Curiosity

PaulowniaK

Now who said wives don't go out to have tea with her friends to bitch about what terrible things her husband has done? :) It works both ways. You can't joke or tell stories about someone you don't have a strong connection with for the fear of breaking it with what you say. I'm not afraid to laugh about my husband's beer belly with my mates because I know he won't get upset. And if he goes around telling his mates about my big arse, I'm prepared to laugh that off too. ;)

Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...

dan sh

No. It is just humor. There is no intent to demean someone or to make her sad. You shouldn't take any of that seriously.

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Mycroft Holmes

As you have wandered into a predominately male forum you have run up against male humour, whats more male forum humour, there is a reason we have a Soap Box in can get crude sometimes. If you take the content of that thread seriously it will lead to some fundamental errors about us. We are not (generally) misogynistic cave men with more balls than brains. As to what the wife thinks of the content of the forum, you think they read this drivel :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: . I have been married, happily, for over 35 years to someone who cannot build a spreadsheet, needs help to format a letter. She dismisses CP as "oh your in the geek forum again" but like Walt's 2nd wife is quite content with her lifestyle. BTW you and all your gender are very welcome here, it is a better place for your inclusion. Just don't take anything but technical advice from this lot!

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

Karen Mitchelle

Yeah. I see that as a joke. But as to what I've said, just curious.. If I take that seriously, then this post might be a rant rather than curiosity. :laugh:

Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL. I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64

PIEBALDconsult

Experience. Coming up on twenty-two years of it myself. 1) She just doesn't Wang Chung like she used to. :sigh: 2) You haven't truly mastered a subject until you've taught it. She's still the one for me.

You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

Pete OHanlon

First of all, it's good to see you use the correct numbering system. You really have adapted to life in the lounge. However, most males will joke about the "loss of freedom" from marriage, but it's a mistake to think that we actually mean it. We joke about a lot of things that we don't mean. It's just part of that Men from Mars thing that women will never truly understand. It's also the same reason that girls who give other girls nicknames will use names like "Happy Samantha" or "Wannabe Bride" (both people I know). Blokes, of course, are more likely to choose nicknames like "Fat Baz" or other names that I really can't use on a KSS forum. A lot of the regular posters here seem to be happily married, and we genuinely do wish a long and happy marriage to others - even while we joke about it. I'm normally a great believer in equality but, in this case, this is the real difference. Women will never understand men. Ever. Don't worry about it though, because while we are fascinated and beguiled by women, we haven't got the foggiest about you either. And this is a good thing. This is why we don't pick up on subtle mood swings.

Jorgen Andersson

PaulowniaK wrote:

And if he goes around telling his mates about my big arse

For most men that's bragging. ;P

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]

Karen Mitchelle

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

You really have adapted to life in the lounge.

thanks. :-O

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

Women will never understand men. Ever.

The reason why I ask. Not that I didn't get the jokes or I took the thread seriously (as to what others pertain), I just ask you all because I know you're the only one who can answer those. And thanks for the response.

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

we haven't got the foggiest about you either

That's fine. Even me, there are times I can't understand some women either. :laugh:

Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL. I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64

V 0

0. Not afraid, that's just a joke. 1. Don't like is not really the correct wording. Let's say that love and hate are surprisingly close to one another if you're married for a longer period of time ;-). 2. Various things. See 1. but also how to keep doing the manly things we used to do before marriage. One thing women do more often then men, is trying to change the opposite sex... you are a mystery to us as we are a mystery to you... ;P

V.
(MQOTD rules and previous solutions)

Karen Mitchelle

For me, that depends. :laugh:

Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL. I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64

Jorgen Andersson

0. If you're not afraid you're not taking it seriously. It's a big change, you're promising someone she's the only one for the rest of your life. At least I'm taking that seriously. 1. Nagging. I mean, If I say I will do something, I will. No point in reminding me every half a year. Sorry couldn't resist

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]

CPallini

0. Because we actually are. 1. Nothing. However we also like other people's wives. 2. Surviving. -- Carlo The Honest

Veni, vidi, vici.

Karen Mitchelle

CPallini wrote:

However we also like other people's wives.

:omg:

Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL. I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64

Karen Mitchelle

I got used to naggers, too. I think my mom inherited a machine-gun-mouth from her ancestors. She always use it whenever possible. :laugh:

Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL. I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64

chriselst

It's just tired old stereotypes that people fall back on when they can't think of anything original.

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

Dinesh V Kumar

Thats True!!! But how you make peace with your partner decides how your rest of the life is going to be..

Super Lloyd

RyanDev wrote:

There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

I though they were 3! Those who know how to count, and the others! ;P

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Tim Carmichael

Ok, read this whole thread before replying. 0. Some men (and women) and afraid to get married because they have witnessed bad marriages. My wife was 32 when we married; she was VERY cautious because her mother had two bad marriages and she wanted to be sure her's would be fulfilling and last. 1. It is not so much that men don't 'like' their wives, they don't understand them. I can say something to my wife and hear back, "Oh, you mean....". I reply, "That's not what I said..." and repeat my words exactly. Her next reply, "You said EXACTLY this..." and I hear something 90 degrees off of what I said. She heard my words, but interpretting them in a manner I did not mean, but, to her, that is exactly what I said. Then, I go out and chop firewood... stress relief. 2. A survival guide is like seasoned advice. Last night, I was talking to a friend whose wife had a baby 3 weeks ago. She wants to take a week and visit family out of state. His thoughts, "Go, but leave me here. I don't want to go." What she will hear, "I don't like your family and can't be bothered to spend time with them; it is more important to me to avoid them than it is to spend time with you." My advice, tell her how many vacation days you have left this year (5 I think) and ask when she would like him to take them. If he goes out of town, then he will have no time left for the rest of the year - no Thanksgiving time off, no Christmas time off. So, reword what he says and make it HER option. Does that help? Tim P.S. - My wife thinks she can program because she can change formulas in a spreadsheet; I am happy to let her have a toenail in my world and let her think she is swimming with the dolphins.

PIEBALDconsult

CPallini wrote:

1. Nothing. However we also like other people's wives.

And divorcees. :cool:

You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

Dr Walt Fair PE

Of course there's love. Without love there's no way we could put up with each other for very long. Also a good sense of humor goes a long way.

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