Two Recent (Exasperating) Exchanges with the Grilf

Overpaid Slacker · 09:08 AM

This first one was conducted by text message:

ME: Hey, check X out. I'm thinking about buying it!

HER: I have a friend who owned an X. I can ask him about it if you'd like.

ME: Great! Please ask him to call me to discuss X ownership! Thanks

(10 minutes)

HER: He sold the X.

ME: OK. Is he going to call me?

HER: For what?

ME: (resending prior text) To discuss X ownership. Do you even READ my text messages?

HER: I tried do do something nice for you and you're upset? I thought you wanted to buy X.

ME: It was a considerate offer, but I asked you specifically to ask him to call me, which was what I was interested in, and would be helpful, and which you didn't do. You did something nice, but useless. I didn't want to buy his X; where did that idea come from? I don't care if he HAS an X anymore, I care about discussing X ownerhip.

This degenerated into "if you think I'm so stupid, why do you date me?"

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Then, just a few minutes ago we were discussing on the phone whether to go Toledo tonight (on last second notice) to pick up a car I bought.

ME: Well, we could go tonight, but I'd rather wait a couple of weeks and plan to go, instead of having to pull this together at the last second.

HER: Me too; I'd rather go tonight.

ME: Wait, what? That's exactly not what I just said.

HER: No, you just said you wanted to go tonight.

ME: Holy. ****. Are you kidding me? (I repeat word for word what I'd said). How do you get from that that I want to go tonight?

HER: Don't talk to me like I'm stupid.

ME: Oh, so you're getting that vibe but you couldn't get what I'd actually said ten seconds ago?

OK -- I didn't say the last part, but I was thinking it. Nor did I say "then don't "listen" like you're stupid".

It is unbelievable. Is it this bad all over -- I mean I know men/women have difficulty "communicating" but this has to set a new standard. I'm reasonably concise, no?

JP

Moses · 03-09-2007, 09:08 AM

What is a woman?

Think of a man but take away reason and accountability.

-Jack Nicholson As Good as it Gets

turbocarrera · 03-09-2007, 09:09 AM

If you've faithfully reproduced the text and tense for us then yeah.. she sounds kinda stupid. Sorry.

Overpaid Slacker · 03-09-2007, 09:09 AM

Moses:

Having just quoted that exact line in another thread about 10 minutes ago, I am hoist!

JP

MBAtarga · 03-09-2007, 09:13 AM

Okay, I'll say it. We need some naked PICS to determine if she's stupid!

tabs · 03-09-2007, 09:17 AM

Tell her you don't stick around cause of her brains but her snatch...

scottmandue · 03-09-2007, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Overpaid Slacker
It is unbelievable. Is it this bad all over -- I mean I know men/women have difficulty "communicating" but....

JP

Is it this bad all over?

Hmmm let me check my notes...

Uh huh.... uhhhhh... well... checking recent sociological studies...

Researching previous PPOT posts from other men asking similar advice... and...

Survey says,

YES!

Tim Hancock · 03-09-2007, 09:23 AM

I work in Toledo and live about 30 miles SW of Toledo. Let me know if you need any help with the car.

pwd72s · 03-09-2007, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Moses
What is a woman? [/I]

I dunno. I've been married only 31 years. When I figure it out, I'll let you know.

techweenie · techweenie's Garage

Yikes. Deja vu.

Once they start hearing you say the *opposite* of what you say, the end is near.

stomachmonkey · 03-09-2007, 09:25 AM

Woman just process differently.

My pet peeve with my wife is schedules.

When she was just the GF and used ot work in the city she'd calll and ask me to pick her up from the train station.

I'd ask her what time?

She'd then proceed to tell me what time the train was leaving.

So I'd say, "ok but what time does it get in?"

She'd say it was an express leaving at x:xx o'clock.

So I'd ask her again, "what time does it get in?"

She'd say it's about an hour.

So I'd ask her if she actually knew what time it arrived.

She'd say Yes.

So what f'n time is that cause THAT"S all that f'n matters.

She'd get annoyed that I could not figure out something that she could easliy have told me.

Overpaid Slacker · 03-09-2007, 09:27 AM

ooooooh yeah. "answers" to questions you don't ask, and what must be deliberate evasion of actually answering the question you've actually asked.

