re: Why do a lot of married men have to bring their wives with them to the doctor's office?

I am stubborn AF, my wife cares and makes the appointments. I like her to come along in case I forget some shite.

I don’t really see the problem here

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Also, you don't have to hear "why didn't you ask him this or tell him that."

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Exactly!

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I can’t understand the doctors with a foreign accent.

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Is a rural north Louisiana accent considered foreign in rural central Louisiana?

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My wife comes with me maybe half the time. Half of my doctors visits I remember absolutely nothing the doctor tells me.

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You really should remember it though unless you have Alzheimer’s.

Not gonna lie. I can't relate to this at all, so I can't speak to it. The only time my wife came to any of my appointments is once when she were already in the car while we were riding around. So, it made more sense instead of sitting in the car.

You will be amazed at how many grown men neglect their health. I used to work offshore and would see people drop dead at 50, then come to find out during casual convos, the crew in their 40's an 50's have not seen a doctor in 5+ years. No checkups, no bloodwork, no dental work, nothing. I have seen men missing half their teeth, even though the company provides dental insurance. They are also some cheap SOB men out there who don't want to get a medical bill or pay for life long prescriptions like cholesterol meds, but they will happily spend good $ on that side-by-side, F-Series, and that hunting stand.

Often times its the wife dragging a dipshit husband to the doctor. Usually the wife is neurotic and researches the hell out of everything and then overreacts.

I am on top of my health but can always do better. Wife may tell me something I should do, but I will make that appt and go. Wife has never taken me to a doctor and spoke for me, unless I was under anesthesia.

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I was an RN for 29 years. I worked in the outpatient setting for many years. There are a lot of men who I have no idea how they made it through life without their wife. They knew nothing about their health history, surgical history, who their other doctors were, or what medications they took. This was the norm, not the exception.

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Yeah, I imagine most of the dudes on here aren't like this just by nature of the type that internet forums attract, but let's not act like a chunk of the older generation of men at the very least aren't helpless in a lot of ways outside of their jobs.

I've seen men who don't know how to operate the dishwasher or clothing washer. Who have to call their wives to ask where basic shite is if she's out of town for the first time ever. It's not really a stretch these same men can't manage their health on their own.

Weird melt...

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He could care less about being there

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How much less?