The loving wife

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An elderly couple were having dinner one evening when the
husband reached across the table, took his wife's hand in his and said,
"Martha, soon we will be married 50 years, and there's something I
have to know. In all of these 50 years, have you ever been unfaithful to
me?"

Martha replied, "Well Henry, I have to be honest with you. Yes,
I've been unfaithful to you three times during these 50 years, but
always for a good reason."

Henry was obviously hurt by his wife's confession, but said, "I
never suspected. Can you tell me what you mean by 'good
reasons'?"

Martha said, "The first time was shortly after we were married,
and we were about to lose our little house because we couldn't pay the
mortgage. Do you remember that one evening I went to see the
banker and the next day he notified you that the loan would be
extended?"

Henry recalled the visit to the banker and said, "I can forgive you
for that. You saved our home, but what about the second time?"

Martha asked, "And do you remember when you were so sick, but we
didn't have the money to pay for the heart surgery you needed?
Well, I went to see your doctor one night and, if you recall, he did the
surgery at no charge."

"I recall that," said Henry. "And you did it to save my
life, so of course I can forgive you for that. Now tell me about
the third time."

"All right," Martha said. "So do you remember when you ran for president
of your golf club, and you needed 73 more votes?"