My Love Affair With A Miser

By Melvin Polatnick

We first met on a camping trip. It was love at first sight and we were married shortly afterwards. I was with my parents when I first saw him, he was sitting on a rock tossing pebbles into the water, and his shirt was off displaying a beautifully built upper torso. I couldn't take my eyes off of him. He turned around and smiled at me, and I instantly melted. We were soon sitting on the same rock tossing pebbles into the water. My parents got the message and kept on walking. It was the perfect beginning of a great love affair. He lived alone in a studio apartment, and I met him there often. We both loved to take long walks in the evening and gaze at the stars. But he never took me out dancing or to a restaurant, I asked him why. He said he wanted to concentrate on me and the presence of others distracted him. I accepted that answer never thinking that he didn't like to spend money and that he was a cheapskate.

He had a masters degree in business administration and was now a top executive at a stock brokerage firm. His yearly income was well over three hundred thousand a year. And he saved almost every dollar he earned. His fellow workers told him to buy a new outfit because he has been wearing the same one for years. He refused saying he loved the one he had on. They took up a collection and got him a gift certificate at a leading clothing store. The next day he wore his new outfit to the office. The employees simultaneously applauded when he entered. This is the man that I fell in love with.

Some people don't like to spend money and they have every right to hold on tight to a buck. People say that they love money above everything else, but that is not true. Some of the most frugal people have a wide array of interests. Frugal people are seen in public libraries and parks. Many of them are sun worshippers and love the great outdoors. Most of them are helpful and very spiritual; generally they tend to be great conversationalists. The only thing that separates them from others is they hate to spend a buck, and that lifestyle annoys those that know them well.

We have been married for over five years, and now have a young child. The three of us are crammed into the same studio he had when I first met him. I asked him to find a larger apartment but he won't spend the money. The food shopping is done by him, and since he is a vegetarian, meat products are not allowed into the studio. Most of the shopping is done in a market that lets him gather up all the spoiled fruits and vegetables; he gets them for free claiming that they are for his rabbits. My man just hates to spend a buck. But he is still the great lover he was when I first met him, and also a wonderful guy. I would not trade him in for a big spender. I married a miser and am glad that I did.
Retired and single recluse

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