Should I leave my wife and join a circus or something?
I have a silly sense of humour. When courting, my wife used to be amused and even attracted to my humour. Now after 18 years of marriage she finds my silliness immature and embarrassing. I’ve tried to tone it done for her but I’m afraid in doing so I’m losing my sense of identity.
I feel disconnected from the world and other people. I don’t know if I can continue living like this.
Should I leave my wife and join a circus or something?
No, you don’t need to leave your wife for the circus. When you can’t express yourself at home, you have to do what men have been doing for ages — start entertaining other people!
A friend of mine was in the same situation as you, and came up with a brilliant idea that you can use as well. Here’s the thing: the problem with forcing yourself on strangers is that they will simply walk away if they don’t enjoy your shenanigans. However, if you have a captured audience you may go as nuts as you wish… and they will stay put!
So where are the best captured audiences? Well, my friend swears by laundromats! These establishments are cheap, clean and warm, and there’s always a good turnaround on people. He brings a couple of old towels and “washes” these while spreading his joy to everyone. If you don’t like the idea of spending money so that you may exercise your God given gift of being funny… Consider these free alternatives:
Public bathrooms — Occupy a stall and wait for someone to sit down in the stall next to you. If you time the start of your comedic delivery really well, you will have at least one person’s full attention for a couple of minutes!
Bus stops — This is another classic! People will stay put because they will need to get on that bus… If you have access to a busy bus stop in a large metropolitan area, you will have a fresh crowd of hundreds every 15 minutes or so.
Government offices — What do these establishments have in common? They move slowly… The driver’s license bureau, immigration office and unemployment office are guaranteed to always have large crowds people that need some cheering up!
I’m sure you can also think of other places as well if you use your imagination a little bit!
- Dog
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