Are you a nag?

March 8, 2008 11:09am CST
Why do most men feel they are being nagged by their wives? Can you think of reasons? I should say they just don't liked being asked what they are doing or where they have been, etc. Isn't it the right of the woman to know the whatabouts and whereabouts of her spouse? I mean without being too nosy. What are the instances men think they are being nagged? There are women who naturally have the characteristics of being a nag. What do we advice them?
9 responses
@Mamagee (392)
• Malaysia
10 Mar 08
Woman have a right to know where and what the spouse doing. it dosn't mean that she is a nag and the spouse should not think that they are nagged. The most important thing is husband and wife should understand each other. Where and what he is doing is not so important but telling our spouse where and what we are doing is a kind of respect to our spouse. Maybe there are women being a nag. Maybe she is too worried and maybe she don't trust her spouse. There's nothing we can do accept husband and wife should understand each other and respect each other.
@abby0210 (95)
• United States
9 Mar 08
I do not really consider myself a nag. I really have no need to know where my husband is all the time and who he is with and what he is doing. The only reason someone would need to know their husbands where abouts and his every move is because they don't trust him for some reason. They only time I ask him anything is when is he going to be home is so I have some clue as to when dinner should be started. My husband is consiterate and tells me what he is doing anyway. I do, on the other hand, have to nag sometimes about household stuff. If he isn't told to do it will never get done, but it happens very rarely.
@ebberts (784)
• United States
9 Mar 08
I think alot of women nag about where their husbands are going and what they are doing because they are insecure. Thoughts that he may be looking or find someone else. I used to worry about it. Not anymore, We will be married 30 years in may. I feel it is just a common courtesy to let me know when he is leaving the house. He usually tells me and I ask if he has planns to go anywhere else. Not to keep track of him but to give me a time frame of when he may return. You see I am a worrier and he's very late I worry. If I know he is doing other things, I can account for that time and not worry he has been in an accident.
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
8 Mar 08
Actually my husband doesnt consider me to be a nag...because I dont nag...There are times when I wonder and ultimately ask where the hell he's been but not because I want to knwo where he's been but why he didnt call me to tell me he'd be late..I've actually flipped out on him for that..BUT with valid reason that goes back to something terrible that happened several yrs ago...Other than that though I really dont bug him aobut where, what, etc etc..doesnt matter to me any really...I'm his wife not his mother ya know...
@gemini_rose (16264)
9 Mar 08
I dont like to think I am a nag, Not with my hubby anyway, now the kids, they are a different story, they need nagging at. If my hubby says hes going to the shop, I dont ask him 20 questions, I just say ok. If he is gone longer than he says he was, fine.He always tells me where hes going without me asking 20 questions. My hubby will do things to make me tell him off then he will say im nagging, no im not,im telling you, with him its usually over money as he is so useless with it. He would love to be able to say I nag him, but he cant because he knows its not true.
@gxnfly (1147)
• China
9 Mar 08
My mother is a nag ,she always nag about everything .I totally understand her ,women need nag to relieve themselves.So everytimen she nagges I just give her a smile. Of course I am not a nag .
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
8 Mar 08
I am very lucky, I never have to nag my husband. He does everything on his own. He takes out the trash, he pays the bills, he calls his mother back...He tells me where he is all the time, etc. etc. Since I don't have to nag him ever, he can pretty much do whatever else he wants. I just smile & say ok honey most of the time. Men don't realize it, but if they act independently they won't have any troubles!
• United States
8 Mar 08
I have to fully agree with you here. My husband says that hes going uptown or something simple like that. When I ask where exectly hes going or about what time he should be home, he says that i'm b****ing at him to tell him where hes going and all that. I simply ask because I feel that I have a right to know. Anytime I get ready to leave he always asks me where I'm going and what I'll be doing and all that. I tell him without any problems. We only have one vehicle right now, that is another reason I ask what time he will be home. That way if I have plans to go somewhere at a certain time I'll be able to let him know. For those women who really do nagg (when I say nagg I mean are always asking their husband what they are doing, where they are going, who they will be with, when they will be home, ect) I really dont know what to tell you. Other than back off a little bit. I'm sure you like to have your own personal space at times as well as he does. Everytime you get ready to ask him stop and think before you say anything. Dont always ask him everytime he leaves the house. Maybe hes just going to get the mail or the store for some milk. My husband normally tells me where he is going and when he dont I ask. Try asking your husband to tell you where he is going b4 he leaves that way you dont always have to ask and he dont feel being nagged all the time.
• United States
8 Mar 08
Nagging isn't just what you say to your husband, but how you say things or how you ask.Don't you think? My husband works 5 days a week and I tried not to nag at him when he does something that I don't like. Not to make him more stressed. I tell him things in flat tone.He's very considerate to me, whenever i want to do things myself. that's why i try to understand his wants too. I'm not saying i didn't nag at all, because sometimes i'm really losing it. Basically, men feel they are being nagged when you tell things over and over again and keep sayings things that had happened already,reminding all the time and they just hate it.