LMAO! True, that. I learned that Nick could only be helpful if I learned to do as much of it as possible by myself, and then only needed pointers.
But I've discovered lately that making forays into the real estate market ends a marriage faster than cheating. We have had several of those mini-conversations that aren't exactly fights but end in complete stalemates where one person retorts, "Well, I liked it." The underlying message, of course is, "And if you don't, why'd you marry me?"
Oh my. Yeah, I remember, being more or less born to teach, a girlfriend snarling exactly that--"Stop teaching me!--and learning something valuable along these lines....
For some reason it's 98% more insufferable when you're the spouse. I'm not sure why. I don't think I minded Dan teaching me things quite as much when we were dating.
The best advice I can give is to wait until your future wife, whoever that lucky lady might be, asks for help. Otherwise it's just frustrating. (Although, as the above example illustrates, it can be frustrating anyway...)
Painfully true. Just tonight, Craig and I were hauling a treadmill into our apartment (don't ask). I said, "I can't go up the stairs backwards, I've traditionally not worked well that way." He said, "It will be heavier for you if you go the other way." I said, "But heavy's not the problem... I can't make backwards work for me." He said, "Just try it, you'll be fine." Two minutes later, halfway up the stairs with a treadmill jammed between the railings and harsh words spoken, I abandoned the project and got my brother. Then I sat back and supervised like I should have in the first place.
However, if it makes you feel better, your husband tried to teach my husband and me to kayak, and we both ended kayaking in circles, with Craig ass up in the Atlantic. So, maybe it's Dan.
Spouses and significant others should never try to install a wireless network together either. Call that the 21st century update to the saw warning about spouses and significant others hanging wallpaper together.
Agreed. I think for the most part, Dan and I stay out of each other's way when it comes to stuff like that. As I am the resident technology expert *cough*, I typically take stuff like that on myself. I'm the kind of person who can't let something drop and has to finish projects once started; I don't care how long it takes me to do it, but I WILL get it done.
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But I've discovered lately that making forays into the real estate market ends a marriage faster than cheating. We have had several of those mini-conversations that aren't exactly fights but end in complete stalemates where one person retorts, "Well, I liked it." The underlying message, of course is, "And if you don't, why'd you marry me?"
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We did find a place, and with only one more day of screaming. I have to fly in for the closing later.
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However, if it makes you feel better, your husband tried to teach my husband and me to kayak, and we both ended kayaking in circles, with Craig ass up in the Atlantic. So, maybe it's Dan.
Don't tell him I said that :o).
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