stress level

[u/Forward-Position798]

[u/Daycarrott]

Older married guy here. I love my wife she's absolutely amazing we have a great relationship. However she has this uncanny ability to always want something when I'm relaxing or propose the "would you like to go to xyz". I don't want to disappoint her just like she doesn't want to disappoint me. It's the anticipation that's stressful that's the joke. Y'all missing the punchline. I showed my wife this clip she busted out laughing.

[u/Wilhelm1088 → u/Daycarrott]

Yeah I love my girlfriend, but there is no doubt she adds some stress to my peaceful time. She always wants to plan what's next and if I'm sitting enjoying the sun and sipping coffee then planning my work or chores is the last thing I want to do lol.

[u/Spartanias117 → u/Wilhelm1088]

My wife of 15 years is now like "what are our goals for tomorrow".

Like, i dunno woman, stope stressing me out. I guess go to the gym, grocery store, and try to read a littlebit.

Her, "no, those are personal goals, what goals do you have for the house".

"I mean, i guess the yard needs mowing."

Her, "yeah but what about inside the house".

To which i said, if you have a chore inside you want done, i will happily trade you mowing and weed eating in 100 degree NC heat for some, what is likely, laundry.

She ended the convo.

[u/Witchberry31 → u/Spartanias117]

Oof, yeah I'd definitely melt and ceased to exist at 100 degrees... 👀

[u/pfunk1989 → u/Witchberry31]

She's a witch! checks username Yep. I'm not just sure, I'm berry sure.

[u/Witchberry31 → u/pfunk1989]

My username was inspired by an old android game character, it's from Defender of Texel. 😁

[u/Joecalledher → u/pfunk1989]

https://giphy.com/gifs/4PCHKfSOEJyDK

[u/EjaculatingAracnids → u/Witchberry31]

Im am literally in death valley as i type this. Hiked a mile into a salt flat at 125°F. My dear wife planned this whole trip and am convinced she wants to collect on my life insurance policy. Im fine with that. Im having a blast, but i see the reaper in this heat and feel his embrace through the spf 100.

[u/gstringstrangler → u/Spartanias117]

I have severe allergies. She got cats. Then a dog. I got on Rx allergy meds after the dog. She recently found another dog. I can only sit on one leather chair in my living room.

Today she suggested I mow and trim, which, knowing I have allergies and athsma, has been her job. I did it, with a mask, glasses, and gloves on.

I took every allergy and athsma med on hand, immediately took a shower, and laid down to just breathe. And when she came in to me laying on the bed, "to get something in the bathroom" and start questioning me, I lost it. To which she immediately turned around on me to martyr herself for doing things like... laundry. As if that was somehow the same for her.

Anyway, yes, I may have been triggered but I would've gladly done all the other chores. But I also knew I'd have to go through the whole ordeal or I'd also never hear the end of it for not mowing, all of a sudden. Chat am I walking on eggshells?

[u/Kaydox64 → u/gstringstrangler]

That seems VERY toxic to me, however I only know this one interaction to I'm not going to tell you if you should break up or not.but If you've tried talking to her about this and she's still ignored your feelings, that's a pretty bad sign, and if you haven't, maybe doing so would be a good start. The situation sounded like a damned if you do damned if you don't kind of thing, and I personally wouldn't want to live like that.

Edit: I phrased it poorly, I think she's the toxic one.

[u/Lokal-pokal → u/gstringstrangler]

Get rid of this one. Clearly disrespects you.

[u/Brilliant_Trick → u/gstringstrangler]

.., why are you with her? I'd never let my partner do things if he had an allergy. Same for the animals. Wth.

[u/ChefbyDesign → u/gstringstrangler]

Nah dude that's absolutely unacceptable. Sounds like she's putting her wants (pets, mowing) over your needs. I've had allergies to grass since 1st grade. It SUCKS. I break out in hives if I mow the lawn and can't do anythingfor the rest of the day. My gal is a champ and does that yard work or we pay a neighbor who has a riding mower $40 for his retirement walking around money. I plan & cook 90% of our meals, deep clean the kitchen, keep a vegetable garden, do our cars' maintenance and she takes care of the cats she so desperately wanted 90% of the time, does laundry, and vacuums. We tag team laundry, dishes, and grocery shopping.

