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Jerry Seinfeld a reality marriage coach – what's wrong with this picture?
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(By Kevin Mazur -- Associated Press)
Well, actually, there are more things wrong about this picture than I can really think about. What I found interesting about today's article in the Washington Post is that many of the points it made it didn't really come out and say. Not in the industry, Wedding Priestess will not bite her tongue. And not when it's marriage under the gun.
OK. What's the Scoop? Jerry Seinfeld is returning to series TV! (Tonight) On NBC! Not as the star of a scripted series, but on a reality show. "Comics advising real couples with marital woes!" "The Marriage Ref" "is not a therapy show, it's a comedy show," Seinfeld said in a canned statement. "After nine years of marriage, I have discovered that the comedic potential of this subject is quite rich."
Your marriage is going wrong, so rather than invest the money in a good therapist you… go on a reality show. And it's a reality show designed to heighten the tension, as it helps decide who's right and who's wrong. And, now just a guess, humiliate the "wrong" partner in the process. That's going to lead to new ways to successfully negotiate problem resolution, you may be sure. Free advice! More costly than you know.
Folks. This is marriage. It's sacred. It's not that WP is a prude. It's that your marriage is the most important work you do. In your life. No, that's raising children, you say? Your marriage is the garden in which your children grow. Your happiness depends on your ability to work things out. Laughter is important in marriage, you say? Well, Jerry isn't going to be laughing with you, he'll be laughing at you. At your expense. To the possible serious detriment to your marriage.
Jerry's been married nine years. And good for them. But his marriage started when he started dating his wife a few weeks after her marriage. Is this a man who respects the sanctity of marriage? Maybe when it's his. But not when it's his wife's ex's. And probably not when it's yours. (The article's caption on this photo read as follows: "Jerry Seinfeld and Jessica Sklar have a good laugh after tying the knot in 1999. They began dating a few weeks after Sklar returned from her honeymoon to New Yorker Eric Nederlander." Pointed? I think so!)
It's hard to make marriage work. But if you do the work, the rewards are phenomenal. Saunter over to the right and check out Lisa Kift (SF Marriage Examiner), she's got some great and fairly inexpensive ideas for dealing with your problems. If you look under Sex over there on the right, you'll find Chuck Altmix, The Indiana Sex and Marriage Guy. Today he talks about how Facebook could be a danger to your marriage. There's good stuff around. And it's hard times for marriage. The economy threatens a lot of marriages, when partners have a difficult time negotiating the loss of income and loss of self-esteem that can accompany job loss. "Your mother dresses you funny," isn't going to help.
So, be a sport. Just say no to Jerry and hilarious humiliation as you move from "I do" to happily and healthily ever after. Marriage isn't only sacred. It's precious. Let's keep laughing at what's funny and making life better.
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