An old fave of mine.

JP

Jims5543 · 03-09-2007, 09:34 AM

Usually its flip flopped. My wife can say something to me, hell, my coworkers can say something to me and sometimes I zone out right in their face and never hear a word they said. It used to drive my wife crazy but she realizes now I have issues that I refuse to address and try to ignore and just lives with it. Its worse when I am stressed out of something with the business.

Porsche virgin · 03-09-2007, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Overpaid Slacker

Then, just a few minutes ago we were discussing on the phone whether to go Toledo tonight (on last second notice) to pick up a car I bought.

ME: Well, we could go tonight, but I'd rather wait a couple of weeks and plan to go, instead of having to pull this together at the last second.

HER: Me too; I'd rather go tonight.

ME: Wait, what? That's exactly not what I just said.

HER: No, you just said you wanted to go tonight.

ME: Holy. ****. Are you kidding me? (I repeat word for word what I'd said). How do you get from that that I want to go tonight?

HER: Don't talk to me like I'm stupid.

ME: Oh, so you're getting that vibe but you couldn't get what I'd actually said ten seconds ago?

OK -- I didn't say the last part, but I was thinking it. Nor did I say "then don't "listen" like you're stupid".

This may be the funniest thing I've ever read! I had to put my hand over my mouth here at work to muffle the sound!

Oh, wait. You have to put up with this cr@p. I'm SO sorry.

Oh, god. I can't stop laughing!!!

Sorry...seriously...

*snicker*

id10t · 03-09-2007, 09:42 AM

Computers have it right... eg:

Code:

man man
Reformatting man(1), please wait...

MAN(1)                        Manual pager utils                        MAN(1)

NAME
       man - an interface to the on-line reference manuals

SYNOPSIS
       man  [-c|-w|-tZ]  [-H[browser]] [-T[device]] [-adhu7V] [-i|-I] [-m sys‐
       tem[,...]] [-L locale] [-p string] [-C file] [-M path] [-P  pager]  [-r
       prompt] [-S list] [-e extension] [[section] page ...] ...
       man -l [-7] [-tZ] [-H[browser]] [-T[device]] [-p string] [-P pager] [-r
       prompt] file ...
       man -k [apropos options] regexp ...
       man -f [whatis options] page ...

DESCRIPTION
       man is the system’s manual pager. Each page argument given  to  man  is
       normally  the  name of a program, utility or function.  The manual page
       associated with each of these arguments is then found and displayed.  A
       section,  if  provided, will direct man to look only in that section of
       the manual.  The default action is to search in all  of  the  available
       sections, following a pre-defined order and to show only the first page
       found, even if page exists in several sections.
*snip*

Now check this out...

Code:

@catshadow:~$ man woman
No manual entry for woman

Coincidence? I think not....

tabs · 03-09-2007, 09:43 AM

Theres more pus$y in the world than co[k...once U realize that there is always another one down the street that would be more than happy to have U put it into the warmer all this ***** seems to go away.

tabs · 03-09-2007, 09:47 AM

Actuazlly JP U intimidate the poor bit[h, you think concisely and remember facts..the fact is that U are a smart guy, and most ARE going to be dumber than you are.

Overpaid Slacker · 03-09-2007, 09:49 AM

Tabby - thanks. And that has been the exact epitaph of many of my relationships.

Though I don't think I "intimidate" her. Overwhelm may be more like it ... esp. b/c she adores me, and slight emotional disruptions cause her discomfort, let alone even a limited glimpse at my wrath of frustration.

JP

tabs · 03-09-2007, 09:54 AM

Your not trying to intimidate...but that is her reaction to your smarts..your conciseness...

She may be a really bright girl for all I know?

nineoneone · 03-09-2007, 09:54 AM

20 yrs of confinement (marriage) and my wife STILL does the same thing to me. " me" honey would you like to go out to eat?"

Her, Well, I didn't want to cook But if you want me to cook us something I will, but I'm tired!!"

Wholly crap ........ My blood boils at the thought of those responces because there is NO right answer.

If you say " hey how about we cook Steaks on the grill,

She'll say I thought you wanted to go out!!! DAYUM, and the kids wonder why I'm going bald!!