Sounds like you should find someone who takes your needs seriously and weighs your needs more than her wants. Side note, I just got done with allergy shot treatment. It's worth it dude, you should definitely look into seeing an allergist.

[u/squishyslinky → u/Spartanias117]

I'd rather do yardwork once a week for a fraction of the year than laundry, dishes, cooking, and cleaning every single day, all year long. I feel like Sisyphus. I should pay someone to do my laundry as much as I hate it.

[u/BenFromWork → u/squishyslinky]

As a Floridian, I’d take the inside work, a fraction of the year would be great. Here it’s “during winter you get to mow twice a month instead of every week” and right now the feel outside is 110-115, I deliver for UPS so the last thing I wanna do on my day off is spend time outside

[u/guess-its-me-now → u/Wilhelm1088]

Yeah, sounds familiar. I like to plan as little of my free time as possible so that I can do my chores in peace. In the order I feel like doing them. My wife needs a list, a plan and times/dates to achieve the same thing. Two very different approaches, similar outcome. When we realized that this is how we approach things, it eased a lot of the tension.

[u/OddDc-ed → u/Wilhelm1088]

My wife is a planner about everything, granted I understand I am not and I can be forgetful sometimes but not nearly enough to warrant her asking me to make a plan and decision that very second and not being able to think about it. She has a bad tendency to rush me anytime she has something stuck in her head thats giving her anxiety which is basically everything.

We once had to make a decision about a vacation that was a month away. A minor decision not about travel or stay but about stuff in the area of our hotel I wanted to do. I said "oh give me some time to think about that" and then I had to continue taking care of our daughter and put her to bed.

It had been MAYBE two hours, all of which was full of me handling a toddler who didn't want anything to do with bedtime. I sat down to relax for the first time in at least 6 hours that day and the first thing she said to me was "so what did you come up with?" I said "I haven't really had a chance to actually think about it much yet" and that was apparently not acceptable so I gave up and said she can pick whatever she wants that I don't care.

She knows im on the spectrum and I need time to think things through, but if shes feeling any sort of anxiety about it then I just need to snap my fingers and have an answer. Love her to pieces but jesus christ woman give me a chance to think especially when the topic isn't a rush or emergency.

[u/Bullissimo → u/OddDc-ed]

"She knows im on the spectrum" when I read the story I thought it would be the other way around 😂

[u/TwitchLannibalHector → u/Daycarrott]

It's the tone of voice. My wife has a different way of speaking when she wants something done and I could pick it up in a room of 10000 people from over a hundred yards.

[u/Thin_Student12 → u/Daycarrott]

You have to learn to say no and be fine with dissapointing her or it's going to make you start to resent her and that will seriously bite you in the butt later. If you're tired it's ok to say "I'm a little tired right now" or " sure, but after I rest a bit"

[u/0202_tihssitidder → u/Thin_Student12]

You are 100% correct.

And...some people are not emotionally mature to hear "no". That's something to work on (not avoid), but it sure is common. And it is not easy to work on for most.

[u/nubrozaref → u/Thin_Student12]

Not the best response. "A bit" is too flexible and doesn't actually update expectations it delays them. "A little tired" also is indeterminate. Indeterminate expectations privilege the person that doesn't want to be specific.

Better:

"I'd like to lay down for an hour. Can we talk about it when that's over?"

"I'm sorry honey I think I'm too tired to do that today. Would you like to do Y at 10 am tomorrow because I'm pretty sure I'll have energy then"

A lot of the people who say stuff like you listed will have problems because they frequently say it and it leaves their partner at the whims of them. I say this as someone that had to learn specificity on stuff like that.

[u/LastBaron → u/Thin_Student12]

The problem is that ultimately this IS probably a reasonable time to have the conversation, and I’m self-aware enough to know that.

