Her fourth marriage
A local news station was interviewing an 80-year-old woman on why she had recently got married for the fourth time. They wanted to know her secret for finding love again and again.
The interviewer asked her a few questions about her life, and about what it felt like to be a bride again at age 80. Then he asked what her new husband did for a living.
‘He’s a funeral director,” she answered.
The newsperson was surprised at her answer, and wondered who else she had married. He then asked her if she wouldn’t mind telling him a little about her first three husbands and what they did for a living.
She paused for a few moments, needing time to reflect on all those years. Her life had been full of exciting moments, especially with three husbands.
After a short time a smile came to her face and she answered proudly, explaining that she had first married a banker when she was in her 20’s, then a circus ringmaster when in her 40’s and a preacher when in her 60’s, and now in her 80’s, a funeral director.
The interviewer looked at her, quite astonished, and asked why she had married four men with such diverse careers.
She smiled and explained, “I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go.”
