Malchik Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 A Lesson to be Learned Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur's youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to death. The question?.... What do women really want? Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than death, he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end. He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone: the princess, the priests, the wise men and even the court jester. He spoke with everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer. Many people advised him to consult the old witch, for only she would have the answer. But the price would be high; as the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged. The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no choice but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer the question, but he would have to agree to her price first. The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table and Arthur's closest friend! Young Arthur was horrified. She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises, etc. He had never encountered such a repugnant creature in all his life. He refused to force his friend to marry her and endure such a terrible burden; but Lancelot, learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He said nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the preservation of the Round Table. Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch answered Arthur's question thus: What a woman really wants, she answered....is to be in charge of her own life. Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur's life would be spared. And so it was, the neighboring monarch granted Arthur his freedom and Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful wedding. The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, steeling himself for a horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But, what a sight awaited him. The most beautiful woman he had ever seen lay before him on the bed. The astounded Lancelot asked what had happened The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she appeared as a witch, she would henceforth, be her horrible deformed self only half the time and the beautiful maiden the other half. Which would he prefer? Beautiful during the day....or night? Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day, a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his castle, an old witch? Or, would he prefer having a hideous witch during the day, but by night, a beautiful woman for him to enjoy wondrous intimate moments? What would YOU do? What Lancelot chose is below. BUT....make YOUR choice before you scroll down below. OKAY? Noble Lancelot said that he would allow HER to make the choice herself. Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time because he had respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own life. Now....what is the moral to this story? Scroll down The moral is.....If you don't let a woman have her own way.... Things are going to get ugly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfubellydancer Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 Wow, that's a great story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResidentWeevil2077 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 A great story indeed, and I completely understand it. I always respect the woman's will, and in return, she respects me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfubellydancer Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 As a woman, and a married woman, I must say that having a bit of control over my life is something I need almost as much as air. I don't know how women of the old days lived; wonder if its a cultural thing? Nurture over nature? Anyway, remember that a woman needs her choices respected! But, that doesn't make me a snobby person either, whenever we go out and my husband asks, "what would you like to eat/where to go?," I say, "I don't know, surprise me." Though, sometimes guys don't seem to understand that that particular phrase means what it sounds like and not, "Oh, I have something in mind but I'm not telling, so keep asking me until a real answer comes out." But sometimes we end up driving around aimlessly because no one decided on a destination, but I like looking at the stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenxander Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Driving around aimlessly is a waste of precious gasoline – and with prices at 2.99 for regular, that’s never a good thing. Decide before you leave and save yourself the gas fare, else you might as well return home because what you would have spent on food you just burned in your car. :P Anyway ah.. that off topic thingy. Take any WoW junkie and remove the PC from their lives and watch as they go completely batpoo trying to get to a PC (Or Mac :P) that has WoW on it because they have to play their account. That’s withdraw, so some games, esp. MMORPGs are highly addictive. Heeh. *chuckles* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfubellydancer Posted February 23, 2008 Author Share Posted February 23, 2008 We realize gas is an issue but not having a place to go is not having a place to go. Besides, my husband can be random, but after a while I learned that when he says, "lets go somewhere" it might just mean, "lets get out of the house". When we do that we tend to drive in the rural areas where there we can watch the scenery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordNyghthawk Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 I like that story. On the serious side, my fiancee is not used to someone respecting her wishes and judgement. I keep telling her that having someone I can dictate their every portion of life would be boring. I might not agree with every decision she makes, but that's what talking things through is for. I know that she doesn't agree with me all the time, but she cares about me, and I like to show that I care about, and respect her. Besides, it's kind of fun to see some of the things that she'll do in different things, and I learn more about her by just letting her be her own person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Slyther Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 I've been busy. Never got a chance to say my greeting on this one. Hello there! Welcome to the forums! A little late, but just thought I might welcome you, even if I'm still late, lol! And don't worry. my golden hand is reserved for the others. Not the ladies. Also, the story is yet what inspiring. I like the concept. We have quite some female users on here too. If you take a good look through the member board, you can see clearly what I mean. Don't worry. I'm not as dumb as the other guys going crazy about you. Most boys may goof off, but I hardly do. It don't concern me. The only thing that concerns me is greeting new people as usual. You've been quite on for some time, so you're fairly new I see. A woman must have her own way, and men just need to give them their personal space. Also, they should show respect, most like I do. Because if she doesn't get her way, things can get very twisted, and so on. Anyways, I said my 'late' greeting, lol! Take care! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarac Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 I also didn't give you a welcome so: Welcome to this awesome forums,have fun and don't SPAM,i believe you wouldn't... ...anyway if you ever gonna need help with something,I'm always here... :biggrin: . EDIT: And Malchik,that story is really great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja_lord666 Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 And don't worry. my golden hand is reserved for the others. Not the ladies.That...um...is very...strange...You don't happen to like...rainbows, do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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