Classic from the Mrs! Vol 2

[PositronicRay]

BossHogg said:

They're all the same wherever they are in the world, and when they get in a huff and you ask what's wrong, they all reply, "nothing" when it's clearly something!

I'm FINE.

[BossHogg]

[pincher]

PositronicRay said:

I'm FINE.

Words you never want to hear

[Penny Whistle]

AstonZagato said:

Also, spying on the children - "Can you see where X is on 'Find My'?", "Can you ask if Y wants to Skype tonight?", "Have you looked at Z's Facebook/Insta feed to see what they are doing?".

I do think you (and/or she) could have been a little more imaginative with your children's' names.

[Doofus]

Penny Whistle said:

AstonZagato said:

Also, spying on the children - "Can you see where X is on 'Find My'?", "Can you ask if Y wants to Skype tonight?", "Have you looked at Z's Facebook/Insta feed to see what they are doing?".

I do think you (and/or she) could have been a little more imaginative with your children's' names.

After they got above 20 kids, it became more onerous to think of names...

[Jules Sunley]

Doofus said:

Penny Whistle said:

AstonZagato said:

Also, spying on the children - "Can you see where X is on 'Find My'?", "Can you ask if Y wants to Skype tonight?", "Have you looked at Z's Facebook/Insta feed to see what they are doing?".

I do think you (and/or she) could have been a little more imaginative with your children's' names.

After they got above 20 kids, it became more onerous to think of names...

Well there was nothing decent worth watching on TV so what else are you supposed to do....

[Antony Moxey]

pincher said:

PositronicRay said:

I'm FINE.

Words you never want to hear

Disagree. It means I can leave her to huff and stomp around to her heart’s content. If she then complains about me not caring I simply reply that you said you were fine so I left it at that. If you wanted to talk about something why didn’t you simply just say so? I’m too old and we’ve been married too long to play childish games.

[BossHogg]

pincher said:

PositronicRay said:

I'm FINE.

Words you never want to hear

[PositronicRay]

BossHogg said:

pincher said:

PositronicRay said:

I'm FINE.

Words you never want to hear

Or when you're injured.

Yesterday I knocked a scab off a wound on my hand, Instead of a 'run it under the tap while I fetch a sticking plaster' uttered in a loving fashion, I'm subjected to an almighty bking for being a clumsy oaf and bleeding on the utility room floor. (Which I may or may not have deserved)

[BossHogg]

if you want sympathy, you'll find it in the dictionary between sh*t and syphilis!

[havoc]

BossHogg said:

if you want sympathy, you'll find it in the dictionary between sh*t and syphilis!

Which one are you most likely to get from your partner?

[BossHogg]

Neither, she's a good Catholic girl.

[Snoggledog]

pincher said:

PositronicRay said:

I'm FINE.

Words you never want to hear

I'm FINE

Option 1 - This is something that you may or may not have done but which is attributed to you in any case. Saying sorry won't help. She will remember and you will pay in some way, at some point. Going out with your mates to the pub / game / cinema / strip club will only make matters worse. Stay out of the way and attempt to either look useful or invisible.

Option 2 - This is something that someone else has done. Do not under any circumstances ask about it. She will tell you (ad nauseam) in her own time when she feels like it. Stay out of the way and attempt to either look useful or invisible. When she does tell you, and she bloody well will; nod and appear as conciliatory as possible. Do not under any circumstances offer either an opinion or a solution.

FINE (as a statement)

This is where she's acknowledging something (either a decision that you or someone else has made). This is not the same as agreement. You might be lucky and get away with it but don't count on it

[alock]

I know this is a 'funny' thread and they will be a certain amount of artistic licence in the comments, but the above mindset is worryingly close to reality for millions of married men. What a sad way to live a life.

[BossHogg]

And that my friend, is why a lot of us married men volunteer for overtime. We don't want to do it, but it's a freedom ticket to a day of peace and quiet. I would rather be run ragged on a complex multiple RTC than face the missus when she is in a strop!

[cheesejunkie]

alock said:

I know this is a 'funny' thread and they will be a certain amount of artistic licence in the comments, but the above mindset is worryingly close to reality for millions of married men. What a sad way to live a life.

No it’s not. Random sample of a large group of friends, they’re all happily married and I don’t just mean the blokes.

Everyone enjoys the odd moan but those living in true wedded misery are few and far between. Don’t believe what you read and don’t think it’s typical.

[glenrobbo]

cheesejunkie said:

alock said:

I know this is a 'funny' thread and they will be a certain amount of artistic licence in the comments, but the above mindset is worryingly close to reality for millions of married men. What a sad way to live a life.

No it’s not. Random sample of a large group of friends, they’re all happily married and I don’t just mean the blokes.

Everyone enjoys the odd moan but those living in true wedded misery are few and far between. Don’t believe what you read and don’t think it’s typical.

Hmmm. I wonder if you'll still be of that opinion after 53 years of marriage...

[Caddyshack]

glenrobbo said:

cheesejunkie said:

alock said:

I know this is a 'funny' thread and they will be a certain amount of artistic licence in the comments, but the above mindset is worryingly close to reality for millions of married men. What a sad way to live a life.

No it’s not. Random sample of a large group of friends, they’re all happily married and I don’t just mean the blokes.

Everyone enjoys the odd moan but those living in true wedded misery are few and far between. Don’t believe what you read and don’t think it’s typical.

Hmmm. I wonder if you'll still be of that opinion after 53 years of marriage...

20 years gives a different perspective In many cases.

[PositronicRay]

Caddyshack said:

glenrobbo said:

cheesejunkie said:

alock said:

I know this is a 'funny' thread and they will be a certain amount of artistic licence in the comments, but the above mindset is worryingly close to reality for millions of married men. What a sad way to live a life.

No it’s not. Random sample of a large group of friends, they’re all happily married and I don’t just mean the blokes.

Everyone enjoys the odd moan but those living in true wedded misery are few and far between. Don’t believe what you read and don’t think it’s typical.

Hmmm. I wonder if you'll still be of that opinion after 53 years of marriage...

20 years gives a different perspective In many cases.

I just asked Mrs PR, DRIVEL she said, don't listen, read or post. I'm okay for a couple of moments though she's popped out for the paper.

[edthefed]

I do the food shopping in our house - far easier, cheaper and quicker

Yesterday i was asked "Can you call at the butchers and get £50 worth of Lamb ?"

To confirm i was getting the right amount i asked " Do you know how much Lamb is and is £50 worth enough?"

To which she replied "i have no idea how much it costs - why?"