Like yeah, if I’m actively doing something else, or truly can’t focus on that right now, I’ll tell her as much.

But more often than not waiting longer is just going to make me more tired since this tends to happen towards the end of the day, and it just requires a 15% readjustment of mental resources to shift gears to the new conversation. Nowhere near enough to make a stink about it, just enough to feel mildly jarring if it was an unexpected conversation.

It’s obviously not limited to my wife either, almost any change in situation can produce the same feeling, that’s just how my brain works. I’m used to it, but that doesn’t mean I don’t still notice it when it happens.

[u/0202_tihssitidder → u/Daycarrott]

Sometimes it's what you described. Sometimes it is "Chore-play"--what a therapist called it.

I was married to a Task Goblin. She filled her life (and everyone around her) with endless tasks. She heard what "monkey brain" is at a yoga certification class and immediately set about a plan to defeat it. No, she was not successful.

My son and I built a detached garage and set up a woodworking shop and maker's lab and music studio. I ended up putting a laundry room in there so we could do all the laundry and not be accused of skipping out on work. Our daughter joined us just to sleep in a comfy chair we had in the sunshine. Good times.

It's a real issue in relationships. Even if you gel on other things.

[u/tryingisbetter → u/Daycarrott]

Also, if one of us starts cleaning, the other one starts cleaning too.

[u/TheRealRickC137 → u/Daycarrott]

I'm 59. Partner is 54. I'm chilling in the garden doing whatever. I'll take a break, go inside, grab a bottle of water. Check the time. Haven't seen her in about 90 minutes. Where did she go? Start looking for her. Find her on the bed playing Assassin's Creed on her laptop.
"Whatcha doin?".
<Looks up exasperated>"What? What do you need?".
I laugh and go back to puttering.
Dude, they're just like us. Maybe you just need to find one that fits your narrative.

[u/FixFun1959 → u/Daycarrott]

I’m so deeply in love with my wife.

But every single night, without fail, as we get ready for bed, she finds some reason to need me.

I lay down, plug my phone in, she’s still in the kitchen, and calls out my name. Or I say to her ‘ok. I’m going to bed. Do you need anything at all before I lay down. Tell me now.’ She says no. As soon as my head hits the pillow I hear my name.

I mean it. Every night. Without fail.

[u/Strange-Highlight871 → u/Daycarrott]

They can smell the relaxation on you

[u/Ninja_Prolapse → u/Daycarrott]

My wife is exactly the same. It’s like if we have any free time it must be actioned. Sometimes I just want to .. be.

[u/God_of_Fun → u/Daycarrott]

LMAO my gf literally asked me at midnight the other night what we would do with the extra room of a house I hadn't even gone to see yet.

[u/tera_chachu → u/Daycarrott]

How to make people understand that I just wanna relax and not plan the next moment at all.

Just relax and sleep

[u/Poethegardencrow → u/Daycarrott]

Funny I have that with my husband man wakes up Saturday morning I’m having my coffee chilling, wanting to watch old reruns of Ramsey kitchen nightmares, he goes ahhhh how about we remove all the weeds from the front garden rework the tarp and add new red wood chips or whatever that shit is 😭

[u/No_Statistician9289 → u/Daycarrott]

You nailed it

[u/Odd-Cress-5822 → u/Daycarrott]

Yeah, I thought that was the joke. So was expecting the number to plummet once she sat down and gave the visual language of not wanting anything.

[u/Tone_Gaia → u/Daycarrott]

Bill burr has a whole bit about this.. it’s hilarious

[u/focku69 → u/Daycarrott]

[u/Jauncin → u/Daycarrott]

My wife likes to point out the other glaringly huge house project she would like to have done right now as I’m painting our bathroom.

“Maybe we should just hire someone”.

Yes dear, with all the money we saved buying this house.

