Buford and Lou Ann Party Down

I’ve always heard it said that opposites attract, and I believe it. For starters, I could offer you the evidence of my enduring love affair between me and my farmer. His quiet ways are a blessed counterpoint for my loud personality and his life-long habit of thinking things through has saved my jump-first-ask-questions later hide more times than a few. But, I’ve seen the principle of opposites attracting in plenty of other couples, too.

Take Buford and Lou Ann. I changed their names a long time ago to protect the not so innocent. Lou Ann is your social butterfly, married to a homebody. The girl doesn’t want to go out partying, in the nightclub jumping sort of way, but she does hate the idea of missing a couples’ get-together and should they get an invitation to a nice wedding, Lou Ann thinks it is simply a travesty not to attend. Buford would just as soon send a gift and call it done. It takes some compromising to keep everyone happy.

The last wedding that Lou Ann managed to drag Buford to was a big deal, complete with a lavish reception. Lou Ann loved every minute of it!  Buford enjoyed the reception, and in particular, the food. He may have enjoyed it too much.

At one point, Lou Ann pulled him aside and tried to explain that it would be a good idea to take is easy on the dessert table. Her man wanted to know why.

“Because,” she said. “You’re embarrassing me, Buford. That is the third time you’ve gone back for more.”

“So?” Buford asked. “Your point is?”

“My point,” Lou Ann continued, “is that everyone over there is going to think you’re a pig.”

Buford finished off his mini-strawberry cheesecake and smiled before telling Lou Ann that he wasn’t worried about that.

“And why not?” Lou Ann asked.

“Because,” Buford told his sweetheart. “I’ve been telling them it was for you.”