Husbands who fear their wives

[Mike]

When my wife says to me, "I have to tell you this. You just have to hear it."

I ask "Is this gonna be the guy version or the woman version. Because if it's the woman's version I'm gonna go get some chips first. "

You've gotta warn me before you say something like that so I'm not reading it in the middle of a boring meeting and spit my Diet Coke all over myself! Crack me up!

Lotta truth here. Man, I leave work at work. I don't care how bad my day was, I'm on to better things as I'm heading home. Wifey-poo, though, goes into her stories every night! And they aren't even beginning, middle, and end stories. They aren't about what happened. They're about how she felt about things that happened!

Look. We've been married over 25 years. I've learned a thing or two about doing my part to hold it together. I'll help clean up around the house. I'll pick up her favorite lunch and meet her once in a while. But I cannot listen to her stories that aren't really stories. What was the problem? What was the fix? What did you do about it? What happened in the end? Done!

The moment she starts talking about her day, I'm like James Bond quickly surveying the situation for my escape route after he's realized he's surrounded by threats. Men tell the facts. Women tell the feelings. It's absolutely brutal. She starts up, and in my head I'm screaming, "OMG, OMG, OMG! PLEASE NO! THERE SHE GOES! SHE'S TALKING ABOUT HER DAY AGAIN!!".

 

[Papa Zoom]

You've gotta warn me before you say something like that so I'm not reading it in the middle of a boring meeting and spit my Diet Coke all over myself! Crack me up!

Lotta truth here. Man, I leave work at work. I don't care how bad my day was, I'm on to better things as I'm heading home. Wifey-poo, though, goes into her stories every night! And they aren't even beginning, middle, and end stories. They aren't about what happened. They're about how she felt about things that happened!

Look. We've been married over 25 years. I've learned a thing or two about doing my part to hold it together. I'll help clean up around the house. I'll pick up her favorite lunch and meet her once in a while. But I cannot listen to her stories that aren't really stories. What was the problem? What was the fix? What did you do about it? What happened in the end? Done!

The moment she starts talking about her day, I'm like James Bond quickly surveying the situation for my escape route after he's realized he's surrounded by threats. Men tell the facts. Women tell the feelings. It's absolutely brutal. She starts up, and in my head I'm screaming, "OMG, OMG, OMG! PLEASE NO! THERE SHE GOES! SHE'S TALKING ABOUT HER DAY AGAIN!!".

All so true. I've been married 42 years. They said it couldn't be done. She usually has at least one more thing to tell me as I get into bed. It's usually something I was supposed to do and she's telling me that I basically broke my word as I said I'd do it. I'm thinking how tired I am when I get home from work. Little kids will wear an old guy out. I log 6-7 miles a day in my classroom on my fitbit. I'm not thinking, "Can't wait to get home and clip the dog's toenails." No, I'm thinking, get home, put headphones on, listen to Bach, and leave me alone for at least one hour. Maybe two. PS, don't tell wondering or reba what I just said.

 

[reba]

John and i must be weird.. he is the talker .. he talks almost all day... He tells long long stories. talks to the dog the cat the TV the phone..
He is 72 now and his stories are getting blended and growing..

 

[GodsGrace]

You've gotta warn me before you say something like that so I'm not reading it in the middle of a boring meeting and spit my Diet Coke all over myself! Crack me up!

Lotta truth here. Man, I leave work at work. I don't care how bad my day was, I'm on to better things as I'm heading home. Wifey-poo, though, goes into her stories every night! And they aren't even beginning, middle, and end stories. They aren't about what happened. They're about how she felt about things that happened!

Look. We've been married over 25 years. I've learned a thing or two about doing my part to hold it together. I'll help clean up around the house. I'll pick up her favorite lunch and meet her once in a while. But I cannot listen to her stories that aren't really stories. What was the problem? What was the fix? What did you do about it? What happened in the end? Done!

The moment she starts talking about her day, I'm like James Bond quickly surveying the situation for my escape route after he's realized he's surrounded by threats. Men tell the facts. Women tell the feelings. It's absolutely brutal. She starts up, and in my head I'm screaming, "OMG, OMG, OMG! PLEASE NO! THERE SHE GOES! SHE'S TALKING ABOUT HER DAY AGAIN!!".

LOL
Hi Mike,
This is just too funny.
I'm still laughing.
It's, like, you're in a hurry to get home, but then you're sorry when you get there!!
Just kidding, of course.
Know what's great? That you understand her and accept it.
That's what it's all about.

Wondering

 

[GodsGrace]

All so true. I've been married 42 years. They said it couldn't be done. She usually has at least one more thing to tell me as I get into bed. It's usually something I was supposed to do and she's telling me that I basically broke my word as I said I'd do it. I'm thinking how tired I am when I get home from work. Little kids will wear an old guy out. I log 6-7 miles a day in my classroom on my fitbit. I'm not thinking, "Can't wait to get home and clip the dog's toenails." No, I'm thinking, get home, put headphones on, listen to Bach, and leave me alone for at least one hour. Maybe two. PS, don't tell wondering or reba what I just said.

You can tell me anything Papa Zoom.
Just remember that immediately following, I'll be
letting you know how I feel about it.

Wondering

 

[GodsGrace]

John and i must be weird.. he is the talker .. he talks almost all day... He tells long long stories. talks to the dog the cat the TV the phone..
He is 72 now and his stories are getting blended and growing..

