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Posted on 6/14/24 at 9:48 pm to
Posted by adavis
North of I-10
Member since Aug 2007
5930 posts
Posted on 6/14/24 at 9:48 pm to
My wife does that all the time. Then she goes out of town with the kids and I have the house to myself. You don’t have to go baw. Tell her have fun
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
10412 posts
Posted on 6/14/24 at 9:54 pm to
What are the plans for?

Wife’s friend may have just wrecked a Father’s Day surprise gift.
Posted by Higgysmalls
Ft Lauderdale
Member since Jun 2016
7638 posts
Posted on 6/14/24 at 10:02 pm to
Welcome to "you don't wear the pants anymore"
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
71920 posts
Posted on 6/14/24 at 10:04 pm to
Odds are good that she told you but you weren’t listening.

(I speak from experience)
Posted by GreenRockTiger
vortex to the whirlpool of despair
Member since Jun 2020
58171 posts
Posted on 6/14/24 at 10:07 pm to
I wish my husband would take the kids somewhere without telling me



Not gonna happen
Posted by OceanMan
Member since Mar 2010
22637 posts
Posted on 6/14/24 at 10:11 pm to
I would look like an a-hole but I would be pissed too
Posted by Higgysmalls
Ft Lauderdale
Member since Jun 2016
7638 posts
Posted on 6/14/24 at 10:13 pm to
My wife will ask but I really don't have a say in matter
Posted by ReedRothchild
South MS
Member since Jul 2019
1567 posts
Posted on 6/14/24 at 10:16 pm to
quote:

When she insists that you apologize for how you made her “feel”, bite the billet but keep smiling on the inside because this is as close to her acknowledging that you were right as you’re ever gonna get. The win is you got through to her, and she knows you’re right, even though she will never say so. Gotta read it between the lines but it’s there.



This is spot on. I’ve been married 13 years and still struggle to keep this in mind.

Posted by Dadren
Jawja
Member since Dec 2023
3040 posts
Posted on 6/14/24 at 10:23 pm to
quote:

No, I am expected to go. If I don’t then I am selfish for skipping out on a family event.

So if I’m understanding correctly, your wife unilaterally made plans to go out of town with the kids, didn’t tell you before or after, and after finding out from someone other than herself, expects you to go?

How did the conversation with her go after you found out? Did she forget to tell you? Did she have no intention of telling you?

This is odd. Either your wife’s communication skills are awful, she told you already and you forgot, or she just doesn’t think she needs your input in planning the life you two are supposed to be sharing.

If it’s the last one, that’s disrespectful and you need to tell her. Not in a provoking way but just tell her “when you do that I feel disrespected and unimportant”.
Posted by Warmouth
Denver
Member since May 2024
152 posts
Posted on 6/14/24 at 10:29 pm to
So many good responses here. I appreciate the honestly.

This post was edited on 6/19/24 at 9:19 am
Posted by LSUSkip
Central, LA
Member since Jul 2012
24717 posts
Posted on 6/14/24 at 10:29 pm to
I'm as direct as direct can be. I don't apologize for how I made her feel. I double down on the fact that it was her fault.

I've always told people to not ask me a question if they're afraid of the answer because I'm going to give them the truth. That's why I'm not cut out for politics and I would only be able to get so far up the corporate ladder. I'm sure it's also why some people don't like me.
Posted by TrigSwig
Member since May 2024
331 posts
Posted on 6/14/24 at 10:41 pm to
I think if she would swallow more often, her gut instincts would prevent her from acting like that.
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
68921 posts
Posted on 6/14/24 at 10:44 pm to
quote:

My wife says she forgot to tell me.



I hope it wasn't you that brought it up to her.
Posted by Dadren
Jawja
Member since Dec 2023
3040 posts
Posted on 6/14/24 at 10:46 pm to
quote:

This is 100% correct. She does not respect me. She gets a warning before I make plans and I ask if that is ok. I do not get the same respect. If I say nobody is going on this stupid trip she will throw a fit. She would much rather piss me off and upset her husband than to upset her brother and sister in law.

Is it possible the neither of you are really respecting each other?

If she knows you don’t like your in-laws and you think plans with them are “stupid” (she probably knows this even if you don’t say it), I can see why she might not want to include you in her plans. Not saying that’s right, I’m saying maybe yall are “in a dance” and it’s turning into a tit-for-tat thing.

One of you has to stop the dance. If you decide to, tell her “when you do this, I feel disrespected”. Then, ask her what you can do to make it easier for her to plan things together with you. That way, you start a conversation and not a defensive back-forth that will ultimately go nowhere.
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
68921 posts
Posted on 6/14/24 at 10:51 pm to
I'm guessing no older than 28 with 2 kids under 4.

If I'm close, just tough it out, brother.

If you're in your 30s and have been married for more than 8 years, you got to get your shite together, guy.
Posted by MSTiger33
Member since Oct 2007
21428 posts
Posted on 6/15/24 at 6:54 am to
quote:

Our wives must be sisters, mine is more like a roommate I don’t like.


Oh yeah, they have to be related
Posted by liz18lsu
Naples, FL
Member since Feb 2009
17895 posts
Posted on 6/15/24 at 7:06 am to
Get your wife in line. One of my vows was to OBEY my husband. He rules the house and I defer to him. I am not a submissive woman, but I greatly appreciate him being strong. Is your wife not a Christian?
Posted by N2cars
Close by
Member since Feb 2008
37873 posts
Posted on 6/15/24 at 7:15 am to
You are even smarter than I thought.

Posted by Tenfold
Member since Mar 2023
339 posts
Posted on 6/15/24 at 7:17 am to


This post was edited on 6/15/24 at 7:42 am
Posted by glassart
Member since Apr 2021
651 posts
Posted on 6/15/24 at 7:18 am to
Adults Only Friends for Hire

Shave your pubes off a couple days before she leaves.

Shave your face clean, too.

Send me half the money you saved because she stayed home all weekend cooking and watching you like a hawk.
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