At her 80th birthday lunch, Dorothy told her friends she had a new boyfriend.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a real gentleman,\u201d she said. \u201cHe brings me flowers, takes me dancing, and never interrupts.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNever?\u201d asked Betty.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot once. Yesterday, I talked for forty minutes about my grandchildren. He just smiled.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDorothy,\u201d Betty whispered, \u201chave you checked his hearing?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course. His hearing is excellent.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen how did you find a man who actually listens?\u201d<\/p>\n
Dorothy leaned across the table.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn our first date, he asked what I wanted in a relationship. I told him, \u2018At my age, I want companionship, a little romance, and absolutely no arguments.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he say?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said, \u2018That sounds expensive.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you still went out with him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCertainly. I told him I had a lovely house, a healthy pension, and a very generous will.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her friends fell silent.<\/p>\n
Betty finally asked, \u201cDorothy\u2026 you\u2019re not putting a man you\u2019ve just met in your will?\u201d<\/p>\n
Dorothy took a sip of champagne.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course not. But now, whenever I start telling a story, he listens like his future depends on it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At her 80th birthday lunch, Dorothy told her friends she had a new boyfriend. \u201cHe\u2019s a real gentleman,\u201d she said. \u201cHe brings me flowers, takes me dancing, and never interrupts.\u201d \u201cNever?\u201d asked Betty. \u201cNot once. Yesterday, I talked for forty minutes about my grandchildren. He just smiled.\u201d \u201cDorothy,\u201d Betty whispered, \u201chave you checked his hearing?\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-funny"],"yoast_head":"\n