A few years ago, I was at a wedding reception with my younger sister and her boyfriend when someone asked when they’d be getting married. Her boyfriend replied, with a sly grin, that someone would have to marry me first. In case you’re not up on your Shakespearean allusions, he was comparing me to Kate from The Taming of the Shrew. As Wikipedia explains:
Katherina’s temper is notorious and it is thought no man would ever wish to marry her. On the other hand, two men – Hortensio and Gremio – are eager to marry her younger sister Bianca. However, Baptista has sworn not to allow his younger daughter to marry before Katherina is wed, much to the despair of her suitors, who agree that they will work together to marry off Katherina.
But I guess the joke got old. Last month they finally stopped waiting on me and got engaged.
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