Why can't women give a simple answer to a simple question?
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Frustrates the life out of me much as I love her.
Although we have been married almost 25 years and SWMBO knows I like simple answers to simple questions, she just doesn't seem capable of answering questions that way.
For example, Mrs TT is doing some house viewings this afternoon and called me to give me an update between viewings. She was describing the property details and I asked her if she had met the owners (as it was relevant to the discussion. she then described how she had arrived and some people had been milling around in the driveway and then the estate agent appeared while SWMBO was sat outside in the car. I then asked again, "So, did you meet the owners, yes or no?" and got a "no". I didn't need the other information. It was superfluous to the point and I cannot imagine in whose world it would be relevant.
I then asked her if the house was a contender and got a ten minute diatribe about how it looks and what opportunities there were to improve it. Again I asked if it was a contender. "Yes" she said.
How blody hard is it to answer the question first and then provide some qualifying information if necessary?
Please say its not just me.
Although we have been married almost 25 years and SWMBO knows I like simple answers to simple questions, she just doesn't seem capable of answering questions that way.
For example, Mrs TT is doing some house viewings this afternoon and called me to give me an update between viewings. She was describing the property details and I asked her if she had met the owners (as it was relevant to the discussion. she then described how she had arrived and some people had been milling around in the driveway and then the estate agent appeared while SWMBO was sat outside in the car. I then asked again, "So, did you meet the owners, yes or no?" and got a "no". I didn't need the other information. It was superfluous to the point and I cannot imagine in whose world it would be relevant.
I then asked her if the house was a contender and got a ten minute diatribe about how it looks and what opportunities there were to improve it. Again I asked if it was a contender. "Yes" she said.
How blody hard is it to answer the question first and then provide some qualifying information if necessary?
Please say its not just me.
Pothole said:
You know you've just told us you're mugs, chaps? Why listen to the fluff? Interrupt and ask for the straight answer. What are you scared of? (or more to the point, what blinded ou to this flaw before you committed to such a frustrating life?)
I do interrupt. She then gets shirty/upset/angry/sarcastic. Believe me you can't win.I'm not sure she was like this 25 years ago. MAybe I was just more tolerant.
She realised I was getting frustrated by her wafflings as she suddenly said, " Oh, I know, just give you the baby and not the birth pains..." which is what I ususally say to her. So she musn't realise she's doing it until part way through her ramblings.
WestyCarl said:
I have accepted that the first 25mins of me being home form work will just be my wife telling all about stuff at her work, who she phoned, what they are doing, and loads of other crap I have no interest in.
Once this is over we then can have 2 way conversations
After almost 25 years I have learned that when I get home and she asks me how my day was not to ask how hers was.Once this is over we then can have 2 way conversations
My answer will be "Fine" hers will be a minute by minute account of what happened, who said what to whom, why and what the repsonse was.
Really not interstested unless its news.
I just realised why the media News has gone from being fact based to being opinion based. Its now produced and consumed by women for women. Perhaps it should be renamed the early evening gossip.
Edited by Tyre Tread on Thursday 26th February 10:58
anonymous said:
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You can't be serious. If so then this is for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ85eeZL7yA
This evening I asked SWMBO to do a drive by on a property as weare in the process of relocating to another part of the country and she is already working down there.
Me: Did you do the driveb by?
Her: Yes..........
Me: How far out of the way was it?
Her: It wasn't
Me: Ah Okay. So it was on your route home? (didn't look like it on the details)
Her: No
Me: ????????
Her: Well, it was about 10 miles out of my way
Me: So It was out of your way?
He: Yes, but <insert long winded explanation about completely irrelevant stuff>
Me: So 10 miles then
Her: Yes
Me: OK
Me: Did you do the driveb by?
Her: Yes..........
Me: How far out of the way was it?
Her: It wasn't
Me: Ah Okay. So it was on your route home? (didn't look like it on the details)
Her: No
Me: ????????
Her: Well, it was about 10 miles out of my way
Me: So It was out of your way?
He: Yes, but <insert long winded explanation about completely irrelevant stuff>
Me: So 10 miles then
Her: Yes
Me: OK
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