Love: Today, my wife and I decided to try a relationship book. The...

By failhusband - 10/07/2009 23:18 - United States

Today, my wife and I decided to try a relationship book. The first activity was to write down some things your partner does that bothers you. I made a very long list, then my wife and I swapped papers. She'd written, "nothing, I love everything about you." She read my list and began tearing up. FML

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By UNmarried - 31/08/2009 18:10 - United States

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Saturday 11 July 2009 9:53

i bet the wife was the one that came up with the idea of the book lolz

mechatron2300 0

Saturday 11 July 2009 9:54

Oh that was a setup... i feel bad for both of you :-

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khatuba 0

Saturday 11 July 2009 11:47

It's not about lying. She obviously cares about the OP's feelings, and doesn't wanna hurt them.

SimpleSimon 0

Saturday 11 July 2009 12:25

Of course she did it for the OP's feelings, not personal gain. BUT, the point of the exercise was to both be honest with each other, without having to worry. If she'd done it properly, neither of them would have cause to get upset because they'd both have a list to discuss. Just another way that men and women differ I guess, us men find it easier to draw a line between emotions and thoughts.

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Saturday 11 July 2009 12:02

It's a trap!

jd_superjive 0

Saturday 11 July 2009 12:12

She set you up dude!!! Oh man that sucks, good luck in the doghouse lol

Vilen1025 0

Saturday 11 July 2009 12:32

I agree with a lot of the comments here - she might have been exaggerating to make you feel worse. Women can be overly emotional and often implement the "guilt trip" method of winning. You did the right thing by being honest. Just wait and see what happens.

eiji_chan 0

Saturday 11 July 2009 12:37

You both fail. BTW those books are made to cause problems.

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Saturday 11 July 2009 12:43

You'd think that the OP would stop writing the "long list" after his wife just jotted down a few words -but he didn't specify whether they wrote the lists in each other's presence, so eh. FYL for having your wife take the book so seriously and personally. I mean yeah - that would hurt my feelings, too, but she should have known better. Plus - I can't believe that was the first exercise in the book. That's a really negative way to start a book that's supposed to "help" relationships.