Translation Guide

[kengr]

(yes, it's misgynistic, alas, it's also true enough of the time to be a problem:

The guide to wife translations
The wife says: You want
The wife means: You want
The wife says: We need
The wife means: I want
The wife says: It's your decision
The wife means: The correct decision should be obvious
The wife says: Do what you want
The wife means: You'll pay for this later
The wife says: We need to talk
The wife means: I need to complain
The wife says: Sure... go ahead
The wife means: I don't want you to
The wife says: I'n not upset
The wife means: Of course I'm upset you moron
The wife says: You're ... so manly
The wife means: You need a shave and sweat a lot
The wife says: Be romantic, turn out the lights
The wife means: I have flabby thighs.
The wife says: This kitchen is so inconvenient
The wife means: I want a new house.
The wife says: I want new curtains.
The wife means: Also carpeting, furniture, and wallpaper!
The wife says: I need wedding shoes.
The wife means: The other forty pairs are the wrong shade of white.
The wife says: Hang the picture there
The wife means: No, I mean hang it there!
The wife says: I heard a noise
The wife means: I noticed you were almost asleep.
The wife says: Do you love me?
The wife means: I'm going to ask for something expensive.
The wife says: How much do you love me?
The wife means: I did something today you're not going to like.
The wife says: I'll be ready in a minute.
The wife means: Kick off your shoes and take an hour nap.
The wife says: Am I fat?
The wife means: Tell me I'm beautiful.
The wife says: You have to learn to communicate.
The wife means: Just agree with me.
The wife says: Are you listening to me?
The wife means: [Too late, your doomed.]
The wife says: Yes
The wife means: No
The wife says: No
The wife means: No
The wife says: Maybe
The wife means: No
The wife says: I'm sorry
The wife means: You'll be sorry
The wife says: Do you like this recipe?
The wife means: You better get used to it
The wife says: All we're going to buy is a soap dish
The wife means: I'm coming back with enough to fill this place.
The wife says: Was that the baby?
The wife means: Get out of bed and walk him
The wife says: I'm not yelling!
The wife means: Yes I am! I think this is important!

In answer to the question "What's wrong?"
The wife says: The same old thing.
The wife means: Nothing.
The wife says: Nothing.
The wife means: Everything.
The wife says: Nothing, really.
The wife means: It's just that you're an idiot.
The wife says: I don't want to talk about it.
The wife means: I'm still building up steam.

Comments

[fatqueer.livejournal.com]

I'm really shocked that between this post and the next one in which fat women are insulted that these are subjects that are allowed in a supportive community. This post is sexist to the core and unlike what you said it is not true. How gender normative!!!!

[kengr]

Excuse me? This is a post in my *personal* LJ. And whatever "next post" you are referring to isn't here.

I think you've confused your friends page with a community.

And it never occurred to you that someone might post something like this as a problem to be dealt with, not as something they agreed with?

How sad...

[morgan-gw.livejournal.com]

...Both that these things are still going around, and that there are still enough women who play these BS games to keep the stereotype alive :-(.

I never saw the point myself. Given that I'm coming up on my 11th wedding anniversary to someone with whom the relationship started by us laying all our cards on the table, it seems to me that being straight (um, honest ;-) with each other is much more likely to work than making your partner play guessing games.

But then, I'm not what most people would consider "normal" anyway ;-).

Reading though that again, is would seems that "the wife" _never_ means "yes." How idiotic.

Re: How sad...

[kengr]

Yeah, but that sort of game playing is sort of the flip side of the kind of bullying "strong" people do to "weak" people.

Still abusive, just with plausible deniability.

ps. For idiotic, look at the first reply... :-(

[mistresscayenne.livejournal.com]

In my own demented way I liked it. I suffered through one relationship like that. I have been working hard to prevent that vitrial ever since. Oh the memories~~


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