a shadow of realization flickering in his eyes.
And so, we continued our couple’s journey with an uncommon twist, amid a continuous strive for betterment and understanding, always hoping that one day, money and liquor won't have such starring roles in their relationship saga. And she will no longer need to 'water' down their problems.