tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post5893484351503325217..comments2024-01-07T04:57:21.347-07:00Comments on Pithless Thoughts: Wanna Talk? A Primer for WivesSteve Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-81936532125487378212010-02-07T23:31:10.005-07:002010-02-07T23:31:10.005-07:00My wife and I talk almost constantly. But that'...My wife and I talk almost constantly. But that's very different than, "Hon, we need to talk."<br /><br />Part of the problem that women don't realize is we are nearly Pavlovian. If every time you say that phrase, something unpleasant follows, then we won't want to talk.<br /><br />If you use that phrase a few times to start "good" conversations, or at least you make sure the experience of the bad conversation is mitigated (some attention helps), then things will improve dramatically.<br /><br />Men may be lazy, but just because a man is lazy doesn't mean his wife doesn't emotionally abuse him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-65744926525764433742010-02-05T08:40:12.398-07:002010-02-05T08:40:12.398-07:00Heh.
Reminds me of the old saying: "Men talk...Heh.<br /><br />Reminds me of the old saying: "Men talk with women so that they can have sex with them. Women have sex with men so that they can talk with them."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-79586770364595361172010-02-03T22:14:25.665-07:002010-02-03T22:14:25.665-07:00Orr and Phillipa, I do know several couples where ...Orr and Phillipa, I do know several couples where there are "role reversals", but no one where BOTH wanna talk all the time. It seems a mouth always marries an ear. :)Steve Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-26542302975911460002010-02-03T21:06:17.656-07:002010-02-03T21:06:17.656-07:00Umm...I'm with orrologion. My husband is the ...Umm...I'm with orrologion. My husband is the 'wife.'<br /><br />I always thought guys were like dogs...give them a treat when they do good and all is well on planet earth.<br /><br />Maybe I better go back to reading!<br /><br />25 years of wedded bliss! YAY!Athanasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107488973500025470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-74441392963141756952010-02-03T19:51:40.410-07:002010-02-03T19:51:40.410-07:00ha! hubby & I both enjoyed the article!ha! hubby & I both enjoyed the article!amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418701204573873745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-37735752872378442242010-02-03T15:08:16.033-07:002010-02-03T15:08:16.033-07:00oh my. if that was the case (this man's view ...oh my. if that was the case (this man's view of men and women) then I'll just stick to having a cat! Wow!elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-81092370149643588242010-02-03T07:32:54.187-07:002010-02-03T07:32:54.187-07:00Um, I'm the wife it turns out. Well, my wife&...Um, I'm the wife it turns out. Well, my wife's always said the best husbands are just a little bit gay.<br /><br />I'm also great on extended commentary on interior design and clothes. I live for Project Runway, next to church, of course.123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14514075641944568806noreply@blogger.com