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2. If you're irritated by your partner, imagine him as a small child. We know! You totally don't want to try this! It sounds awful! (And maybe even not that much of a stretch.) But trust us-this is an amazing way to see him from a fresh angle. Here’s what to do: While your partner is puttering around and looking idle, imagine him at age five. Awww. Isn’t he adorable? And so smart! It’s easy to forget how appealing your spouse is when you are looking at him through a prism of all the chores that he has yet to accomplish (fixing the garage-door opener, booking the tree-removal service…we could go on).
- 10 Ways to Make Your Marriage Divorceproof
...Am I being over-sensitive, or is the wording of that suggestion just a bit wrong? I'm not even sure how I feel about the actual suggestion (aside from irritated at the presumption that all women find children adorable) because the infantilization of the other partner with the intent of increasing their appeal makes me wonder if Pedo Bear wrote that paragraph. I'm fairly certain that's not how the writers intended that section to come across, so either I'm being oversensitive or someone just earned a ride on the fail boat.
- 10 Ways to Make Your Marriage Divorceproof
...Am I being over-sensitive, or is the wording of that suggestion just a bit wrong? I'm not even sure how I feel about the actual suggestion (aside from irritated at the presumption that all women find children adorable) because the infantilization of the other partner with the intent of increasing their appeal makes me wonder if Pedo Bear wrote that paragraph. I'm fairly certain that's not how the writers intended that section to come across, so either I'm being oversensitive or someone just earned a ride on the fail boat.