Hi Reba,
My husband and I speak to each other only when absolutely necessary.
We get along just great!!


Just kidding. We tell each other everything - problem is we repeat each story 100's of times
but neither one of us minds. Is this a symptom of something??!!

Wondering

 

[Mike]

No, I'm thinking, get home, put headphones on, listen to Bach, and leave me alone for at least one hour.

I feel ya. Here in Michigan this week, we're in the single digits cold. Like 5° Fahrenheit. When I get home to three teenage girls and my wife who's armed with a new batch of stories, any escape plan is a reasonable alternative. So each night, I've bundled up tight, popped in the ear buds, and headed right out with our dog for a long walk. "It's for Murphy, honey. The poor dear has been cooped up all day. " And off we go into the near zero blizzard. As I say, a reasonable alternative.

Know what's great? That you understand her and accept it.

I think you give me too much credit. As she's going thru the feelings she had when her manager told her something didn't fit in the budget, part of me is dying inside. Maybe Murphy needs a second walk.

I'll be
letting you know how I feel about it.

Where are the exits? Where are the exits?!!!! AAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! 2

 

[Edward]

 

[Classik]

In a lighthearted remark, I see some of us here dread our wives.

Nevertheless we always learn to manage some people (as Handy would always say encouragingly)

 

[Classik]

There is this lyric (though faint in my mind):
My Father,
He married a crocodile wife,
She bites,
She bites,
Iyea iyaaa ooh eeeh

 

[th1b.taylor]

John and i must be weird.. he is the talker .. he talks almost all day... He tells long long stories. talks to the dog the cat the TV the phone..
He is 72 now and his stories are getting blended and growing..

REBA,
We are perfectly lucid at 72! My wife tells me my Three Legged Pig Joke, she thinks it's the worst joke I've ever told, has gotten three times longer in the past 25 or 26 years. I know for sure that I have added only one detail, you girls exaggerate more than, we, men.

 

[th1b.taylor]

Hi Reba,
My husband and I speak to each other only when absolutely necessary.
We get along just great!!


Just kidding. We tell each other everything - problem is we repeat each story 100's of times
but neither one of us minds. Is this a symptom of something??!!

Wondering

No, it's absolutely normal but I do believe Deeter is three... maybe ten times worse about it than I am!

 

[Papa Zoom]

I feel ya. Here in Michigan this week, we're in the single digits cold. Like 5° Fahrenheit. When I get home to three teenage girls and my wife who's armed with a new batch of stories, any escape plan is a reasonable alternative. So each night, I've bundled up tight, popped in the ear buds, and headed right out with our dog for a long walk. "It's for Murphy, honey. The poor dear has been cooped up all day. " And off we go into the near zero blizzard. As I say, a reasonable alternative.

I think you give me too much credit. As she's going thru the feelings she had when her manager told her something didn't fit in the budget, part of me is dying inside. Maybe Murphy needs a second walk.

Where are the exits? Where are the exits?!!!! AAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! 2

It's like when my wife puts me in the dog house I think, "Doesn't she know I like it in here? It's quiet."

 

[Papa Zoom]

In a lighthearted remark, I see some of us here dread our wives.

Nevertheless we always learn to manage some people (as Handy would always say encouragingly)

My wife I do not dread.
She keeps me very well fed.
She just drives me crazy
When my mind's feeling lazy
With her penchant for continuous phrasey

 

[LovethroughDove]

27Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife. 28But if you marry, you have not sinned" (1 Corinthians 7:27-28 NASB bold mine)

This version does not say the same as mine. Are you married? Do not seek a divorce. Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife. But if you do marry, you have not sinned.

This tells me that (Don't get a divorce if you are married) If you are unmarried (meaning, you have NEVER been married) you are not sinning.

But maybe you are right about guys getting remarried............maybe they can, but women can't?

1 Corinthians 7:10-11 To the married I give this command (not I , but the Lord) : A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

But it kinda feels like a moot point on the husbands part, cause he is not suppose to divorce.

Scripture is pointing to total devotion to the Lord, and it is very hard to live only to him with other people you are responsible for.

 

[LovethroughDove]

That's what I thought but do want to be sure, because



I read that too and can see the gravity of it. The only thing is though...I like being married. I miss it.

I truly do appreciate that you liked being married. And I feel like I am the Debbie Downer of the whole website, but there are so many things you can do for everyone not being married. So many kingdom reaching things!

 

[Classik]

The issue of divorce, when you take a poll, you may notice that majority might not be divorcing on the basis of adultery or physical / emotional abuse - but based on flimsy excuses.

 

[GodsGrace]

In a lighthearted remark, I see some of us here dread our wives.

Nevertheless we always learn to manage some people (as Handy would always say encouragingly)

Classik,
You're from a different world,
Er, I mean country.
So you may not realize what a strong word "dread" is.
No one here dreads their wife.
They're just terrified of her.
Er, I mean, they really love her.

 

[GodsGrace]

I truly do appreciate that you liked being married. And I feel like I am the Debbie Downer of the whole website, but there are so many things you can do for everyone not being married. So many kingdom reaching things!

I agree LTD
But remember that we are all called to different ministries and being a good wife or husband can certainly be a ministry and will bring persons to God.

 

[LovethroughDove]

I agree LTD
But remember that we are all called to different ministries and being a good wife or husband can certainly be a ministry and will bring persons to God.

Yes, that is my ministry currently.