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Originally Posted by Runkmud
I started to type a big meaninful response to ths post, then I realized how drunk I was, and that there's no room for another ******ed post in this thead.
That's very thoughtful of you. My points stand, though, which were:
- It's stupid and childish to mindlessly put it all back on the wife as either imagining the problem, causing it, or ignoring its biologically ordained origin, therefore rendering it insurmountable even if he wanted to.
- The wife feels pretty much how most people would in this situation, which makes her behaviour just as natural and evolutionarily guided as his (since people keep calling on God or nature to pin all this porn on). The thrust of the main arguments seems to be that he's only human and deserving of unqualified consideration, but so is she. You people have typed extensively about his position, but so far I haven't seen much out of the group about what you think hers might be.
- Offered what I imagine to be her perspective and, from that perspective, a compromise for both of them. I agree she has to give a little, but maintain that he does as well.
Both parties want incompatible things. One wins totally or they both win/lose fifty per cent. In a situation like this, which ought not to tank a marriage but could with time, you try for the compromise first and then see where you stand.
When you're feeling better I'd be interested to hear how any of this falls under "******ed."