Happy Wife, Happy Life

mvscal · Post by **mvscal** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 7:45 pm

smackaholic wrote:...sometimes it just makes sense to nod and say yes dear concerning trivial bullshit.

Only if you want more of it. It makes more sense to simply foreclose on that tactic right up front. I treat trivial bullshit like trivial bullshit. How else are you supposed to treat it? Fortunately, my old ball and chain isn't prone to fly off the handle at trivial bullshit. On the very rare occasion that she does get wrapped around the axle over some trivial bullshit...I just don't care. I'll turn on a game and put the headphones on. She'll get over it so there's no need to overreact or even react at all.

It's not about imposing sharia law on your womenfolk. It's about setting clear boundaries in an adult partnership based on mutual respect. "Don't bother me with trivial bullshit" is I guess you could call it a rule. It's about respect. I don't do it and I don't take it. It doesn't anger me or anything. I'm just totally indifferent to it. I think I make that pretty clear up front so there aren't any surprises. Again, respect.

Diego in Seattle · Post by **Diego in Seattle** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 8:22 pm

mvscal wrote:
smackaholic wrote:...sometimes it just makes sense to nod and say yes dear concerning trivial bullshit.
Only if you want more of it. It makes more sense to simply foreclose on that tactic right up front. I treat trivial bullshit like trivial bullshit. How else are you supposed to treat it? Fortunately, my old ball and chain isn't prone to fly off the handle at trivial bullshit. On the very rare occasion that she does get wrapped around the axle over some trivial bullshit...I just don't care. I'll turn on a game and put the headphones on. She'll get over it so there's no need to overreact or even react at all.

It's not about imposing sharia law on your womenfolk. It's about setting clear boundaries in an adult partnership based on mutual respect. "Don't bother me with trivial bullshit" is I guess you could call it a rule. It's about respect. I don't do it and I don't take it. It doesn't anger me or anything. I'm just totally indifferent to it. I think I make that pretty clear up front so there aren't any surprises. Again, respect.

IOW, he doesn't take his wife's beatings of him as trivial.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:21 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:"Happy wife, happy life" is without question the saddest, most pathetic, most emasculating phrase ever uttered in the history of man. If you live by this mantra, kindly remove the testicles from your shriveled ball sack and donate them to science or squirrels or something, because you simply have no use for them. Your alpha male status has hit 0, and while your wife may enjoy her control over you on some level, deep down, she won't respect you for it nor will she find you attractive.

Are you or have you ever been married? If so, how many times and how long did these last?

Not counting your co-habitation time with Screwy, that is. I don't want to know any more about that episode.

trev · Post by **trev** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:05 pm

Oh, you guys are so entertaining.......

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:23 pm

mvscal wrote:It's about respect. I don't do it and I don't take it.

Again, respect.

While I have a sneaking suspicion that you're of a follower of Nietzsche, I'd imagine you find a few of his aphorisms irreconcilable.
Namely, the lament of society's abandonment of the "superman".

mvscal · Post by **mvscal** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 11:12 pm

Follower of Nietzsche? He was a syphilitic lunatic, yes? Not a likely well spring of words to live by in my opinion.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Sun Oct 04, 2015 11:16 pm

Thus spoke mvscal.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:41 am

smackaholic wrote: And for you ~~faggots~~ batchelors in the peanut gallery, just STFU. This goes double for T-HANKS Michigan.

Boy, you're a sensitive cunt.

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:48 am

A wife who is happy being an equal partner with you is a good thing. A wife who only derives happiness based on the premise that she gets to win every single point in the decision making process is a millstone around your neck.

Atomic Punk · Post by **Atomic Punk** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:49 am

KC Scott wrote:So the balls in your court Screwy (as opposed to their usual position on your chin) - why the thread?

He wants to feel better knowing some married people might not be happy with having a wife. He may be preparing himself to admit to the board that women don't appeal to him and instead he found Mr. Right.

On another note, I don't post at .net due to the overwhelming amount of shit trolls the 5 non-T1B posters use...but sometimes look to see if they have anything worth reading. I didn't know kcdave got a timeout here for posting a pic of Wag's apparently horribly ugly wife. If Wags is happily married to an unattractive woman, then props to him for keeping it real in KC.

I've never had a problem with either of the two, so I don't know why a few KC locals bring that drama for all to laugh at.

Dr_Phibes · Post by **Dr_Phibes** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:20 am

He's probably got a very real understanding of the 'yes you did, no I didn't' arguments in a drawing room while handing out the canapes.

