SWMBO is convinced all men are stupid, period. And she does not mean in the intellectual manner, but the way we behave in a relationship. Men behave in what is normal for them and most all men behave similarly. To me it??s perfectly normal to check out all the women at a party, discreetly of course. And even, gasp, actually talk to them given the opportunity. Apparently SWMBO thinks 45 minutes is not an introductory ??chat? but a ??hit on? chat. I disagree because there were four gentlemen including myself engaged in the conversation (only one slightly drooling, and one with one eyeball bulging she had a v neck dress and the v went almost to her navel) . Now if anyone thinks that women don??t check out other women they are mistaken. They analyze every aspect of their competition from the hair color right down to the shoes in what has to be a 256 item long checklist.
?ÿMy only defense was to remind her of some annoyances she displays at, regular intervals.
Co-Pilot in car:?ÿ?ÿ Does not stop giving me speed limit sign information, turning information, following too closely (I don??t), warning me; a car in front has its brake lights on, and verbally broadcast what stage all traffic signals are, as well as pedestrians, busses, bicyclists, garbage trucks, school buses, winos, taxis, and UFO??s. I watch for motorcycles closely because I used to ride also.
TV: Channels stuck on Hallmark, Lifetime and TCM. I bought new TV and mounted it on the wall in the sitting room in the master bedroom. Remote in secret hiding place. This also brings up being verbally reprimanded in an electronics store i.e.: ??YOU ARE NOT SPENDING $3000 ON A TV SET, I DON??T CARE WHAT IT CAN DO? with a volume so loud several men ran out the front door and people trying out headsets even turned and stared.
Vacuuming: My bad. A long, long time ago I made the comment ??anybody can (insert any of the following here????..) vacuum, grocery shop, and clean toilets better than you?. As a result I grocery shop online at Wal-Mart, can make a toilet(s) shine like new, and am free to purchase any vacuum cleaner I want. I have a Shark, 2 Dysons, wall mounted car vac in the garage, 2 electric stick brooms, 3 regular brooms, push broom, and a 48? squgee.
After almost 51 years of marriage, (I was 18, she was 19), I wouldn??t change a thing. I am a ??trained? man who has become a disgrace to men everywhere. Sigh. ?????ÿ
Pitiful, plumb pitiful, there is no hope for you at all and I do hope they broke the mold as we need no other copies of you. ?????ÿ
Yeah - Your butt does look kinda big...?ÿ?ÿ ?????ÿ
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If she buys it then it was either for "us" or she did it because it's her perception of what I wanted. If I want to buy it then we don't buy it, it's not a priority.
I personally cannot understand why women get so upset with men's behavior because we are sooo predictable.?ÿ Women, on the other hand are usually very unpredictable.
Most of us don't change much after marriage.?ÿ We still like football games and things with internal combustion engines.?ÿ We still like to drink beer with our obnoxious buddies.?ÿ And, no matter how old we get, we all still like to "size up" all the breeding aged little hard-bellied fillies we see.?ÿ Pretty much just like the day we all said our vows.
I like to think of men's behavior as a constant.?ÿ Something upon which you can rely.?ÿ Something that rarely changes even in the face of adversity.?ÿ We are transparent.?ÿ What you see is what you get...in all its testosteronal glory.?ÿ That is why I cannot understand why my wife gets upset with my behavior.?ÿ I was the same yesterday and, good Lord willing, will be like that tomorrow.?ÿ If anybody has a good reason to get mad at their spouse's behavior it's men.?ÿ Women are so unpredictable they might explode at the very same thing they were OK with the day before.?ÿ Who can tell what the hell they're going to do, think, or say?
I just tell my wife not to take things personal.?ÿ I farted in bed before I got married?ÿand no, it's not an attack on her character....it's just the cabbage I had for dinner. 😉
I waited a long time to get married, and hearing other men complain I think I hit the jackpot.?ÿ She has some minor annoying habits, like not finishing sentences, not talking loud enough (especially in the car), and leaving used tissues all over the house, but I had to think hard to come up with those items.?ÿ
She lets me do what I want and puts my supper in the refrigerator if I'm not home in time.?ÿ She is frugal, usually, doesn't complain how I spend my money (usually frugal), and discusses major items.?ÿ She's musically talented. And she looks 10 years younger than her true age.?ÿ So generally speaking I'm a happy guy.
My sympathies to those who suffer more.
And I forgot to mention she puts the toilet paper on with the correct direction. ?????ÿ
I could have done much worse--------------------------both times.
On the other hand-----------they both could have done worse. Number one with her hubby number two and number two with her hubby number one.
My wife once called me a dirty old man (I wasn't even old at the time).?ÿ I told her, "Yep, and I'll be a dirty old man until I'm a dead old man".?ÿ I look, but after (only) 42 years of marriage to the best woman I've ever met there's no way I'd ever touch.
Andy
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My wife and I both come from a traditional background with typical roles. Our four children were brought up the same way. My wife did an excellent job with them all, but our oldest daughter (26 years young) makes her mother extra proud. She has two small children, a husband with brain damage (somewhat mild) from hypoglycemia and a job. A more devoted wife I have yet to see. I tell our son in law often that he is a lucky man. I know that I am a lucky man also, those values came from my wife.
"I just tell my wife not to take things personal.?ÿ I farted in bed before I got married and no, it's not an attack on her character....it's just the cabbage I had for dinner. 
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SWMBO sleeps in the upstairs master bedroom and I sleep (and watch TV) in the downstairs master bedroom, and it has worked out great for both of us. the reason? well she "claims" I snore and keep her awake and I claim she farts and keeps me awake for lack of oxygen. Now the dog and cat sleep with her. No more waking up with a cat's anus in my face "greeting" me. ?????ÿ
And I forgot to mention she puts the toilet paper on with the correct direction. ?????ÿ
"A" if you have a cat. "B" if you are "normal". ?????ÿ
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B according to Patent
