God, sex and money

I could have copied Julie's last blog post title of "thoughts" but I thought two things: first, if you don't read something entitled "god, sex and money," what will you read? Second, these ARE my thoughts; my thoughts on relationships and how to make them work.

Before I begin I have to give credit where credit it due. These three things came from my parents former dance instructor who said she heard from a psychologist that all you need to figure out to make a relationship work are those three things: God, sex and money. THEN, when my dad was the preacher at a wedding this August (yes, you read that correctly. He was ordained on the Internet, not kidding) he imparted this wisdom on to the happy couple.

So, let me begin. If you can figure out those three things, you are set. Notice I did NOT say if you "agree" on those three things or if you can "compromise" on those three things...as we all know agreement and compromise are unfortunately not parts of many relationships. Instead you simply must figure them out and discover where the other person stands on the issue and if you can handle (without trying to change) their stance on it.

First, there's God. Now if you are part of a non-God-fearing religion, you could substitute the "God" part of this post with simply "religion" or "spirituality". But at some point in every relationship, you will need to come to terms with the religious beliefs of the other party involved. And speaking from experience, do this sooner rather than later.

Second, there's that biological function that makes the world go round. It's how we got here but God forbid (pun intended) we don't think too closely about we particularly got here. If you can't figure out the details surrounding sex (ie- when, where, how etc.) it's going to be a constant battle.

Third is, as my dad said in the sermon, the root of all evil. Surprising that in a happy relationship you should be addressing the root of all evil, but things are going to get ugly if you can't figure out the when, the where and the how much of spending money. It's obvious that if you're dating the chronic overspender and you're a "save for a rainy day" person, it won't work but there are other money-related disagreements out there. What if someone starts making more money (the woman, perhaps???)? Will the significant other be able to handle it?

So, happy spending, happy snogging (for you HP fans) and happy churching. :-) Good luck and don't forget the three rules.

Finally, since so much of Boston Legal revolves around God, sex and money, where would we be without the quote?

"The law says if you shoot somebody with a shotgun mistaking him for a quail, you really should call the police. We're cowboys judge. we do what we want, whether its starting wars, changing daylight savings time, We like to play it fast and loose in this country, making it up as we go along."

-Who else but Alan Shore?? :-)