An elderly couple were having dinner one evening
when the husband reached across the table, took
his wife's hand in his and said, 'Martha, soon we will
be married 60 years, and there's something I have to
know. In all of these 60 years have you ever been
unfaithful to me?'

Martha replied, 'Well Henry, I have to be honest
with you. Yes, I've been unfaithful to you three times during these 60 years, but always for a good reason.'

Henry was obviously hurt by his wife's confession, but said, 'I never suspected. Can you tell me what you mean by 'good reasons?''

Martha said, 'The first time was shortly after we were married, and we were about to lose our little house because we couldn't pay the mortgage. Do you remember that one evening I went to see the banker and the next day he notified you that the loan would be extended?'

Henry recalled the visit to the banker and said, 'I can forgive you for that. You saved our home, but what about the second time?'

Martha asked, 'And do you remember when you were so
sick, but we didn't have the money to pay for the
heart surgery you needed? Well, I went to see your
doctor one night and, if you recall, he did the surgery at no
charge.'

'I recall that,' said Henry. 'And you did it to save my life, so I of course I can forgive you for that. Now tell me about the third time.'

'Allright', Martha said. 'So do you remember when you ran for president of your golf club, and you needed 73 more votes?'