Marriage needs lots of humor

I was starting a lesson on marriage for the priests quorum in my ward, and I asked them, "What do you think is important when you're looking for a wife?"

They sat in stony silence for a while. I think they suspected a trap.

Finally one of them said, "Well, it helps if she's good-looking."

Come on, they're teenage boys. I didn't even argue. "What else?"

The very next suggestion was: "Sense of humor."

I looked around at them and nodded. "Yeah, I guess she'd better have that."

Later, though, I kept thinking about the "sense of humor" thing. Because that also comes out at or near the top of what young women say they're looking for in a husband.

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