THE FUNNY SIDE OF THE BIG BREAKUP 2205

Every week in Australia 900 marriages break up, and it's the Family Court that oversees the management of that painful breakup. But as unpleasant as it all is, it seems there is are moments when court reporters like Beverly Tate, and Counsel, have to keep a straight face.

Beverly Tate, in her book called 'Caught in the Act' shows how some of the best lines are played with a straight face. On one occasion it seems, the barrister asked a women, 'What was the first thing your husband said when he woke up that morning?”
Answer”Where am I Cathy?”
Question”And why did that upset you?”
Answer”Because my name is Susan.”

On yet another occasion the counsel asked,
“What started the argument that night?”
The Wife: “ I reminded him it was our wedding anniversary,”
Counsel: “What did he say to that.”
The Wife: “ He said, don't bring that up while i am eating.”

As the humor unfolds it's mostly humorous tragedy, because of blindness, embarrassment, selfishness or lack of awareness.

When we first marry we have the image of what we think the other person is going to be like and we invest that image with the promise of all our needs being met. In time, the great separation between fantasy and reality has to take place. We gradually start to discover how much we had simply loved the satisfaction of our own needs.