Smackie Chan · Post by **Smackie Chan** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:50 am

Atomic Punk wrote:If Wags is happily married to an unattractive woman, then props to him for keeping it real in KC.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 1:13 pm

There's a kernel of truth in that happy wife, happy life thing, inasmuch as if your wife is a miserable bitch, your life ain't gonna be all that happy. But that's why God invented divorce.

I had a pretty happy life before I met my wife. My wife has only added to that. I think it's key that we were both capable of making ourselves happy as singles, so we're not dependent on each other now for our own happiness.

Screwball, on the other hand, is a misogynist at heart, and I expect him to have a thoroughly miserable marriage. His wife's decision to finally get that sex-change will be a make or break moment.

Carson · Post by **Carson** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:03 pm

Goober McTuber wrote:His wife's decision to finally get that sex-change will be a make or break moment.

She's already got his dick in a jar on the shelf.

Why waste money on a doctor?

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:15 pm

Atomic Punk wrote:
KC Scott wrote:So the balls in your court Screwy (as opposed to their usual position on your chin) - why the thread?
He wants to feel better knowing some married people might not be happy with having a wife. He may be preparing himself to admit to the board that women don't appeal to him and instead he found Mr. Right.

On another note, I don't post at .net due to the overwhelming amount of shit trolls the 5 non-T1B posters use...but sometimes look to see if they have anything worth reading. I didn't know kcdave got a timeout here for posting a pic of Wag's apparently horribly ugly wife. If Wags is happily married to an unattractive woman, then props to him for keeping it real in KC.

I've never had a problem with either of the two, so I don't know why a few KC locals bring that drama for all to laugh at.

Little deep into the bottle last night? Jesus H Christ this makes no sense. Your homo smack is hilarious coming from the board tr4nny.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:16 pm

Goober McTuber wrote: Screwball, on the other hand, is a misogynist at heart

:?

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:05 pm

Sudden Sam wrote:I tend to stand up for myself

That's got to hurt.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:05 pm

War Wagon wrote:Are you or have you ever been married? If so, how many times and how long did these last?

No. My longest relationship was five years and we lived together for the majority of that time. I never felt the need to bring a legal document into the dynamic. I am not anti-marriage, I just think people need to be more careful with what is essentially the most important decision of their lives. If or when I feel marriage will bring value or happiness into my life, then that is something I will consider. But one thing I won't do is settle for any relationship in which I am to change my personality or behavior in order to suit my wife's personal happiness level. If you can't be yourself around your wife, or you have to walk on egg shells constantly, you're married to the wrong person, or you shouldn't be married at all. It would be one thing if she was smoking hot but the problem with "happy wife, happy life" is that most of the dweebs who live by this mantra don't even have attractive wives, which makes their devoted submission to them that much sadder.

I suppose at the end of the day, we all do what works best for us. Some men need the structure of being a beta male to their alpha wife. Going forward, I'll try not to judge.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:08 pm

Papa Willie wrote:
Screw_Michigan wrote:
Goober McTuber wrote: Screwball, on the other hand, is a misogynist at heart
:?
He's into hearts. Tell me you knew.

And you're both into balls. What a pair to draw to.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:21 pm

Papa Willie wrote:
Goober McTuber wrote:
And you're both into balls. What a pair to draw to.
Why do you want to talk about my balls?

I was just making note of your obsession. With other men's balls. Hard to follow along with all that cholesterol and semen clogging your brain?

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:22 pm

Papa Willie wrote:
Goober McTuber wrote:
And you're both into balls. What a pair to draw to.
Why do you want to talk about my balls?

That's creepy.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:40 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:I just think people need to be more careful with what is essentially the most important decision of their lives.

Fair enough.

We got married young because it seemed like the right thing to do at the time. Neither one of us really knew what we were doing and we've had our share of ups & downs. Barely made it the thru the first 3 years and even got separated for a few months.

But we got back together and 33 years later, I don't regret a thing. If I ever have any thought of regret, all I need do is remember my absolutely wonderful daughter (who will soon turn 28) and those selfish thoughts dissipate. She would not exist, yet she does, and the world is a better place for it.

But one thing I won't do is settle for any relationship in which I am to change my personality or behavior in order to suit my wife's personal happiness level.

Totally agree. She and I both knew the person we were marrying. We decided the good out weighed the bad.... and still does. Neither of us has really changed much except I quit smoking pot and snorting cocaine.... or anything else I could get my hands on

It would be one thing if she was smoking hot but the problem with "happy wife, happy life" is that most of the dweebs who live by this mantra don't even have attractive wives, which makes their devoted submission to them that much sadder.

How superficial of you. People get older and then they die. Who will shed a tear for your passing? Screwy?

