Why do you suppose men are never that proud of their wives' achievements?

My fiance does that too :( But he plays World of Warcraft and he tells me about all his accomplishments on there and I could care less because it is just a video game to me..but to him it is half of his life. :-/

May be, husbands feel insecure when wives do something better than them. May be they are jelous of the wive's achievement, because they could not do or achive better than their wives. . My husband is also a wonderful man and he is so loving, when ever i achieve something good, he feels so proud of me and praise me. For example, when i get promotion of grade, he is happier than me. He always praise me to do more better next time.

Hello Starmac...... You are wrong about this.....not all men are like that. I am extremely proud of my wife and her accomplishments and I tell her so all the time. The fact that your husband does not express pride in you or your accomplishments tells a lot about his insecurities, not your abilities. Personally I think it's sad and shameful that he treats you as less than an equal. Never in our 28 years together have I treated my wife in such a way. Tom

My husband always praises me for my achievements just like he wants me to praise him for his. I think it's important for partners to recognize what is important to each other and be supportive. Not all men are ignorant about their wife's achievements.

Most likely because they feel threatened by their other half's success. Men are supposed to be the world beaters and look after the little woman and some just can't stand it when she has a major accomplishment or even small success. Hot narrow is that? Sometimes I am ashamed to me a man.

Because he'a a MAN!!!! All men want control at some point, although for me, I'm always supported and encouraged, to do what I want. In most cases a controlling man that has a rep to protect will only affect them, and what if the wife really makes a name for herself in success, what will it do for his ego? Fear of losing the battle.

My husband is the exact same way. The only time he is happy about something I do is when it is going to benefit him. Yet when he has some news I support him 100% and praise him. I ask him why Icant get the same respect in return and all he can say is that, that is nor how he is. Go figure.

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I suppose we all look for praise of some sort whether men or women. It is just a natural thing to do. When we get the right praise that we wanted it lifts us up to another level and pumps us up to do better than we did before.

it does not matter how much your husband loves you ,some men are just not the type to show any emotions,but im sure deep down he is very proud of you..My ex husband was like that,no emotions about what I did...He was a little jealous of my accomplisments...Some men fear if you do to much and get too good,that you will not need them anymore...So it has to be one or the other.....he ieither is not to vocal or it is fear of him not coming up to your standards,so don't worry,im sure he tells everyone else how good you do...

It is definitely the mental commitment of your husband and nothing else.Some husbands are really proud of their wives achievements and they share a great deal of things in happiness. I think..to change the attitude of your husband just take him out and give him a treat(:)] for your achievement..don't tell hi9m about this any earlier ..tell him about this at the ttreat and suprise him..hope it works..always remember not every guy is a bad one..me too..happy life..:))

Men are sometimes silent but the truth is they are always proud of us. They tend to hide the emotions away and never let us know but we should know they talk about us with their friends. My husband is another great man, regardless of how small or great my achievements are he'd always come running at the end of the day and try to listen to my stories. I know he's always proud of me. Despite it all, achievement is never an issue in the household, I made sure of that to set aside insecurities. After all, what we do at home is another thing to consider.

my husband is very proud of me. he even praise my achievements that i have to shy off because i don't want people to think of those things and i am afraid that i may not live up with their expectations. maybe you and your husband has a different level of understanding and he doesnt want to show that he is proud of you or maybe he is showing it in another way around that you could not even notice. there are men like that. their masculinity pride got hurt when their over top by feminine.

hello dear, well I'm an indian boy, in our country, men are given a much higher status since ancient times, however this is changing now, but the mind set of many people is the same. And hence men always think they are supirior and in case their wives do somethin too good, its tough for them to digest. I've seen this in a lot many places including my house and my college. i used to think that this is the problem of india only, from your discussion i came to know that its almost everywhere! Well dear one can't really do anything about that, if i write something i feel its awesum, if a read something written by a stranger i'll say its very good ,but at the same time if i find that my fello companion of class-mate has written something i'll just say thats good, even if that is the best, a man's mind setup dear, and i hope i change that soon.

My husband is always proud of the things I achieve. He wears my more male oriented jewelry to show it off and make sales for me. He tells everyone about the things I am into, he even got his boss to give a painting to my favorite charity for auction. He is so proud of me that I am sure the guys he works with are sick of hearing about me and our son.

maybe he's not just interested at all. or he just cannot accept the fact that you can make money too - not just him.

I am glad you said some men because all men are certainly not like this. My husband has always been very suppotive of everything I do . So not all men are like that. I think you should talk to him about it if it is bothering you , which it must be for you to start a discussion about it. In the mean time good for you on all your acomplishments.

I think he feels that you are pursuing a hobby or interest in writing articles. Which is why he thought unimportant of it. It usually happens that way. But he, understanding you so well, knows it a small thing, as u described earlier. I'm sure he wouldn't shrug it off, if it became your Big Thing.

no, its not like that ok? Its just like, even we're very proud on their achievements, we dont show what we really feel coz we kinda hesitate to do so.. But we are really proud when our wife or even gf got a wonderful achievements! Ofcourse we are very proud! Have a nice day

yeah i think any man around the world are lke this and it s becouse thy think they think that womans wont deserve achivements and if they encourage you,therefore you become proud .they want to be always upper one