I'm lookin' forward to the weekend, baby. Not because I get to cop some extra Zs or that there's a great Jimmy Stewart flick playing on the tube. I'm flashin' a smile because I'm heading to a surprise party for a couple of friends of mine. They're celebrating 5 years of tying the knot. Whenever I'm shootin' the breeze with the dame's hubby, he can't zip his lip about her. Even in these "down" times, things are looking up for them.

Wanna know why? Because they listen to each other. They work together. They give before getting, see? They ain't sitting at home complaining about a bunch of bills because they don't have any. His career's on the upswing while she gets to stay at home with the kid. They can do that because they 86'd their debt and know when to say "no".

To the rest of this crazy world. To them, it's a bunch of noise that goes away as soon as they flick off the TV. If things ain't smooth sailing with you and your other, now's the time to calm things down. Sit down, talk it out, work it out, write it out and start working together. You won't believe the difference, bub.