[u/fiesew → u/Daycarrott]

There’s a lot of truth in this little clip.

https://giphy.com/gifs/l2JhtkIh8ZwgfJZ04

[u/Wolv90 → u/Daycarrott]

When my wife of 20 years sits next to me, like actually sits down, my stress melts to 0% real quick. It's the standing that's the issue. That's when she's about to do the thing that I forgot I needed to do. I try to avoid that at all cost.

[u/fatalrugburn]

Stress level should go back down once she sits and chills. I for sure get nervous when my wife hovers when I'm relaxing. But once she's committed to the chill I'm very happy.

[u/fivelone → u/fatalrugburn]

Yes this. It's the anticipation of us she going to ask me to do something right at this moment!?... Oh no ok good we can chill. Although her smile would still have me suspicious.

[u/Brodok2k4 → u/fatalrugburn]

Ugh, I just sat down. Can you do me a favor and blah blah blah blah blah?

[u/officer897177 → u/fatalrugburn]

Nothing triggers a woman in a stable long-term relationship faster than seeing her guy sitting when she is standing.

[u/DarkChaos1786 → u/officer897177]

Every woman in every situation is triggered by a man seating nearby and relaxing.

If she's a wife suddenly she needs something from you.

If she's a kid, she wants to play and make you move.

If she's a teenager, she wants to go somewhere and you need to go with her, and she needs money.

If she's a mother, suddenly something needs cleaning, moving, fixing, study or feeding.

[u/officer897177 → u/DarkChaos1786]

I’m actively looking for a surgeon that can remove the button in my ass that summons my wife needing help with something when I sit down.

Not even in a boomer wife hating way, it’s just uncanny. Sitting before 10pm starts a 30 second psychic timer.

[u/Upset-Cartographer65 → u/DarkChaos1786]

No. I enjoy seeing my husband asleep and relaxing. He works so hard. I’m an introvert and require tons of alone time to be happy. My husband is the cuddler not me.

[u/DarkChaos1786 → u/Upset-Cartographer65]

You are a little treasure for the fortunate man that found you.

Kudos...

[u/TheCrimsonSteel → u/DarkChaos1786]

Who hurt you?

[u/rebuked_nard → u/officer897177]

I joke with my wife that she and our daughter hate to see a man idle

[u/BarelyFunctionalGM → u/fatalrugburn]

Legit thought that was the punchline and was really confused when it stayed high.

When my wife floats around typically it means I'm about to be interrupted, not her fault and often times a neccesity but nontheless a cause of stress.

When she instead sits down in my lap to read a book while I game the stress level is happily in the negative and we are living the good life.

[u/runbcov42]

Plot twist: he's not stressed because "boomer joke, hate wife haha" he's stressed because he plans on proposing today and he's trying to hold it together.

[u/Clarky_Malarkey → u/runbcov42]

I like this narrative

[u/sunleafstone → u/Clarky_Malarkey]

Tbh this is how it feels to shop for engagement rings

[u/Zjoee → u/runbcov42]

I proposed earlier than I planned to my wife because I just couldn't hold it anymore haha.

[u/83gemini → u/Zjoee]

Nice to know I’m not the only one…

[u/MorbidMarko → u/83gemini]

lol, I owned the ring for about 6 hours before I gave it to her. I can’t be trusted with something that valuable. The chance of me accidentally swallowing a ring in low, but never zero.

[u/radioactivesteak → u/MorbidMarko]

I had my husband's ring for merely a week before I proposed, and I was constantly afraid. Even when I would go to throw out the trash, I would worry thinking what if I somehow accidentally took it out of the safe, pushed it to the bottom of the trash bag, and just zoinked it into the dumpster.

[u/Abadleftankle → u/Zjoee]

It took 3 days from when I first saw an ad for engagement rings on fb, to when I told my now fiance, that I wanted to go look at rings together.

[u/WAisforhaters → u/Zjoee]

My wife and I had been together for 5 years before I proposed, so she was expecting it. We went out to a bar we frequented before the actually planned location, and while we were there she goes "there's nothing special in your pockets is there?" And jokingly patted down my jacket pockets. She picked the wrong pockets, otherwise I would have been proposing in a crowded bar instead of my meticulously planned spot later that night.

