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Location: Pelion, South Carolina/orig. from Cape May, NJ
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Originally Posted by Iamthere
exactly! its amazing that most women don`t know this.....it gets the house painted, the trash taken out and the lawn done. and the car maintained
Oh really?
It's amazing that most men don't know this...when the house gets painted, the trash gets taken out, the lawn gets mowed, and the car maintained....then they'll get laid.
Instead of criticizing him and hurting his pride, you should be building him up by telling him how much you APPRECIATE that he works long hours to support the family. If you nag him about something then he KNOWS he can "push your buttons" by ignoring the very thing you are nagging about. It's his way of controlling the situation. If you remove that button, then you remove his desire to use it to control your emotions.
Buy a copy of "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands" and I guarantee that if you practice what that book preaches, your husband will swim through shark infested waters to mow your lawn. Trust me it works, it works, IT WORKS.
You're unemployed, he's working his butt off, and you're complaining about the yard.
One of these days, after having a really stressful day at work, he may just come home, hear you complain about the yard, mow the yard finally with a big smile on his face, save the clippings and empty them on your living room floor or on top of the bed you sleep in.
You never worry about that happening?
Have some of you not read the part where he yells at her when she mows and although he is "working his butt off", actually she said working long hours, they cant afford to hire someone to mow. I dont know why your giving her such crap. They move to a home with a huge yard (his idea) with an agreement that he would do the yard work, he wont and wont let her.
Now that I got that off my chest. I had to divorce my dh to get him to mow. Ten years and he mowed 2 and 1/2 times. Now that Im gone he keeps the yard mowed!
Have some of you not read the part where he yells at her when she mows and although he is "working his butt off", actually she said working long hours, they cant afford to hire someone to mow. I dont know why your giving her such crap. They move to a home with a huge yard (his idea) with an agreement that he would do the yard work, he wont and wont let her.
Now that I got that off my chest. I had to divorce my dh to get him to mow. Ten years and he mowed 2 and 1/2 times. Now that Im gone he keeps the yard mowed!
Of course he yells at her. His pride is hurt. It is a slap in the face to him for her mow the lawn and he is angry and defensive about it. Does NO ONE understand the male psyche? *sigh*
Of course he yells at her. His pride is hurt. It is a slap in the face to him for her mow the lawn and he is angry and defensive about it. Does NO ONE understand the male psyche? *sigh*
20yrsinBranson
Boo Hooo. Then he should get up off his bum and mow it!
Im sorry thats just childish to refuse to do it yourself then get mad when someone else is forced to do it for you.
A relationship is two people. It is not just about the poor male psyche and coddling and stroking his ego. She would like her yard not to look like a hay field, does no one understand the female psyche?. He agreed to take on this responsibility and is not upholding his responsibility.
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and the car maintained
