For those seeking tips, this is one on who to marry in the first place - if you know the answer to this before hand, you won't have to worry later on....

One night two other male cops and myself were standing on the front yard to a house where the homeowner had been stabbed to death.

One of the cops said that he had just bought a "megaring". Thinking this must be some sort of snowboard or skateboard, I asked, "What is a "megaring". He said "what" and I asked again, "what is a megaring". He said, "not 'megaring', but 'I bought Meg a ring', you fool."

After this brief conversation, being married almost fifteen years myself, I told him that I could ask him one question and depending on how he answered the question, I could tell him if he should pop the question or not.

He looked at me like I was nuts and I told him I was serious and asked him, "would you die for her?"

When he paused for just a second (I think he was going to ask, "what kind of question is that?!?!"), I told him that his pause was answer enough. If he could not answer that question immediately with no thought, then he should take the ring back and forget about getting married.

Of course he protested and blurted out something along the lines like, "well, I didn't know if you meant something like being hung from a tree by my balls until I died or what."

They've yet to be married...don't know if it is due to a long wedding date or other reason....