OT: the Tao of Married life

[UConnMike04]

Thanks everyone. As for your questions, mostly all of those things we've discussed and we've been living together for a while now so we have a good routine. Only thing we really disagree on in sports actually. She's not into them at all, and I'm huge into sports. She does go to UConn games with me though! In return, I go to Broadway shows with her...

 

[CTMike]

Thanks everyone. As for your questions, mostly all of those things we've discussed and we've been living together for a while now so we have a good routine. Only thing we really disagree on in sports actually. She's not into them at all, and I'm huge into sports. She does go to UConn games with me though! In return, I go to Broadway shows with her...

It's all about the subtext.

 

[huskypantz]

2. She breaks everything electrical. I suspect witchcraft. Brand new iPad Air 2...must be returned, typing doesn't work right. The internet is broken somehow. She can't make the blu-ray player work. The computer is slow. Her Verizon email won't send on her phone. This woman was a manager in the Fidelity IT department!

My wife is a fund accountant with State Street, yet I handle all investments. OTOH I work in IT and am the pc tech and network engineer for the household as soon as I step foot in the door.

 

[huskypantz]

I just read the entire post and it was a great read. Married 43 years yesterday and wanted to let you all know that I figured something out a long ago. I readily admit to being way more than 50% of the problem....BUT not the whole problem. She has earned her nickname of "Miss Direction" over and over, is never satisfied with my cleaning (she doesn't get that I don't see dirt), fights unfairly (brings up old girlfriends from 35 years ago), fails the logic test and then gets accuses me of being "always right" ...oh the double standard. I could go and on but my point is... I am glad she'll still have me.

Wait a minute, you've been married 43 years and she brings up old girlfriends from 35 years ago?

 

[August_West]

Wait a minute, you've been married 43 years and she brings up old girlfriends from 35 years ago?

At least she has a reason. I've been married 17 years and my wife brings up girlfriends from 25 years ago.

 

[uconnfan68]

At least she has a reason. I've been married 17 years and my wife brings up girlfriends from 25 years ago.

Why did you tell her about them?

 

[ctchamps]

You are on the money Deepster, Aunt flow is on the way. Should be here any minute now. Still gets under my skin!!

Someday this thread will give men a pause!

 

[huskypantz]

At least she has a reason. I've been married 17 years and my wife brings up girlfriends from 25 years ago.

True, I think I have a similar time frame - 6 years hitched and the wife occasionally brings up an ex from 13-14 years ago (year or two before we met).

 

[John]

My wife is a fund accountant with State Street, yet I handle all investments. OTOH I work in IT and am the pc tech and network engineer for the household as soon as I step foot in the door.

parallel lives. Scary.

 

[August_West]

Why did you tell her about them?

I didn't, she was dating the keyboard player in my band when I was sowing my oats. She was a first hand disgusted witness.

 

[uconnfan68]

I didn't, she was dating the keyboard player in my band when I was sowing my oats. She was a first hand disgusted witness.

Oof

 

[Deepster]

I didn't, she was dating the keyboard player in my band when I was sowing my oats. She was a first hand disgusted witness.

Hmm. Keyboard players get poon? Who knew?