There was a movie out a while back called “Click.” I didn’t see the movie, but I remember the previews. Adam Sandler had a universal remote control that looked like a typical remote, only it worked on everything and everybody in his life.
I thought at the time how cool it would be to have such a device. You could hit rewind when you did or said something you regretted later, and get an instant “do over.” You could hit fast forward when life is going crazy and you need a break. Pausing or going to slow motion during good times would be nice too. What else could you do with a remote control for your marriage? Hitting the stop button when an argument is escalating wouldn’t be a bad idea.
Somehow, I don’t think such an arrangement would work out very well. Many men already seem to have a thing for the remote. One with that much power would really be hard to wrestle away from them!
It is amusing to think what life would be like if you held the remote, but I guess it’s a good thing it doesn’t work that way. As with anything else, there would be negative aspects, like some of those shown in the movie previews. Fast-forwarding when your spouse is saying something may seem like fun, but it really wouldn’t be good for our marriages if we stopped listening to each other.
Since it is all for humor, which options would you wish for on your marital remote? Being the impulsive person I am, which leads me to react before thinking at times, I’d ask for an extra rewind button since I’d probably wear out the first one.
Which buttons would you use the most? Which ones do you think your spouse would use the most?