She's a keeper. You're lucky. She's letting you know what irritates her, and how to avoid aggravating her again and also providing a way to make it up to her. This is the way to a harmonious life.
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People are capable of being annoyed by something but still make peace with their feelings and get on with their day.
Can some people not do this?
Not to mention that their partner is annoyed, but that doesn't mean they suddenly don't love them any more.
People weirdly paint each other as black and white, completely this or completely that, and don't consider maturity and complexity. It's odd.
No, and this comment annoyed me.
Pick your weapon, we meet at dawn.
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Yes, there are people that can't do that.
I know someone who received a phone call in the morning to ask if they were actually cool with their husband taking a trip across the country with him. Ruined her whole day. Couldnt go to work because she didnt want to cry in the office. She knew about the vacation and was fine with it. Still not entirely sure how that ruined her day, but it did.
I'm not sure I'm following the source of her negative feelings
Sounds like maybe she isn't either.
some people want absolute control over their partner/loved ones. and can't accept anything less.
But she previously knew about the vacation and was fine with it. I'm not sure how the friend asking if she was cool with the husband going triggering a tantrum.
Like, I'm usually pretty good at understanding the underlying drive of these kinds of emotional maturity failures, but it's really not clear exactly what she's upset about.
not having absolute control.
your problem is you are trying to understand an irrational emotion coming from a crazy/immature person. they don't need reasons or logic, they just have feelings they can't control and blame other people for making them feel that way.
they don't question why they feel a way... they simple hate people who make them feel bad.
“Black and white” thinking is something that adhd and asd people struggle with constantly. It may not be a choice.
My gf and I both have ASD and being direct and stating exactly how we're feeling in the moment bluntly has made things 2000% easier.
that's awesome. it can take a lot of courage to be blunt, even if you're very close to someone. i always have that voice in the back of my head going "was i too blunt? what if i offended them? what if they hate me now?" etc etc, even when i'm trying to be polite.
I'll bite. I could have seen myself doing something like this before I was put on anti-anxiety and anti-depression medication. The reasoning was I would have invented some kind story in my head that ACTUALLY my husband is going on this trip because he HATES ME. Or maybe he's cheating. Or or or or- and it would have spiraled out from there until I was in tears. It sucked, and I am still sometimes kind of shocked I survived long enough to get treatment.
Not saying that's what happened here of course, but I could empathize.
Usually when someone is contacting someone else while working on making peace with their feelings about that person's behavior, it's because they want to have a discussion with them about it. It's unusual for it to be a one-and-done text without expectation of a response. But if a response is expected, it's then unusual to follow up that text with another concerning a completely different topic. If I were in this situation, I'd find it hard to begin a discussion about her annoyance, which is valid and deserves to be explored, when the current topic is now a winery van.
Don't buy fabrics you can't wash. Seems kinda dumb.
Duvets usiually have duvet covers. The chocolate probably either went through the cover or it's a button up duvet cover and got in.
I dunno she pretty clearly said she’s annoyed which sounds like a description of how angry she is
But how do I read these subtle hints, can't she just tell me how she's feeling?
i wonder how much extra stress access to instant non-verbal communication has added to humanity. like for thousands of years you could only talk to someone face to face or wait three months for a letter to arrive. we never really had to try and translate someone's intent without the aid of vocal tone and body language until pretty recently.
And when someone texts you that "I'm not mad." it also means they definitely aren't mad lol
Don't eat chocolate in the bed you fuckin goblins!
So let me get this straight. People complain when their gf gets mad over little things like chocolate in bed. They also complain when she doesnt. Wtf?
Wish my wife would tell me if something bothered her this calmly instead of bottling it up until she bursts and gets angry. Im no better just to be clear.
I think the person is just confused because the first thing sounds like she could be angry about it but the second message sounds cheery
This is easy, just send one loving emote to reply. 💖
My brain mixed up duvet with bidet at first
Husband here.
Sometimes relationships end up with one "tidy one" and one "messy one".
I busted my ass over the years to turn from a gremlin into a "tidy one".
I got married to my "messy one". She's in charge of keeping the house clean.
I have to remind her not to eat in bed 🥲
Ok. I'm going to help you out. I'll take your messy wife, and I'll also be messy with her. We'll eat chocolate in bed. We'll leave trash in the shower. And burp in the car.
And you can take my wife.
Also, I'm not married.
People who eat in bed are just animals.
I’ll eat on the toilet.
My girlfriend got mad during sex the other day because she rolled over on her belly to change positions and CRUNCH potato chips I left in bed.
You are an animal if you eat crisps in bed.
that's just a mid-coitus snack! at least it wasn't a pastrami sandwich.
Thinking about people eating toast in bed makes me feel uncomfortable given the potential for crumbs.
I somwtimes eat in bed but if I do it's stuff like hard candy or nuts or something like that. Basically things that don't leave crumbs or anything behind.
it entirely depends on what you eat, some things are very easy to keep contained, especially if you keep them on a plate.
There is wine all over the van, lets not do a group winery day again.
I'm 100% sure I can wash that throw.
see, this is why we millienials throw so many lols into our text communication. so people know it's not super serious lol.
Maybe he ate the chocolate off of her body, so that’s why she is not mad, just annoyed it made a mess.
When did she say she was mad??
Well sometimes some people don't say directly that they're mad but say things like "I'm annoyed"
She set clear expectations, so the communication is there. I would set down a plastic mat next time before eating a chocolate bar on the bed.
She’s annoyed but not mad. She wants to be acknowledged but not fight. It’s not a big deal if you say I’m so sorry about that and move on.
Bonus points if you buy a new throw.
by the time someone tells you directly they are annoyed by something you have done, it’s gone past the “ i don’t like it but i’m going to just deal with it” stage.
it's assumed that a woman is always mad at their male partner unless they are actively doing something to make her happy.
it's a relationship trope.
and by mad not really angry, so much as dissatisfied.
I genuinely don't see how this is confusing
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