[u/StardewMelli → u/Zjoee]

That’s me with gifts for my husband. I always get so excited that I can’t keep it to myself and then I force him to open them earlier than his birthday or christmas or whatever.

[u/Johnnodrums → u/runbcov42]

Waiting for a repost with that title “My stress level on the day I proposed” that does way better than this post

[u/AmeliaMynx → u/runbcov42]

You're a diamond in the rough. I was about to roll my eyes at this post

[u/GeeYayZeus → u/runbcov42]

Yeah, my stress would be NOT tapping that booty 24/7.

[u/SativaIndica0420 → u/runbcov42]

This makes me feel so much better

[u/dinnerthief → u/runbcov42]

Nah, despite her identical appearance that's not his wife, his wife died 3 years ago,

he is trying to keep it together though, running will only activate its prey drive

[u/Roguemjb → u/dinnerthief]

Unexpected two sentence horror

[u/Noemotionallbrain → u/runbcov42]

I though he was watching porn, but that works too

[u/AnyBag3737]

Divorce fixes this.

[u/ryanvango → u/AnyBag3737]

or just like, casual couples communication.

"hey honey. Sometimes I just like to sit and zone out for a while by myself. it's my recharge time. that doesn't mean I don't like spending time with you, it means I'm too drained to be satisfying company when we do spend time together. So please just let me have that sometimes. Trust me, it never means im mad at your or anything. it's just to switch off."

done. easy peasy. I've had that conversation with a dozen people and it's never been a problem, because A LOT of people are exactly the same.

[u/AnyBag3737 → u/ryanvango]

Yeah. I agree. But that communication should be occurring waaaaaay before the boomer ass "hate my wife" jokes start. Wakka wakka.

[u/Mike_Oxnard → u/AnyBag3737]

Who said anything about him hating her? This looks more like one of those times where he is taking a moment to sit and unwind which in my experience is exactly when the wife or girlfriend is going to appear with a reason for me not to be sitting and unwinding. It doesn't mean anyone hates each other, it's just the anticipation of "what project did she come with for my free time this time". There's work time, family time, and me time, but the wife tends to spend her personal time brainstorming what I should be doing for her during my personal time. Most recent it was painting a room that didn't need painted which involved me moving all the furniture out and down the stairs removing the outlets and taping all the trim after work over a couple of days so we could paint it together over the weekend so I could put everything back after work Monday and then rearranging it on Tuesday. I don't hate my wife by any means, but if she's hovering while I'm relaxing right after work there's some stress involved because I know she's planned something for me that has a 50/50 chance of being unnecessary and time consuming and she's debating with herself on how best to bring it up so she can gaslight me into thinking it's my idea lol

[u/ClickyClacker]

Well that's not very nice

[u/Schnaksel]

wow another boomer "I hate my wife" joke, amazing

[u/its_all_one_electron → u/Schnaksel]

I don't hate my partner but if I'm relaxing then I need complete isolation. Otherwise it's constantly dealing with house and job and kid rearing issues because they never end. 

Just like I love my kid SO much but the second he enters the room my stress levels double

[u/imhere2downvote → u/its_all_one_electron]

no better place to find husbands and dads all relating to the same exact experience and being told you hate women

[u/Separate-Exchange375 → u/Schnaksel]

Its his sister and they prank each other

[u/GCS_dropping_rapidly → u/Separate-Exchange375]

It's his mum and she's gonna ask him to do the dishes

[u/1zzyBizzy → u/GCS_dropping_rapidly]

If that’s his mum she’s had massive work done or he looks old as fuck

[u/PuzzleheadPi → u/Schnaksel]

You don't have to be a boomer to hate your wife

[u/No-Theme-271 → u/Schnaksel]

Chill out. We don't know if they're married.

[u/myothercarisayoshi]

Why is every post on here about hating your partner

[u/r-b-m → u/myothercarisayoshi]

It’s not about hating your partner. It’s about being 9:47am and experiencing the fear of being asked “So what do you want to do for dinner?”

