GAMES FOR HYSTERICAL COUPLES – GAME 4: REVERSE HEADACHE (PART 3)
The husband may have to continue this game for days— even weeks. Sometimes his “headaches” will occur with respect to small matters, such as emptying the trash, and sometimes with regard to bigger things.
“Why aren’t you getting dressed?” the wife asks.
“I’m sorry. Going to the theater gives me a headache.”
“You never got headaches when we went to the theater before.”
“That’s true, but I’m getting them now.”
“You know, this game of yours is no longer amusing.”
He places his hands on his temples and looks as if he is about to faint. “And I’m getting sick and tired of you not taking my headaches seriously. You think I’m faking, don’t you, because I want to get out of going to the theater? I wish you could respect my feelings just once. Is that too much to ask? All you think about is your own needs—never mine!” (This little speech should be an imitation of one of her repetitious tirades brought on when he formerly approached her for sex.)
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