I hope you look as good then as you think you do now, asshole.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:55 pm

Rage-fueled thread.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:33 pm

Simon, Mgo & Garfunkel has a nice ring to it.

Jay in Phoenix · Post by **Jay in Phoenix** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:53 pm

Goober McTuber wrote:There's a kernel of truth in that happy wife, happy life thing, inasmuch as if your wife is a miserable bitch, your life ain't gonna be all that happy. But that's why God invented divorce.

I had a pretty happy life before I met my wife. My wife has only added to that. I think it's key that we were both capable of making ourselves happy as singles, so we're not dependent on each other now for our own happiness.

Screwball, on the other hand, is a misogynist at heart, and I expect him to have a thoroughly miserable marriage. His wife's decision to finally get that sex-change will be a make or break moment.

Damn. This is the first time I can remember, at least for a while, that I can give Goober a fully deserved RACK for a nearly perfect post. The divorce statement rings a little hollow, but otherwise, spot on.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:34 am

War Wagon wrote:How superficial of you. People get older and then they die. Who will shed a tear for your passing? Screwy?

I hope you look as good then as you think you do now, asshole.

Atomic Punk · Post by **Atomic Punk** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 2:27 am

Screw_Michigan wrote:
Atomic Punk wrote:
KC Scott wrote:So the balls in your court Screwy (as opposed to their usual position on your chin) - why the thread?
He wants to feel better knowing some married people might not be happy with having a wife. He may be preparing himself to admit to the board that women don't appeal to him and instead he found Mr. Right.
Little deep into the bottle last night? Jesus H Christ this makes no sense. Your homo smack is hilarious coming from the board tr4nny.

No, I was just commenting that you may be ready to come out of the closet is all. You're asking people about marriage as if you're looking for justification for the forthcoming announcement. It must have struck a nerve. It's okay Screwey, I've always thought you were an angry homosexual anyway. No big deal.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:54 pm

KC Scott wrote:One more thing Screwy - Home Improvement projects lead to to more divorces than infidelity

Then how is suckaholic still married?

R-Jack · Post by **R-Jack** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 2:29 pm

KC Scott wrote:One more thing Screwy - Home Improvement projects lead to to more divorces than infidelity

I guess this is a bad time to mention that my fiancé and I bought a fixer upper a month before our wedding this Saturday.

Sam, I'm gunning for ya

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 2:30 pm

Sudden Sam wrote:
Goober McTuber wrote:
KC Scott wrote:One more thing Screwy - Home Improvement projects lead to to more divorces than infidelity
Then how is suckaholic still married?
He didn't improve his home?

Not unless he put a match to it.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 2:53 pm

Screw_Michigan wrote:How many of you here live by this mantra?

Yours should be:

Screwy's blunt, miserable cunt.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 3:43 pm

Sudden Sam wrote:
R-Jack wrote:
KC Scott wrote:One more thing Screwy - Home Improvement projects lead to to more divorces than infidelity
I guess this is a bad time to mention that my fiancé and I bought a fixer upper a month before our wedding this Saturday.

Sam, I'm gunning for ya
:grin: Good for you, R-J. Congrats...hope it works out.

I find it damn hard to believe that no one in here but me has been married at least 3 times. C'mon...out with it, you fuckers. Someone other than me has been married multiple times.

Not me. Loser.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Tue Oct 06, 2015 3:46 pm

Goober McTuber wrote:
KC Scott wrote:One more thing Screwy - Home Improvement projects lead to to more divorces than infidelity
Then how is suckaholic still married?

Maybe his wife has a thing for fabricated online quiz scores?

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:22 pm

Combination of sparkling personality, bedroom skillz and dumb luck.

Well, mostly dumb luck. I did what I criticized others for and got married 6 months after meeting the OL.

Better to be lucky than good!

Goobs' motto, being married to a Siciliana is ...

Happy wife

I still have a life

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 8:01 pm

No. My motto is:

Happy wife, damn straight you are.

trev · Post by **trev** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:33 pm

I'm sure most all of you have happy wives. Especially Goobs. He seems like someone who will please his girl.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 12:57 am

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:

molly · Post by **molly** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 6:03 pm

INRAT

But.... this is fucking stupid. I hate this saying.

poptart · Post by **poptart** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:53 am

The standard...

Ephesians 5:25-33
[25]Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
[26] That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
[27] That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
[28] So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
[29] For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
[30] For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
[31] For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
[32] This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
[33] Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

trev · Post by **trev** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:01 pm

88 wrote:
mvscal wrote:I simply married an adult woman not some hyper - coddled child.

Dinsdale lives in the danger zone permanently.