A couple's happy married life almost went on the rocks because of the presence in the household of Great Aunt Ethel.

For seventeen long years she lived with them, always crotchety, always demanding.

Eventually, the old gal passed away.

On the way back from the cemetery, the husband confessed to his wife, "Darling, if I didn't love you so much, I don't think I would have put up with having your Great Aunt Ethel in the house all those years."

His wife looked at him aghast.

"My Great Aunt Ethel!" she cried. "I thought she was 'your' Great Aunt Ethel!"