Men do remember anniversaries

>Men do remember anniversaries!
>
>A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband is not in bed.
>
>She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him.
>
>She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee in
>front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall.
>
>She watches as he wiped a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee.
>
>"What's the matter, dear?" she whispers as she steps into the room, "Why
>are you down here at this time of night?"
>
>The husband looks up from his coffee, "Do you remember 20 years ago
when we
>were dating, and you were only 16?" he asks solemnly.
>
>The wife is touched to tears thinking that her husband is so caring and
>sensitive.
>
>"Yes, I do" she replies. The husband paused. The words were not coming
>easily.
>
>"Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car?"
>
>"Yes, I remember" said the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him.
>
>The husband continued. "Do you remember when he shoved the shotgun in my
>face and said, "Either you marry my daughter, or I will send you to jail
>for 20 years?"
>
>"I remember that too" she replied softly.
>
>He wiped another tear from his cheek and said...
>
>"I would have gotten out today."[:D][:D][:D][:D][^]