Moral High Ground and the Crunchy/Creamy Debate

Sometimes I think the real question of marriage isn't Who is the right person?, it's, Are you a crunchy person or a creamy person? Yes, I'm talking about peanut butter. Because it's virtually impossible for a creamy person to happily eat a crunchy sandwich. And crunch lovers know a creamy sandwich is lacking.

Maybe your issue is toilet paper. My grandmother's bathroom used to have a newspaper clipping hanging over the toilet paper roll. It said:

He says over / I say under / It's becoming quite an issue / Deciding what's the proper way / To hang the bathroom tissue.

And then there's socks: fold, or roll? Cliff prefers to do both: roll athletic socks, fold dress socks. And shirts: when I fold t-shirts, I put the crease right down the center. Cliff prefers two creases, one on each side, like he works for the Gap.

On a rough day, these silly topics can become marital battlegrounds, and we stake our own territory like it's the moral high ground. Apparently I'm not the only one facing these big issues in life. This clip from Up All Night made me laugh because it reminded me just how ridiculous these sorts of debates are:


Whether it's peanut butter, or socks, or toilet paper, I'm sure you and your spouse have some insignificant difference that you occasionally defend like it's a moral high ground. Laugh about it today - and share your own comic differences here in the comments section.