The Wonders of Women (1 Viewer)

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my wife:  we should watch a show together

me: ok

wife: which show?

me: how about Mindhunters?

wife: ok. i love that show. but you have to pay attention and not talk to your beer and football friends 

me: i like this show. i'm going to watch it. i'm the one who suggested it.

wife: (falls asleep 3 minutes in)  (wakes up after the credits roll) i thought we were going to watch a show?? 

 

[mr. furley]

I love your stories. 

they're a mix of rom-com, dark psychological thriller and Kevin-James-as-hapless-but-lovable-boob-who-just-can't-win without the redeeming upside

 

[TheIronSheik]

So the wife on the phone thing seems universal.  I guess that makes me feel somewhat better.

I know I said I shouldn't complain about my wife, but really only two things bother me.  One is the phone.  The other (and I'm going to sound like a jerk here, I'm sure) is that she has no sympathy for anyone when they're sick.  And by anyone, I mean me.  Backstory, she's a cancer survivor.  She had Stage 4 Hodgkin's 15 years ago.  And as of 2 Friday's ago, she's 14 years cancer free.

Now, if I get a cold, she'll be like, "It's just a cold.  Why are you laying in bed?"  A cold?  Sure.  I get it.  I had the flu (the real flu, not that sickness where you feel sick and just call it the flu) and she said the same thing.  Two years ago, I had to have surgery for a kidney stone.  As they are prepping me for surgery, my wife kissed me and then said, "I mean, seems like a lot of trouble for this.  It's not like you have cancer."

A small part of me want to get cancer just so I can finally lay in bed sick and get some sympathy.  My luck, though, I'll only get Stage 3. 

 

[ChiefD]

So the wife on the phone thing seems universal.  I guess that makes me feel somewhat better.

I know I said I shouldn't complain about my wife, but really only two things bother me.  One is the phone.  The other (and I'm going to sound like a jerk here, I'm sure) is that she has no sympathy for anyone when they're sick.  And by anyone, I mean me.  Backstory, she's a cancer survivor.  She had Stage 4 Hodgkin's 15 years ago.  And as of 2 Friday's ago, she's 14 years cancer free.

Now, if I get a cold, she'll be like, "It's just a cold.  Why are you laying in bed?"  A cold?  Sure.  I get it.  I had the flu (the real flu, not that sickness where you feel sick and just call it the flu) and she said the same thing.  Two years ago, I had to have surgery for a kidney stone.  As they are prepping me for surgery, my wife kissed me and then said, "I mean, seems like a lot of trouble for this.  It's not like you have cancer."

A small part of me want to get cancer just so I can finally lay in bed sick and get some sympathy.  My luck, though, I'll only get Stage 3. 

I don't know weather to laugh, cry, or what with this post. I guess:

1. Awesome for your wife. 

2. Awesome for your wife for some shtick you really cannot ever come back on. 

Edit: and by shtick, I mean real life stuff. Not made up stuff. 

 

[mr. furley]

So the wife on the phone thing seems universal.  I guess that makes me feel somewhat better.

I know I said I shouldn't complain about my wife, but really only two things bother me.  One is the phone.  The other (and I'm going to sound like a jerk here, I'm sure) is that she has no sympathy for anyone when they're sick.  And by anyone, I mean me.  Backstory, she's a cancer survivor.  She had Stage 4 Hodgkin's 15 years ago.  And as of 2 Friday's ago, she's 14 years cancer free.

Now, if I get a cold, she'll be like, "It's just a cold.  Why are you laying in bed?"  A cold?  Sure.  I get it.  I had the flu (the real flu, not that sickness where you feel sick and just call it the flu) and she said the same thing.  Two years ago, I had to have surgery for a kidney stone.  As they are prepping me for surgery, my wife kissed me and then said, "I mean, seems like a lot of trouble for this.  It's not like you have cancer."

A small part of me want to get cancer just so I can finally lay in bed sick and get some sympathy.  My luck, though, I'll only get Stage 3. 

congratulations to your wife for beating cancer 

 

[belljr]

I love your stories. 

It makes my wife sound a little less crazy

 

[mr. furley]

It makes my wife sound a little less crazy

honestly, sometimes i wonder if other guys & their wives go through similar situations? is it just me? is it just her? is it us together?

but it's hard to gauge because so many people obfuscate when talking relationships. or people have different tolerances. some people don't tolerate any hiccups and just step on a relationship. some people are totally inward focused and don't notice or don't care about what other people are doing. some people are only focused on satisfying their partner ("happy wife, happy life!" / "if i just do what he tells me to do then he can't be mad at me :( ")  and some people just tell the story they want others to believe... 

and it all depends on your background, i think. i've put up with a lot of nonsense over the years (since birth) so i'm somewhat conditioned to tolerate and not see as unusual that which other people think is totally out of the ordinary.

case in point, a friend of mine got divorced a handful of years ago. totally out of the blue. no one saw it coming. they were the picture of a happy relationship. gave off no indications of any marital strife. they gave each other space, but spent time together. had mutual interests but also plenty of outside interests, etc. always "i love being married. she's so cool & we get along so well".

then *boom* divorced and "man, i was so miserable all the time blah blah blah".

i vent more than most people (maybe?) but i think it helps to keep me sane. i get it out and move on instead of stewing on it day after day. instead of being mad or depressed for days/weeks i'm mad for a few minutes/hours and then it's over. and if people can look at me and say "glad i'm not that guy" or "i'm not the only one going through these things" or "how he handled that is how i would/wouldn't do it"... then cool, cool.

