Our Marriage Is What It Is

Two actors. (male and female)

Excerpt:

LINDA: George, don’t forget we have that party at the Nelsons
tonight.

GEORGE: I’m not going to that.

LINDA: I told them that we were coming!

GEORGE: Why did you do that? You know I’m working!

LINDA: George, I don’t know when you are working! You are always
working! You make your own hours, so I thought you could make your
schedule to fit this party in.

GEORGE: I told you that I have to work, and I have to work. Call
them up and make some excuse.

LINDA: You just don’t want to go.

GEORGE: Now what did I just say? Did I say I didn’t want to go?
No. I said I was working. Well, that must be what I meant.

LINDA: You don’t have to be snotty about it. You make your own
schedule, so I just think you are planning to work because you don’t
want to go.

GEORGE: Okay, have it your way. I don’t want to go.

LINDA: It’s because they are my friends and you never want to do
anything with my friends!

GEORGE: If that makes you feel better to think that, then go ahead.

LINDA: Oh, you irritate me sometimes!

GEORGE: Sometimes? I thought I irritated you all the time. Seems
like all you ever do is complain about me.

LINDA: Well, what am I supposed to do? You make things so difficult.
I feel like I’m fighting an uphill battle!

GEORGE: So, get out of the fight. You’re only hurting yourself.

LINDA: Oh, I’m sure that’s it. All my problems are of my own making,
and all of our marriage problems are my fault as well.

GEORGE: Well, you’re the one having all the problems, not me. You
forget that I have to work to put bread on our table, and a roof over
our heads!

LINDA: There is more to marriage than working and having things.
I think a relationship needs to take preference.

GEORGE: Think what you want and do what you have to do to make it
work for you. Just don’t get me involved. If you think we have a
bad marriage, then it’s all in your head. Our marriage is what it
is.