Reflections

My spouse and I are driving to the pharmacy late at night. We pass a house with a red porch light. Course the inevitable association of red light districts is mentioned by him.

I inquired if he visited the red light district in the one European country he visited long before we were married.Did he do a 'bit of window shopping'. He replies in the positive.

Silence. Driving. 

Should I ask the next question? Sure, why not? I inquired did you do a 'bit of purchasing'? He declined to answer as it was 'none of my business'. 

I still learned things. You can't answer the 'if' part of the equation and decline the 'then'. If you want example sentences using if-then, then I'll give you a few.

• If you don't behave, then you'll be grounded.
• If you don't have the keys for the car, then it will be difficult to start the vehicle.
• If the batteries are dead, then the TV remote won't work.
• If you skydive without a parachute, then you'll have a really bad day.
• If you run into a brick wall, then a visit to the hospital will probably follow.
• If you window shopped, then you probably bought.