How to Be a Considerate Spouse

It’s true, she still trounces me at Scrabble on a regular basis.

It is also true that we have only ever played Monopoly against each other once, back when we were engaged, and I beat her in less than thirty minutes. I don’t suggest playing Monopoly with your fiancée or spouse. The game requires a certain disregard for your opponent’s feelings and self-esteem that makes it uniquely suited for playing with your siblings.

When I was a kid, we had a variation on the game where one or both of my brothers would agree to play Monopoly, but only if I set up the board and counted out the money. I’d spend five minutes setting the whole thing up (when you’re a kid that’s an eternity) and then when I’d tell them we were ready to start they’d say, “Nah.” Watching me unhappily pack the game up while they laughed constituted “winning” in “Meyer Rules Monopoly.”

Note from Missy: To be fair, though, I disliked Monopoly long before I ever met Scott. So it’s not like that one trouncing made me hate it; it just confirmed that my pre-existing hatred was accurate.

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