Drives me Crazy......omg (dating, wife, married, men)

[Dbl-r]

Ok....unless it's just a very short trip, like a mile or two please let me drive......omg my SO just makes my head twist n turn when I have to be in an auto and she is driving! Is this just a male thing or do you females find yourself while being a passenger in the car with your SO driving, wishing you were the one behind the wheel?
Now tell the truth.... Men speak up please...

[Puru]

When my SO is driving I'm happy! :] He's a great driver and has a lot of experience. I only got my license within the past year so I still have a lot to learn but my SO lets me drive a lot and tries not to make any comments about my driving and sometimes insists that I drive. For longer trips I'd much prefer it if he drove. The only time he won't let me drive is if it comes down to someone driving his truck because I'm still learning to drive a standard and he doesn't want to hear any accidental gear grinding.

My sister's SO, on the other hand, is a total control freak and will actually shout at her when she's driving telling her she's not driving right and she's doing nothing wrong! Ridiculous stupid things like, "You're in the wrong lane? What're you doing? Get in the other lane or let me drive! Wrong lane wrong lane!!" even though it doesn't matter what lane she's in. It drives me crazy being in the car with those two!

I think a lot of people feel a little more powerful when they drive, which might be why guys tend to like driving. Personally, I don't like to drive and much prefer it when I'm a passenger (unless my mother's driving because she's horrible and makes me ill).

[CESpeed]

I hate letting other people drive. I'm doing the same thing you are the whole time, looking around, applying air brakes.

[BLAZER PROPHET]

My wife drives like a little old lady. I'm the opposite in that I probably could let up a bit. But, when I drive we can chit chat and she likes to write down book ideas so it works for me to drive.

[jeninmt]

I get carsick easily, and my husband has that disease... the one where his arm is attached to his head... when his head turns, so does his arm... so when he drives it is a constant back and forth motion that eventually makes me green. I gotta drive to stay sane.

[sueprnova]

I drive...he makes me need to take xanax when he does.

[Braunwyn]

I usually do the driving, too. My dh gets a little too nervous when he drives, and that makes me nervous, so I can't relax.

[MMichelle]

I'm an excellent driver. (no modesty, here!) That said, I'm fine with the man driving. I don't feel a need to control the car. However, I have actually stopped dating man who was not a good driver.

[stepka]

When I was married I always let my husband drive b/c he had this control issue and I didn't so it just seemed wisest. By the same token I always let him have the remote control for the TV too, but once I teased him and got hold of it and started surfing the chick stuff and I could see him trying desperately to be polite, but itching to grab it out of my hand. When he couldn't take it anymore I surrendered it.

[kinetic_arts]

From a guy's perspective:

Honestly I don't think you're reaction is bad it could be due to your SO's style of driving.

I believe that it could just be a reaction to her style of driving...and she could equally share a similar reaction to your style of driving.

In my personal experience there have been times when I have wanted to have a brake pedal in front of me so bad when a SO has been driving, or times I have felt sick from being jolted around in the car...

I think you should contemplate what specifically makes you feel a bit odd when she's behind the wheel...Doesn't sound like a control issue or anything to me provided there's a justification for your reaction...