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Can you relate to this man and his spool of wire?

Posted on 2/11/25 at 1:49 pm
Posted by Lsuhoohoo
Member since Sep 2007
99804 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 1:49 pm



A man in profound thought. A mere spool of wire? 40 years ago he bought a big arse spool of wire and thought, "damn I'll never go through all this wire." But now its nearly gone. The wire representing the passage of time in his life, 40 years of projects he's done with his life. In a way the spool of wire represents his own mortality. Poignant. And then his wife pokes fun at his moment of reflection.


Next time she asks him what he's doing, he'll just say "nothing" and she'll get pissed off that he never opens up to her.
This post was edited on 2/11/25 at 2:07 pm
Posted by Randall Savauge
Member since Aug 2021
363 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 1:52 pm to
:what year is this: meme
Posted by JiminyCricket
Member since Jun 2017
5150 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 1:52 pm to
Mrs Cricket gets real sentimental about stuff like this so I'd probably get a hug and then we'd move on with our day. Living with a miserable spouse, husband or wife, has to be one of the worst things that can happen to a person.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
69228 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 1:53 pm to
frickin women just don't get it.

I feel ya bro. I feel ya.
Posted by SUB
Silver Tier TD Premium
Member since Jan 2009
23233 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 1:56 pm to
I bought in to this giant spool of wire
And it turns turns turns as the time goes bye-er
Posted by Jwils
Member since Jan 2012
1691 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 1:58 pm to
Mine was one of those industrial sized packages of straight edged razor blades. Originally for stripping window tint, speaker box carpet and speaker wires, then over the years less and less use. Now I'm down to less than 10. I feelz him.
Posted by Gusoline
Jacksonville, NC
Member since Dec 2013
9997 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 1:59 pm to
Stay single, kings.
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
39793 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 2:05 pm to
What a bitch.

ETA: The wife, not the guy.
This post was edited on 2/11/25 at 2:05 pm
Posted by dyslexiateechur
Louisiana
Member since Jan 2009
34453 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 2:06 pm to
I bought several pallets of 3 pack Clorox wipes for 2.15 back in 2005. I was sad when I used the last pack a few years ago.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
137032 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 2:36 pm to
“Why do men keep everything bottled up then explode over some innocuous event??”

*plays video*
Posted by Tifway419
Member since Sep 2022
1293 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 2:38 pm to
When my first child was born, we purchased a giant box of 2,500 dog poop bags to put poopie diapers in, and ended up running out before the last one was potty trained.

The bags were only for poopie diapers as pee diapers didn’t stink much, plus all kids went to daycare when they were 3 months old so they had their daily poop at daycare.

I didn’t know how to feel. Accomplished for changing 2,500 poopie diapers, but also sad because my kids were growing up.
Posted by TheRouxGuru
Member since Nov 2019
11885 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 2:41 pm to
This is stupid. Like the whole thing is just dumb and hard to believe



She went out to check on her husband, and felt the need to record it??? Hmmmm





It’s time we start putting the phones down sometimes



Posted by jaytothen
Member since Jan 2020
7637 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 2:42 pm to
TBF I'd make fun of my buddy if he was a Jet's fan as well.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
130437 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 2:44 pm to
quote:

Next time she asks him what he's doing, he'll just say "nothing" and she'll get pissed off that he never opens up to her.


Yup.

I'll share stuff with mine and she'll make this big deal how I must have been thinking about someone else.


No, I wasn't, and even if I was so what?
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
29896 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 2:53 pm to
Every day... and I basically get the same response from my wife..

Seems like the last 30 years were a blur.. Especially after getting married and having kids
This post was edited on 2/11/25 at 2:58 pm
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
29896 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 2:54 pm to
quote:

This is stupid. Like the whole thing is just dumb and hard to believe



It's basically him saying where did the time go... and like a typical woman, she nags him about the cap.

Sorry you didn't get that....
This post was edited on 2/11/25 at 2:57 pm
Posted by Govt Tide
Member since Nov 2009
9474 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 3:19 pm to
I'm convinced that one of the biggest myths or outright lies when it comes to men/women is the myth of women being so full of emphathy in relating to everyone. That may be true with children and other women that don't pose any sort of threat to them but to everyone else this is a joke especially when it comes to their husbands or boyfriends.

The vast majority of women show little to no empathy towards their husbands/boyfriends, they often have outright contempt for their significant other when he makes the mistake of being vulnerable. If he shares something that is bothering him that she is doing it's usually either met with complete indifference or a defensive reaction that the husband/boyfriend ends up having to apologize for the reaction it has caused her. Even worse if the guy is dealing with a little depression or has lost a job and is having to dig himself out of any sort of hole and needs his wife to build him up and support him for a short time as he gets back on his feet. Instead of giving the husband/boyfriend the benefit of the doubt and being a support system like the husband/boyfriend has been to her countless times they lose respect and often show contempt for him in his time of need. Disrespect turns to contempt and the wife/girlfriend ends up dumping or divorcing him and often times cheats on said husband/boyfriend in the process.

I dare say there's not a single man on TD who hasn't made the mistake of "being vulnerable" with his wife or girlfriend at some point in his life and had it backfire on him. Count yourself fortunate if you've never dealt with it before and be very careful as a man what you share with your signifcant other.
Posted by dyslexiateechur
Louisiana
Member since Jan 2009
34453 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 3:26 pm to
Then you’re married to the wrong person.
Posted by Govt Tide
Member since Nov 2009
9474 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 3:50 pm to
quote:

Then you’re married to the wrong person.



That's always the comeback and why it makes little to no sense for a man to marry these days. I'm not married btw. Way too much risk as a man to marry until there is major reform to the divorce laws in this country. Women are heavily incentivized to file for divorce the minute things aren't perfect or if they get "bored" in a marriage. 70% of divorces are initiated by women and the man usually gets screwed often times losing half of his assets in the divorce settlement. It's even worse when children are involved with men often having to fight to be able to see their own children. Divorce isn't easy on anyone and can be awful for women too but men are often downright destroyed financially and emotionally in divorces and many never recover. The divorced men that do recover are extremely hesitant to remarry if they are even slightly open to the idea of ever remarrying again.
Posted by dyslexiateechur
Louisiana
Member since Jan 2009
34453 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 3:51 pm to
Oh please. I make almost 3x my husbands salary and I’d be the one to get screwed over in a divorce. Like I said. Married to the wrong woman.
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