{"id":5227,"date":"2018-04-30T21:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T21:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/?p=5227"},"modified":"2018-05-04T15:54:05","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T15:54:05","slug":"relationship-like-drive-thru-mcdonalds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/2018\/04\/relationship-like-drive-thru-mcdonalds.html","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Relationship Like a Drive Thru McDonalds?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You never quite know where inspiration will hail from.<\/em><\/div>\n
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Even the front seat view of a drive-thru\u00a0Mcdonald’s.<\/div>\n
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I couldn’t help but think…<\/div>\n
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My relationship was more like a fast food drive-thru than a sit-down diner.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
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There is nothing like a good analogy though I’m sure you didn’t see fast food dining meets relationships coming your way. In my defense, my world is fairly love and relationship-centric. It’s always on my mind and I give myself additional kudos for once, not having food on the brain.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Here’s the thing…<\/strong><\/div>\n
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My marriage\u00a0was<\/em> the ultimate drive-thru.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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I would pull my\u00a0chair up next to my husband and deliver shall we say my ’emotional order.’\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
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And he would respond back with a, “Do you need ketchup with that? Do you want a small or a large? Do you need a straw? Here’s your total.”<\/em><\/div>\n
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Okay, well not those exact words.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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He would actually say, “Why do\u00a0you care? I’m\u00a0tired. Let’s talk in the morning?” Are we done?”<\/em><\/div>\n
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Just like that, the transaction was complete.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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I spoke and I got my\u00a0order and I\u00a0pulled my chair away. <\/em><\/div>\n
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There would be no waiter coming back to the table to repeatedly ask if everything was going okay or if I needed anything or if I was satisfied with my meal? There would be no savoring. No lingering. No intimate conversation. There would be no continual back and forth.<\/div>\n
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There was simply no time for an emotional transaction.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Food does super well in the drive-thru lane – marriages not so much.<\/em><\/div>\n
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Some things just don’t lend themselves towards convenience.<\/div>\n
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Ultimately, my\u00a0relationship may have spoiled (how could I not use a food pun??) but NOT my love affair with McDonald’s.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Can you blame me? There’s nothing like those yummy Mc’fries!<\/div>\n
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I just prefer my drive-thru’s to touch my stomach, not my heart.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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