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I Can’t Stop Bashing My Husband to Other Moms, and I’m Sorry
New York Magazine ^ | 6/17

Posted on 06/18/2016 11:57:16 AM PDT by nickcarraway

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1 posted on 06/18/2016 11:57:16 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

In the main, I find today’s crop of whining women to be the most self-involved and selfish bunch of twits.

And yes, picking apart your spouse for the amusement of others, striping him of humanity and holding him up for all to ridicule is the basest betrayal.

Opus


2 posted on 06/18/2016 12:06:16 PM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: nickcarraway

There is a lot we men could say that would get us banned from this site.

I will say this: men are judged, often harshly, by the women in their lives, because they are being judged by subjective and sometimes shifting criteria by the women. The women set the criteria by which the men are to be judged. Then the women get pissed off when the men do not meet the standards set by the women.

Whether the issue is laundry, housework, doing the dishes, care of the children, taking care of the family finances, grocery shopping, you name it, the woman sets criteria by which she judges her husband. And the husband may not meet the high standards set.

I speak from personal experience, so forgive me if this sounds like an over generalization. I’ve heard plenty from male friends about this very subject. Sometimes we feel that nothing we do is ever good enough to suit her.

We don’t vacuum properly. We don’t do dishes properly. We don’t fold laundry the right way. We buy the wrong brand of spaghetti sauce. We deal with the children differently than she would. All of this and more gets on her nerves.

I will close by saying that for me and men I know, we DO NOT judge our wives based on some list of things we wish she did differently. We are happy to be with her. We just don’t set such standards for house work or other chores of life the way women tend to do.


3 posted on 06/18/2016 12:06:32 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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About 15 years ago I discovered that if I raise my husband up and proclaim him at the gates as wonderful he is. It gives me great joy to let the world know how wonderful Mr. Mercat is. Too bad for him we had already been married over 30 years but better late than never.


4 posted on 06/18/2016 12:08:43 PM PDT by Mercat (Boredom is a problem on the inside. And happiness, too, is an inside job.)
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To: nickcarraway

Guess what? All y’all snowflake ladies that are the True Rugged Independent Americans. More than likely there is a woman out there who would be happy to take him off your hands. In all likelihood even speak well of him. Keep it up and you will find out.


5 posted on 06/18/2016 12:08:44 PM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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Here is a picture of the first recorded instance of women complaining about their "deadbeat" husbands.

"Kronk come home and complain his feet hurt from hunting all day. I wish I could hang with buddies all day. I am stuck in dark, damp, cave with brats. Krona not understand how hard my life is."

6 posted on 06/18/2016 12:12:03 PM PDT by USNBandit (Sarcasm engaged at all times)
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This is so true and it is a therapy, a sounding board. Bonnie Raite has a song that I always thought smart called Woman Be Wise. Woman be wise, keep your mouth shut, don’t advertise your man. Don’t go around bragging about all the good things he really can do. If you talk about your baby, say that he’s so fine, Lord honey I just might get up and try to make him mine. Woman be wise, keep your mouth shut, don’t advertise your man. Treat yourself to the entire set of lyrics. So perhaps women are also using reverse psychology.


7 posted on 06/18/2016 12:12:46 PM PDT by chit*chat
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To: nickcarraway
Reminds me of my ex.

I swear she'd get ideas from them to bash me about stuff that didn't used to be a problem in our marriage, until one or more of her friends had whatever as an issue in their own marriages/relationships.

She must have felt left out.

8 posted on 06/18/2016 12:12:53 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Men have a whole different list of what they judge their wives. But good wives should demean their husbands to others.


9 posted on 06/18/2016 12:14:32 PM PDT by No Socialist
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Been married 18 years next month and with her for 22 years total. I love my wife and even like being around her all the time still.

That said if something were to happen to her tomorrow... Aneurysm, drunk head on, asteroid, etc...

I will never ever get married again. Marriage 1.0 meant commitment, shared burden, and yes sexual access for the man.

Marriage 2.0 means divorce rape of men, monetary theft of men, blocking of access (of fathers) to their children, insane family courts, and government support of divorce.

If I were 23 years old right now I’d choose MGTOW.


10 posted on 06/18/2016 12:16:01 PM PDT by Tailback
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I never babysat my kids. Did it for other people though.


11 posted on 06/18/2016 12:16:51 PM PDT by disndat
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To: nickcarraway

If a man is alone in a forest and his wife is not around to hear him, is he still wrong?


12 posted on 06/18/2016 12:17:02 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: OpusatFR

I have another take on this. Told to me by a wise older woman, in fact.

Dissing your man to other women lessens the likelihood one of them will try to poach him.


13 posted on 06/18/2016 12:17:15 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Mercat

I started appreciating mine from day one and haven’t regretted anything, including some terrific hardships, after almost 50 years.

God help this nation if we are attacked with overwhelming armies or we lose the dollar’s reserve status, because if these women think their trivial litanies of annoyances are worthy of print, they won’t survive a crisis or even a minor disaster.


14 posted on 06/18/2016 12:17:32 PM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: nickcarraway

I avoid these kinds of women.


15 posted on 06/18/2016 12:17:58 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: nickcarraway

I discovered long ago that no matter how good we men are, women feel the need to constantly announce to everyone that we are somehow always lacking, and yes mates, it’s ALWAYS our fault.

One particular ex- figured out pretty quickly that we were a bit separated on the bell curve, and at first she thought it was outstanding that I was always so knowledgeable and intelligent... but as time went by I discovered that more and more she was portraying everything to show just how clueless I was in her eyes.

Apparently, she became quite insecure about how much more intelligent I was compared to her. Me? I was never concerned about that -I just liked her and enjoyed her company. Having her about just made sense, and I did not judge her on her IQ or even think about it.

And yes, when the relationship fell apart she assured everyone it was All My Fault.


16 posted on 06/18/2016 12:18:25 PM PDT by Utilizer (Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the muzrims trying to kill them)
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To: nickcarraway

Would she speak that way about her friends? No. Her children? No. Her father? Not likely. If you’re wanting to have a successful marriage, try to find the good things, hold your spouse in high regard. Engaging in idle, negative gossip is not constructive and affects your relationship in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. And, if he really is that bad of a loser, what does it say about the woman who married him?


17 posted on 06/18/2016 12:19:17 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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And this is more an increasing number of men are walking away from the plantation. Why risk literally everything for the hope of having regular sex? Half of all marriages fail, and far more than of those, the divorce is initiated by the woman. On her word alone, with no evidence at all, a man could have his life ruined. Molesting his children, beating his wife, it doesn’t matter; any of those can permanently ruin a man’s life and any hope he has for his future.


18 posted on 06/18/2016 12:20:06 PM PDT by wastedyears (Trump has all the right enemies.)
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19 posted on 06/18/2016 12:20:53 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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Golly, I could have written that! Well said.


20 posted on 06/18/2016 12:21:33 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Nation States seem to be ending. The follow-on should not be Globalism, but Localism.)
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