Who’s really wearing the pants?

ARMADILLO TEXAS (Reuters) September 3 / 08
A recently released study from U of T Armadillo, shows that 99.87% of women between the ages of 18 and 80 who are in a relationship are either “Much More Happy” or “Significantly More Happy” if they have total control over their partner’s lives.

Svetlana Yablonski, senior researcher and author of the study stated,
“Women experience significant levels of depression, chronic irritation and trouble sleeping when their partners made independent decisions regarding such things as: entertainment, choice of restaurant, whether to have children or even what time to go to bed. Conversely, when a woman had the final say as to whether her partner could turn on the computer, what time her partner should begin cooking dinner, what colour pants her partner could purchase or “just about anything really,” those women report a dramatic rise in self-esteem, desire to shop, and an unusual compulsion to withhold sex. Total control appeared to be related to greater personal happiness.

A surprising outcome to some was that these results were the same for couples in lesbian relationships and heterosexual relationships. “That could explain,” said Yablonski, “the considerably shorter duration of lesbian vs. heterosexual relationships. There can only be one god in any given universe and when you have two individuals vying for that position, well, the results speak for themselves.”

Better Than I Ever Dreamed Possible

I am so tremendously blessed by God. Not only has He revealed Himself to me, not only has he given to me salvation through my faith in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. God has given to me, in enormous amounts, the Fruit of abiding in His Holy Spirit. It is sooo good to be a Christian. It is so good to be able to enjoy who I’m becoming, and to know that I am loved by my Creator.
Before I was a Christian, I thought I was a pretty great individual. In reality, I was filled with rage, bitterness, resentments, selfishness, self-centeredness, self-righteousness, unfaithfulness and so on. Now, with no credit going to myself, I am experiencing huge amounts of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control. Since becoming a Christian, 25 years ago, every year has been better than the year before, and this is in the midst of difficulties. In fact I've probably had far more difficulties in my life since becoming a Christian than before I made that change. Yet God, in His grace and mercy has granted me enough faith to actually live by verses that tell me to "not be anxious about anything," and "don’t worry," and "in all things be thankful," and "rejoice always, I say it again, rejoice." Here's what really makes that wonderful.
I’m sick day in and day out. I've lived with arthritis for 45 of my 55 years and I have huge amounts of pain all day every day. I’m on disability, probably for the rest of my life. And yet I experience God as being so incredibly good. I experience Jesus as being so close that my every pore is infused with His presence. His creation is so awesome. His mercies truly are new every morning.
I am free to enjoy my Lord, my Saviour, my Creator because I know for a fact that I can trust Him. He has never left me nor will He ever leave me. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. I can have more and more of His blessings and more and more of the Fruit of His Spirit. Thank you so much Heavenly Father for helping me to focus just on us.