5 Annoying Comments Guys Make in Front of Their Wives

August 31, 2011, By 57 comments

5 Annoying Comments Guys Make in Front of Their Wives

Nowadays it seems that I can’t be out in public without overhearing some dumb, crude and outright mean remark husbands say to their wives. Here are the five most common nasty-grams that I hear, and suspect you hear, too. Perhaps it’s time we husbands pledge to ourselves and⎯more importantly⎯to our wives to never utter such lame and potentially hurtful dribble again.

1. “Jennifer Lopez is so freakin’ hot!”

Yes, she is. Anyone with eyes knows that. Hell, People magazine even named her the most beautiful woman in the world. But why make your wife feel like less of a woman because she doesn’t look like Jennifer Lopez or some other hottie of the week? Remember, you’re no Brad Pitt. And if you are, it’s still no excuse.

2. “You never cut loose and just have fun.”

Maybe that’s because all you do is cut loose and have fun. Ask yourself what burdens and stresses you’re relieving from your wife’s responsibilities so that she may feel free to rise above the day’s hassles. Better still, go one step further and volunteer to be the designated driver⎯and to get up early with the kids the next morning.

3. “Meet my old lady.”

No woman ever fantasizes about being introduced as anyone’s “old lady.” You may mean it as some twisted term of endearment, but it sounds disrespectful nonetheless. Same principle applies to “Meet my ball and chain” and to “Meet my lesser half.” Your wife deserves better.

4. “Man, I had some great times when I was single.”

First off, when a guy says that, most of us tend not to believe him. We assume he’s overstating the case and just trying to convince himself. Second, you chose to get married and leave the single life behind. So shut your pie hole and stop implying in front of your wife that your life was better when all you ate was hotdogs and cereal⎯and you mostly slept alone.

5. “I’d love to golf more, but she won’t let me.”

Really? The only thing standing between you and more golf, camping or whatever is the fact that your wife doesn’t want you to? We doubt it. Your wife just wants you to hold up your end of the bargain when it comes to caring for your kids and your house. That’s hard to do if you’re playing poker twice a week and putting in 36 holes every single weekend.
 

Comments (57):

Serena M. It is only men with inferior complexes that do anything as stupid as I have read here. When a man is comfortable in his own skin he does not have a need to put down his wife in front of other people (or at any other time and place). Ladies - don't put up with it for a minute. Revenge can be so sweet. - 11/04/2011
Vince C. True story, I was at a party a few weeks ago and a guy was there with his new girlfriend, she probably tips the scale at 250 lbs. There was a discussion about how cool it would be if sex was something you could just order via posting "I'm horny" on the web and a random person of your gender preference who is also horny could just show up, do you and leave (party conversations....eye roll). Then another person said how it would be cool, but you never know what might show up at your door. Then the guy with the large girlfriend says, "Well, we are talking about an ideal world where none of them would be fat or anything". I looked at the girlfriends face, she didn't say anything but she looked like she was going to cry. My heart broke for her. She is a pretty girl too. - 11/03/2011
Vince C. @HappilyMarriedG. Your philosophy sounds like the Chinese philosophy on life and culture. It is very communal and "you" centered. Seems to work for them. - 11/03/2011
Happily Married G. I have to say Phil, you sound like a pretty bitter unmarried guy. Sorry for you. Plus, you might want to proof read your own writing before criticizing someone elses. If you dont like someone's writing or point of view, read an article on someone elses site! And Mike, it's not brainwashing to feel it's about making "her" happy. It IS 50/50, but not in the way so many people think. If you focus on making her happy, and she focuses on making YOU happy, then what is wrong with that?it means you're both happy, and are still being able to do the things that you want to do that may not involve the other person, but you're enjoying your time together more and not arguing about the time you are not spending together. This same philosophy would make American life so much better. Instead of thinking you're number one and that everything is about yourself (no longer just talking to Mike) if EVERYONE tried to make life better for the other person, then EVERYTHING would be better, from cost of goods, services, traffic, Christmas shopping, airports, poverty, unemployment and so much more. It really all come down to treating everyone, especially your spouse, the way you would want to be treated. Sounds like a fantasy in this modern world, but is achievable if we quit living for ourselves. We'd all find happiness and divorce rates would plummet. Then those poor divorce lawyers would be at the top of the unemployment list! - 11/03/2011
Marilyn H. It is a proven fact that MARRIED men are happier and live longer than their single counterparts. I agree with the person who wrote this. THE GRASS IS NOT GREENER FOR SINGLES OF EITHER SEX! Single men notoriously do not eat right (hence the hot dogs and cereal or a frozen pizza - don't forget that). As for sleeping alone? Maybe they had more sex when they were single - who knows but that in and of itself doesn't make one happier but being a woman I wouldn't know. - 10/31/2011
Marilyn H. It is a proven fact that MARRIED men are happier and live longer than their single counterparts. I agree with the person who wrote this. THE GRASS IS NOT GREENER FOR SINGLES OF EITHER SEX! Single men notoriously do not eat right (hence the hot dogs and cereal or a frozen pizza - don't forget that). As for sleeping alone? Maybe they had more sex when they were single - who knows but that in and of itself doesn't make one happier but being a woman I wouldn't know. - 10/31/2011
My Friend F. "shut your pie hole and stop implying in front of your wife that your life was better when all you ate was hotdogs and cereal⎯and you mostly slept alone"... Whoever wrote this should not be giving advice to anyone. - 10/30/2011

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