As A Wife

Husband and Wife - My husband and me
Philippines
April 12, 2008 6:15am CST
When getting married or living together, most of the couples have the "talk". When you tell each other what you don't like him or her to do. As a wife, what did you tell your husband? What's the thing that you'll really hate him do or say?
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10 responses
• United States
15 Apr 08
As a wife I told my husband that I love him everyday and thankful for having around him at the house to change our daughters diapers...Being STUPID sometimes...
• Philippines
16 Apr 08
Hi there monah! That's really great. I think that it is really important to tell the person that you love how much you love them. And sometimes, those sudden "I love yous" makes us feel its sincerity more than the routinary ones like saying I love you when leaving the house. I think it's nice too that your husband change your daughters' diapers. Thank you very much for your response.
• Philippines
16 Apr 08
Yes, I am a Filipina too. I live in Aklan. I used to live in Caloocan City and Quezon City too for some time until we moved here a couple of years ago. I just received my $10 payment a couple of days ago. I have been a member of Mylot for more than a year now but I got active only recently.
• United States
16 Apr 08
Hi Angel, No Problem! How long you've been in myLot? Did you earn monies from this site? Are you a Filipina too? God bless! Monah
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
14 Apr 08
I am very open to my husband and we need too since we have different orientation in life, different race! when he will do something that i feel I was insulted, I will easily complain and talk to him that I didn't like it and better in this way! I know we are still in adjustment period but we just need to be transparent to each other!
• United States
15 Apr 08
thats true! so much adjustment, its challenging and fun especially if you will look at it that way rather than looking it in a negative way! you know! but, it helps us better to know each other deeply! which is very important in any relationship, is the person is strange to us its rellay hard to understand or be with him/her! I know we have just started but I am very excited every day to discover more from him and from myself! have a great day and happy posting!
• Philippines
16 Apr 08
It must be like an adventure if you love learning new things. And also a challenge for your understanding, and also your love for him. I think that once that kind of relationship works, it means that it is a really deep relationship. Have fun discovering more!
• Philippines
15 Apr 08
Hi there Che! That's really great. I think that it's very important for couples to have really open communication because it's the first thing to do if you want to do something about your differences and make your relationship work. I know there's a lot of adjustments to be made by you and your husband sinc eyou said that you're from different race. I think that having an open communication is one great step towards making the relationship work. Thank you very much for your response.
@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
14 Apr 08
Oh we are always telling each other the things we hate lol. I hate when I mop the kitchen my hubby comes home and wears his dirty shoes in the kitchen.
• Philippines
15 Apr 08
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Hi there minnie! That's really great. You're both getting straight to the point. No charades. I would hate that too. And I usually get irritable when I'm tired of cleaning, lol.
• Philippines
15 Apr 08
Oh, sorry. That image is not supposed to be there. It's supposed to be on the other open mylot window. And thank you very much for your response.
• United States
12 Apr 08
first I am not a wife , as a husband, we hope you say some thing like this , i hate you drinking , i hate you somking, etc. you know the fight is the kiss and the scold is the love....
• Philippines
13 Apr 08
Hi there zhangzhipeng! I see. I'm really sorry but I started this topic from the interest "wife". But anyone who's married or living together is welcome to post their response. Those are really correct. The basics or the main things that your wife would ask you not to do. Thank you very much for your response.
• Philippines
18 Apr 08
Hi there! Yeah, I have heard that a few times before. With men, you have to really go straight to the point. Thank you very much for your response.
• United States
18 Apr 08
Yes, men like for us to tell them what we think...not just hint around. Have you ever heard him say.."I can't read your mind, just tell me what you want"...I've heard that many times.
@ruthinian (2309)
• United States
15 Apr 08
Before I finally committed myself to my hubby, I told him clearly... THERE ARE ONLY TWO THINGS THAT WILL MAKE ME LEAVE YOU... 1. WHEN YOU HIT ME and 2. WHEN I FIND OUT THAT YOU ARE UNFAITHFUL TO ME. We just got married last year and so far he has been a real good boy.