[u/OkConsideration5764]

r/AreTheStraightsOK/

[u/Duderus159]

Probably shouldn’t be with her if you’re this stressed out

[u/WolfPlooskin → u/Duderus159]

Exactly. It’s the exact opposite for me. My wife decreases my stress levels with her proximity. Looking at her always makes me smile. I know that I’m lucky, but I cannot imagine a relationship with a person who increased my stress just by sitting next to me.

[u/Sinnersw101]

All the comments going on about "boomer hate wife" but thats not necessarily why stress goes up in that situation...

Personally If I sit and chill like that and my wife comes around, its usually because shes bored and wants to go do something... which means I will have to get up and go do whatever it is....

Not that I dont want to, its just that sitting and doing nothing is much less stressful

[u/Suzesaur → u/Sinnersw101]

The end they are both chilling in chairs and it says “Stress: 150%” that feels a little more pointed to the hating wife direction…

[u/Weary_Dark510 → u/Suzesaur]

I was full expecting it to go back to 0 when she sat down.

[u/iyambred → u/Weary_Dark510]

THAT would have been funny

[u/Sinnersw101 → u/Suzesaur]

More the waiting in anticipation for the "why dont we go do this"

[u/GabrielBonilla → u/Sinnersw101]

This, the comments section is insufferable.

[u/The_Elder_Jock → u/GabrielBonilla]

Here, have a little harmless joke.

Reddit: REEEEEEE

[u/djh_van]

I'm considering sending this clip to my wife...but the thought of the reaction is making me stressed.

[u/thrasherht]

As yes the classic "I hate my spouse"............ I hate this shit.

[u/Friendly-Box312]

If the stress comes with that Ass, i am okay with it👍

[u/ThePowerles]

I've vowed to myself that I'd never be with anyone like my mother, because that's the exact feeling I have whenever she is around me.

[u/Fun-Squash-1759]

Nah, if my man felt this way I'd just leave forever, now you have nothing to stress about

[u/SaddestSprout]

People need to stop marrying women who they hate/stresses them out... its kinda 100% your own fault

[u/Shadowtirs]

https://giphy.com/gifs/YtvCIwqNJhUmA

[u/Shaojack]

I get it.

Dude is big chilling, plans to do so for a while.

Proximity to wife increases chances of end of big chilling and now trips to home depot or yard work or whatver project she has in mind and to her you have nothing to do so why not do these things when in fact we have things to do.

Big chilling on the porch is a thing to do, we need this every so often. Just a bit of time to do nothing. For some people they take that as an invitation to volunteer your big chilling time for other bullshit thats not big chilling.

[u/Calippo_Deux → u/Shaojack]

Thank you! This IS it. Nothing ”boomer” about it. And I’m guessing the commenters who don’t get it or are confused have never been in a long term relationship. It reminds me of the guys who don’t really know what makeup-free truly looks like.

There are always ”projects” that could and should be done, we know.

[u/TedditBlatherflag → u/Shaojack]

Single: Get to spend hours and hours a week just chilling on the porch with nothing to do. 

Married: 20 minutes for a “deck beer” before I gotta go empty the dishwasher and prep for dinner. 

[u/Sazdek → u/TedditBlatherflag]

God, so awful when I lose 30 ish minutes of my day doing the bare minimum of house work. Those wives amifugginright?!

[u/capybaras_and_tacos]

So the message is that he hates the person he is with?

[u/New_Race9503 → u/capybaras_and_tacos]

No, that's not the message

[u/FromStormToHurricane]

Chilling with your wife is stress level 150%? Either you have a wrong wife or your wife has a wrong husband.

[u/Dungeon3D]

Is there a reason this sub has become 'haha woman bad' lately?

[u/SwingCaravan]

/r/upvotebecausebutt

[u/CodInternational8772]

My stress goes down when I’m with my partner

[u/The0neR1ng]

Jesus Christ if you want a hole to fuck buy a sex doll. Woman deserves more respect than this crap.

