What\'s your play here: Wife\'s family get-together
 

The Warden wants to drag me to a cookout at her cousin's house tomorrow. We haven't seen this cousin since our wedding (four years ago). The cousin's 5 year old kid has been battling cancer and is in remission. This cookout is in his honor.

The Warden is very good to me. She lets me play cards regularly, she's fine with me and the lads heading off to Vegas twice a year, and she basically lets me have plenty of fun, with very few strings attached.

But I still don't want to go to this damn cookout. The main reason is that I play in a baseball league and have a doubleheader on Sunday. I want to cut my lawn, do some yardwork, laundry, and do some other chores, then plop my tail on the couch and kick back.

I don't want to run halfway across the state to eat burgers with people we haven't seen in 4 years. I'm happy the kid is recovering, but I've never met the little guy.

So how should I play this?

Re: What\'s your play here: Wife\'s family get-together
 

Do it.

Re: What\'s your play here: Wife\'s family get-together
 

Man, this is a no brainer. You have to go to the cookout.

Re: What\'s your play here: Wife\'s family get-together
 

if your wife>your hand, then you have to go.

Re: What\'s your play here: Wife\'s family get-together
 

We know you're going. You know you're going. Stop fighting it and just go. Take a sixer. You'll probably have fun.

Re: What\'s your play here: Wife\'s family get-together
 

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if your wife>your hand, then you have to go.

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Don't make me choose!

Re: What\'s your play here: Wife\'s family get-together
 

She probably realizes that you don't want to go. If you go, try to have a good time, and don't bitch about it, you will score major points. One of those things you just gotta do when you are in a relationship.

Re: What\'s your play here: Wife\'s family get-together
 

I've been in your place so many times so I know how you feel. But the correct asnwer is clearly to go.

The Warden, who sounds like a splendid wife, will appreciate it.

Re: What\'s your play here: Wife\'s family get-together
 

go , but demand she drives back and get pasted.

Re: What\'s your play here: Wife\'s family get-together
 

how about this:
if
your wife+your hand>your hand

you have to go.