• gastroglizzy@piefed.social
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      11 days ago

      It’s possible and common to be happily married and in a healthy relationship with someone you love deeply and who also gets on your nerves sometimes for very specific, but also very human behavior.

      Loving someone means loving all of that person, flaws included. We accept the little annoyances because overall, that person adds more to your life than they take away. Acknowledging this fact of human relationships is one way to embrace those flaws, and thus, that person.

      • subverted_per@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        11 days ago

        Yes, but this kind of shit-tier boomer humor encapsulates the relationship solely in the context of a nagging burden. There is no nuance, and further it harks back to an earlier form of popular humor where the nagging wife was hilariously silenced through violence.

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    Okay. I tried. I was going to give this repost bot a fair shake, but your posts are just too numerous to be this shit

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    10 days ago

    Are other people’s wives like this? My other half reminds me to rest. And we work on projects together. One of us is left handed so we can even cook together on the same cooktop.

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      Any human would be like this if they’re living with someone who is a layabout. Memes like this are always telling about the character of the poster in that they are lazy and immature. Male or female, life requires upkeep and no one should have to tell anyone else what errands/chores have to be done. Sounds like you have a good partnership because there is no imbalance in labor. Over time that breeds resentment.