For Those of Us Whose Spouse Don't Read These.

[4jacks]

For Those of Us Whose Spouse Don't Read These.



Have you ever read a Topic Thread on Here, and you just Really Really Wanna discuss it with your spouse. But when you try to talk about it with your spouse, they look at you like you are a crack head???


I've done this before, I'll be on the forum, posting fervantly my view point on this or that, and then I'll get home and ask my wife, what she thinks of this topic. And she just looks at me like I'm High and wants to know what the heck I've been doing at work.


Like right now, I just got all pumped up about not keeping secrets from your spouse. And I really really really just wanna ask my wife about it. For all I know she could be on the opposite side of the playing field. But can you just imagine what would go through her head if I just up and asked her about this??


Of course she would think I was keeping some secret from her. And I've read explaining first that I read this on this forum and just want to get your view point. But I always find that she just isn't as excited about the issue as I am, and is always ticked off at me, cuase all the topics surround the subject of "Marriage"


So i'm just all itchy, but I guess I'll have to just keep it to myself. =\

 

[Mirelys]

Eeks, that's too bad. There's no way to bring it up without upsetting her? Hmmm...
If it wasn't almost 2 AM, I might be able to think of something. But as it is, I'll just send sympathy.
As for me, I discussed threads with my husband until he got sick of it. Now I'm kind of glad he got sick of it, because then I know I can post safely without him reading.

 

[GutterRat]

This happens to me all the time! I'll bring up a subject we've "discussed" in these forums & she will look at me like, "What are you smokin'?". Or she'll say, "Someone actually asked that on the internet? What kind of forum is this? Are you sure it's christian?"

We've had a lot of good discussions resulting from questions asked on here. But..there are some I won't even ask about.

 

[Stringaling]

My husband posts on CF a lot, just way far away in another area. He likes the debate, theology, ethics, political stuff...

 

[GutterRat]

My husband posts on CF a lot, just way far away in another area. He likes the debate, theology, ethics, political stuff...

I used to go there - but can't. My blood pressure gets way to high. Plus, I'm a smart....butt. Usually peeps in those forums don't like peeps like me.

 

[4jacks]

my wife is just not internet savy... she's the outdoorsy type i guess. =\

 

[andiesmama]

I'll mention threads occasionally to my DH (he doesn't post on here), but normally by the time I explain it all, it starts to sound really lame, you know what I mean? It's like, "guess you had to be there" and all that....

 

[4jacks]

EXACTLY !!! i just sound stupid trying to explain it.

 

[Lena75]

Oooooh, I get the "honey, you get excited over nothing" look ALL the time! Often, I'll come on in the evening and read the threads out loud to him. To him, it's ONLY a computer. Sure, it's a bunch of people all over the world and he too often says "how do YOU know that THEY'RE telling the truth?" I say, "I don't." But hey! Makes good conversation sometimes. I also find it amusing that he thinks it's funny alot of the times. Especially with oh so serious topics. I read them and he just laughs! Yeah, he really doesn't care. *shrugs* Ach well...each to his own!

 

[Leanna]

LOL

My husband likes to hear the latest topic and news actually.... gives us something new to fuss about Discuss topics, etc.....

I've tried to get him to post, but its a no go.... he has no interest.

 

[Linnis]

Yes, he also looks at me like I've been smoking something. Does one smoke crack....?

Sometimes I'll make him read the post but he's too un politically incorrect to post here without the mods PMing him like 10 times a day.

 

[marciebaby]

My husband just looks at me like, "Poor Marcie, why don't you get a real life?"

*sigh*

This is the only conversation I have all day with people who are older than 7!

 

[4jacks]

"Poor Marcie, why don't you get a real life?"

ROFL

OWNED!!

 

[LynnMcG]

My husband, and I quote "Babe, you've gotta stop talking to those freaks on the internet." I guess that's you guys...:blush...sorry!

 

[erin74]

My hubby gets frustrated at what some of the posts say - maybe I need to share some of the more light hearted ones. But I tried that once and got the crackhead look. He doesn't mind me posting - at least you guys are old enough to read and stuff... unlike the others I spend my days with. They're cute and all, but they don't exactly push you intellectually.

 

[Baseballfan]

I always mention what going on in the forums....The NY Mets forums that is LOL and yes she thinks Im nuts

 

[agyevesam]

Hubby dosen't get why I like it here, but if I ask him what he thinks he is helpful.

 

[pilgrimdon]

My wife has been active in forums for years and she actually got me involved. In the past when she was going through some very personal struggles some of her vents and rants drew some poor advice I felt. It was biased and unbalanced and I did read it much later and was deeply hurt. But I have forgiven and am moving through my own issues. I think for a long time I was so offended I wouldnt post anywhere but now have come to a place I feel comfortable in that I try to use wisdom and some caution in an effort to not wound or embarrass my wife or anybody that might read what I share. I want to be able to share something and open up and I would hope that she would share if it was inappropriate or how it might make her feel. When I read my wifes posts in the past it was after we had gone through something terrible and I wept as I saw the pain and frustration in her words. I know it brought her some level of peace getting to dump it but I wish I could have heard it for myself or read it beforehand and been there to comfort her.

 

[Athene]

I sometimes read some posts to my hubby, particularly during the 'era of submission threads' I would ask him if he wanted me to submit, abandon my own interests in favour of his etc. He would give me that look as if to ask what I'd been smoking.

 

[ChildByGrace]

My husband, and I quote "Babe, you've gotta stop talking to those freaks on the internet." I guess that's you guys...:blush...sorry!

That's the reaction i'd get from my husband!! I don't talk to him about the forum at all - it's not his sort of thing