 

[DallasDMac]

honestly, sometimes i wonder if other guys & their wives go through similar situations? is it just me?

I definitely think you are a (very tolerant) outlier. And I'm not saying that in jest, nor pointing fingers. But from what you have posted, I don't think yours is the typical marriage dynamic.

 

[belljr]

honestly, sometimes i wonder if other guys & their wives go through similar situations? is it just me? is it just her? is it us together?

but it's hard to gauge because so many people obfuscate when talking relationships. or people have different tolerances. some people don't tolerate any hiccups and just step on a relationship. some people are totally inward focused and don't notice or don't care about what other people are doing. some people are only focused on satisfying their partner ("happy wife, happy life!" / "if i just do what he tells me to do then he can't be mad at me :( ")  and some people just tell the story they want others to believe... 

and it all depends on your background, i think. i've put up with a lot of nonsense over the years (since birth) so i'm somewhat conditioned to tolerate and not see as unusual that which other people think is totally out of the ordinary.

case in point, a friend of mine got divorced a handful of years ago. totally out of the blue. no one saw it coming. they were the picture of a happy relationship. gave off no indications of any marital strife. they gave each other space, but spent time together. had mutual interests but also plenty of outside interests, etc. always "i love being married. she's so cool & we get along so well".

then *boom* divorced and "man, i was so miserable all the time blah blah blah".

i vent more than most people (maybe?) but i think it helps to keep me sane. i get it out and move on instead of stewing on it day after day. instead of being mad or depressed for days/weeks i'm mad for a few minutes/hours and then it's over. and if people can look at me and say "glad i'm not that guy" or "i'm not the only one going through these things" or "how he handled that is how i would/wouldn't do it"... then cool, cool.

Well this makes ME sound a little less crazy

 

[TheIronSheik]

honestly, sometimes i wonder if other guys & their wives go through similar situations? is it just me? is it just her? is it us together?

but it's hard to gauge because so many people obfuscate when talking relationships. or people have different tolerances. some people don't tolerate any hiccups and just step on a relationship. some people are totally inward focused and don't notice or don't care about what other people are doing. some people are only focused on satisfying their partner ("happy wife, happy life!" / "if i just do what he tells me to do then he can't be mad at me :( ")  and some people just tell the story they want others to believe... 

and it all depends on your background, i think. i've put up with a lot of nonsense over the years (since birth) so i'm somewhat conditioned to tolerate and not see as unusual that which other people think is totally out of the ordinary.

case in point, a friend of mine got divorced a handful of years ago. totally out of the blue. no one saw it coming. they were the picture of a happy relationship. gave off no indications of any marital strife. they gave each other space, but spent time together. had mutual interests but also plenty of outside interests, etc. always "i love being married. she's so cool & we get along so well".

then *boom* divorced and "man, i was so miserable all the time blah blah blah".

i vent more than most people (maybe?) but i think it helps to keep me sane. i get it out and move on instead of stewing on it day after day. instead of being mad or depressed for days/weeks i'm mad for a few minutes/hours and then it's over. and if people can look at me and say "glad i'm not that guy" or "i'm not the only one going through these things" or "how he handled that is how i would/wouldn't do it"... then cool, cool.

I'd say you're normal.  There's not a single person in the world that I wouldn't be annoyed by after spending a year with them.  99% of them would annoy me much sooner.  Venting is a good thing.  I feel the same way you do.  And I'm fairly certain my wife vents about me to her friends constantly, too.  I know this because I can even annoy myself.  So I'm sure other people find me even more annoying.

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

I'd say you're normal.  There's not a single person in the world that I wouldn't be annoyed by after spending a year with them.  99% of them would annoy me much sooner.  Venting is a good thing.  I feel the same way you do.  And I'm fairly certain my wife vents about me to her friends constantly, too.  I know this because I can even annoy myself.  So I'm sure other people find me even more annoying.

I am single and live alone.

I annoy myself 75% of the time.

@mr. furley - I refinish wooden bannisters on the side. Gimme a ring.

 

[mr. furley]

I am single and live alone.

I annoy myself 75% of the time.

@mr. furley - I refinish wooden bannisters on the side. Gimme a ring.

i finish my wood bannister a few times a week 

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

I am single and live alone.

I annoy myself 75% of the time.

@mr. furley - I refinish wooden bannisters on the side. Gimme a ring.

i finish my wood bannister a few times a week 

Ahem ... I think that you may have misunderstood the nature of my side-biz, MF!

 

[matuski]

I'd say you're normal.  There's not a single person in the world that I wouldn't be annoyed by after spending a year with them.  99% of them would annoy me much sooner.  Venting is a good thing.  I feel the same way you do.  And I'm fairly certain my wife vents about me to her friends constantly, too.  I know this because I can even annoy myself.  So I'm sure other people find me even more annoying.

The problem is when you have a spouse that cant figure this out and they wake up everyday as if they didn't already know who you were before they got out of bed.

I know I can be an aholeh... my wife acts surprised 17 years later.