• Philippines
16 Apr 08
Hi there ruthinian! I think that those two things are definitely reasonable and don't need further explanation. I think that you will never hit the one that you love. If you're not happy, then leave but don't hurt the person physically or emotionally. Being unfaithful isn't really away from the first one. If you love and even just respect the person, you will never do that. I'm glad to hear that your husband is being a good boy. Thank you very much for your response.
• United States
14 Apr 08
I believed that as a woman, we our more emotional that men.When there is something that my husband would say that hurts me...whether intentional or unintentional, i just cry secretly and pretend that i'm still ok to avoid further discussions but recently, i felt as if my heart would explode and so i started to show how i feel.I would stay in bed and when he approached me,i would bluntly tell him that i am hurt with what he said.He would explain that in his culture, it means nothing to him to be blunt sometimes.Being born to a different race is hard and is a major adjustment in our marriage.
• Philippines
15 Apr 08
Hi there sunflower! I used to be that way too when we were newly married. I guess as time pass, we both learn to let little things just pass. But if you're hurt, then that's not a little thing and it should be talked about. I agree that growing up with different culture requires a lot of compromise and understanding because there will be a lot more differences that the usual between a wife and a husband. I think it's right that you tell your husband about it so he can assure you that he didn't mean to hurt you and that it's just important to him that he say what he feel and think. It may sound insensitive to some but for some, being straight to the point saves time and effort. Thank you very much for sharing.
• Malaysia
12 Apr 08
My husband usually ignore me if I got really angry with him. Then later, after 1 or 2 hours he will pretend to ask me something and act as though nothing happen. I think most men like to watch TV. My one also ignore our son, let him play with whatever stuff he wanted to play and simply laid at sofa to watch show that he himself not sure what is he watching. My husband don't like to talk much. So sometimes we communicate online, funny, right? I also know him thru internet.
• Philippines
13 Apr 08
Hi there mycheang! That must be his nature, to be quiet and maybe he's an introvert. But I guess it should be different when it's about family. Yeah, communicating online while you're living under one roof is quite funny if you think about it. Thank you very much for your response.
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
12 Apr 08
We never had the "talk" before he moved in with me...we would just "talk" as things came up really...and 10 yrs later we still do it when either he does something I dont like or I do something he doesnt like etc..
• Philippines
12 Apr 08
Hi there Ravenladyj! I see. Yeah, some couples don't have that talk but like what happened, you'll just feel the need for it when you two are already living together. Open communication is really important in all relationships since no two individuals are the same so there will be lots of needs for compromising. Thank you very much for your response.
@asgtswife04 (2475)
• United States
18 Apr 08
i fell in love with my husband because of his sense of humor and his great, caring heart...but after marrying him i figured out that the sense of humor, that often came out as being a smart butt, outweighed his compassion and his need to just be with me. i don't mean sexually either. just to hold me or have intimate talks. i would have to say that that would be my biggest problem with him. i want him to be more serious sometimes about how he feels about me and need him to show me, but the only way he knows to do is to joke around and stuff like that. he's working on it though and has started being so sweet because we sat down and talked about things. i don't mind the jokes and the laughter, but sometimes i just needed to be held without any expectations or smart remarks. God bless
@chestyna (113)
12 Apr 08
When i am upset or angry i need my personal space and time to cool down, and thats the time when my husband keeps on asking me whats wrong, even after telling him like 5 times i will be allright after few minutes and asking him to give me space that i will tell him later...he doesnt stop. I really dont like it and can make me even more angry. I know he is caring and wants to help...but...he is not helping. And i also dont like when my husband is watching TV instead of playing with our little son...I always catch him doing it. And then our little one is trying to get his attention by screaming... But otherwise my husband is great, helping with housework and chores I cant really complain.
• Philippines
12 Apr 08
Hi there chestyna! I feel the same way to everytime I'm upset. I guess that we all need time to ourselves to just help ourselves calm down first so we can have a sensible and reasonable talk with other people concerned. Yeah, I guess we're both lucky with our husbands about the chores. Just with the cooking, my husband is a really great cook. Thank you very much for your response.