Marriage and the Power of Divorce

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lindz

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Meh, no need to be careful about it on my behalf.

I'm a stay at home mom, my job is the home and the kids. Husband helps out sometimes, but for the most part (like 99.9%) the home is all me. That's what works for us, it may not work for others. It will change if I go back to work once kids are all in school, but until then, I have my job and he has his.
 
iannis

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Don't see anything wrong with that. Saves a hell of a lot of money just on the commute.

Seems like the internet is the solution to many of lifes deep and abiding problems. Men can now have a diligent housewife, and if she's at least moderately intelligent and self driven she won't turn into Betty Draper. That's as good odds as anyone ever gets.

You CAN have it all, gents! You just need money. A fairly considerable amount of money.
 
Crone

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Eyashusa_sl said:
Here we go again. I want to infract you for bringing this up again.
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How did I miss it. I specifically went back to page 1 of this thread a month or so ago, and while at work, read through the whole thing, and never found any mention of it.
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Maybe in another thread? Sorry!

On second reading, my post does sound like it's trying to stir the pot, but not really. My wife is a stubborn red head, and she does chores and keeps the house clean enough for me. I think I align pretty well with mkopec, in that it's not spotless, but it's clean enough. We pick up every night after our 1 year old has gone to sleep!

Best line I ever got though, when my wife had been laid off, before any kids, "I can't do too many chores in 1 day, because then what would I have to keep me busy the other days?"

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Noodleface

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I wish. If I ask her a question while she's playing she practically rips my head off or gets irritated and tells me I made her die. Like a 5 year old boy.
 
Khane

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Noodleface_sl said:
I wish. If I ask her a question while she's playing she practically rips my head off or gets irritated and tells me I made her die. Like a 5 year old boy.
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Classic role reversal. I can't tell you how many times I got pissed at a girlfriend who interrupted me when I was in the gaming zone.
 
Noodleface

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I don't get mad unless I'm playing a Souls game.. at that point women should know to not communicate with you.

I mean, she even fucking had the gall to ask me to pause. JESUS CHRIST I CAN'T
 
mkopec

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Yeah my wife tells me to pause all the time as if the games I play are like Mario Brothers or some shit. "Fuck woman, you cannot pause a persistent game!"
 
Crone

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I had to give up MOBAs because they take non stop attention while the game is going on. Like you can't afk, you can't even look up to answer a question most of the time.

Luckily, my wife and I met on the intarnetz, on a gaming message board. Message board had a let's meet in Vegas one year, and I went, and met her face to face. Together ever since!
 
Haast

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Noodleface_sl said:
I got my wife hooked on Video games. the downside to that is she won't do chores on her days off anymore
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Bah, that's a shitty excuse. I do more chores than usual while I'm left alone in addition to playing lots of games. Mainly because I can ignore all wasteful tasks, like talking to my wife and personal hygiene.

I'm actually glad I never was able to get my wife interested in games. She's a whiny player 2 and I don't group well in general.
 
Crone

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Wife figured out a long time ago that I don't play pause games, but that doesn't stop her from yelling out at me, as if I can just pause it and come to see whats up. This is why, just like mkopec, I game after 8-9pm until midnight or so.
 
lindz

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I would find it so odd to not share hobbies with my husband. We do board games, video games, tabletop games, exercise, etc together. Sometimes he can even convince me to play magic with him, though I would rather not. The only thing we;re at odds about is outside stuff. I enjoy going for walks, hiking going to the beach and stuff and he hates absolutely everything outdoors. Ah well, we can't all be perfect.
 
Soygen

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My girlfriend has no interest in games and I like it that way. You have to have your "own things and hobbies" in my opinion, but I agree that you also have to share some. We are both into staying active, kayaking, anything at the beach, cooking, etc. My video-game time is my alone time, really.
 
Noodleface

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lindz_sl said:
I would find it so odd to not share hobbies with my husband. We do board games, video games, tabletop games, exercise, etc together. Sometimes he can even convince me to play magic with him, though I would rather not. The only thing we;re at odds about is outside stuff. I enjoy going for walks, hiking going to the beach and stuff and he hates absolutely everything outdoors. Ah well, we can't all be perfect.
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I like the other stuff, but when she asks me to go for a walk I usually want to end my life at that point. I don't know why.. I just hate walking around outside.
 
Khane

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Noodleface_sl said:
I like the other stuff, but when she asks me to go for a walk I usually want to end my life at that point. I don't know why.. I just hate walking around outside.
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It's because you're a man, and real men hate wandering around aimlessly. We need purpose.
 
mkopec

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Me and the wife definitely spend time together, but its not hobbies, and it never was. Come to think of itI dont even think she has any hobbies other than TV, phone and facebook.
 
iannis

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That's usually a trap. They think that you're stuck. You're just walking around. No distractions. Nothing to do but talk. This fat white man knows how to run away. Inside is the trap, you silly girl.

Walking around outside with your girlfriend/wife is great. I've seen more than a few girls eat bugs that fly right into their mouths as they're talking.

In that way it's like NASCAR. Eventually it's gonna happen. And you want to be there when it does.
 
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