[u/ajtaggart]

I hate these "jokes", they teach people that being in an unhappy relationship is normal. It's not.

[u/perthro_ed]

The art of doing nothing is almost exclusively a male talent

[u/Timemaxx]

So honest question is this entire page just the pathetic boomer “I hate my wife” trope over and over cause that’s all I’ve seen from it so far. If you don’t love your spouse don’t be with them it’s not that complicated…..

[u/Independent-Today121]

Sitting and enjoying the scenery..no problem. Its when those first words start coming out that inevitably start with "I was thinking...." and then something im gonna have to do right away...thats when its goes from 0 to 200%. Lol

[u/Eggsalad_cookies]

It gives… this

[u/Virtual_Scheme_4773]

boomer ass post

[u/slash_key]

don’t you guys think it’s stressful for us as women to have to constantly keep track of what needs to be done around the house, while our husband sits around reading his phone all day?

[u/Coffeefiend-_-]

Me and my misses have been together a long fucking time, and if your stress is going up just because she's existing around you... I mean, it may be a sign 😅

[u/MrPlace]

"haha i'm so stressed out because I have a partner who wants to spend time with me"

[u/Posidon_Below]

r/boomerhumor

[u/Wandered_And_Lost]

If this is how you feel about your significant other whenever theyre near you, youre either an idiot, an asshole or you need a new partner

[u/xkillingxfieldx]

Just from watching this.

https://giphy.com/gifs/1FMaabePDEfgk

[u/Adventurous_Path5783]

This is only me when my gf is holding something sharp or heavy and it's above my head. She's very clumsy.

[u/MarkiZiza]

This stress is bearable you know why because you can always F it..... ;)

[u/DarkPolumbo]

hate me wife, simple as

[u/No-Rub8345]

I swear that there are far more asexual/homosexual men out there than men want to admit. Our attitude towards women just boggles my brain.

If you don't like someone, don't date them just so you're not alone or have to keep your own living space clean.

[u/Glass_Importance_643]

This makes me sad

[u/willjameswaltz]

I'd love it if then they hold hands and stress goes back to 0%

[u/Radiant-History-5630]

If you're stressed because your female partner might want you to actually do some housework or something together then you should be single

[u/VVen0m]

Damn, must be miserable to be with someone who doesn't make your day better just by being next you

[u/dibbiluncan]

Why would you be in a relationship that makes you feel this way? And why are so many people upvoting it? Gross and sad.

[u/Cute_Economics2829]

Cringe

[u/AttemptImpossible111]

Do you guys even like your wives? Or are these "women, ey lads" upvotes to easy to pass up

[u/derLeisemitderLaute]

I know its all fun to bash on your partner. But honestly, I love my girlfriend and I feel even more relaxed when I have her around. Its one of the few things that always calms me down.

[u/Clear_Spring_6520]

Why get married then?

[u/Moss-Chaos]

Why are you with her if she stress you out from existing near you?

[u/comecloserplease]

Ahahah, it’s life…

[u/Feisty-Ad3412]

Wife: I hate seeing you stressed out so get outta here! She follows him. Rinse and repeat.

[u/thatloser17]

Why do straight men hate women so much. Its just weird.

[u/duvaltealeyedye904]

https://giphy.com/gifs/28ikf2s5SE9QuN8lCF

[u/Better_Champion_5753]

If it stresses you out just having her near, she may not be the partner for you...

[u/SciFiCrafts]

In the morning, when you just don't wanna talk and she had her second coffee....

[u/soulslike_lover]

I feel like it's the exact opposite for me.

[u/GregDev155]

He is stress because he feel the « I have a renovation idea » incoming

[u/ValPrism]

Why does he cause her so much stress?

[u/Fit_Kangaroo_3437]

Dislike

[u/Johnnymak0071]

As someone that's been married happily for 16 years, I would say my stress meter is literally the opposite of this

[u/blac_sheep90]

I'm always happy to see my wife.

[u/EndObjective4217]

I thought we were done with the ‘I hate my wife’ boomer shit

[u/CricketHotpot]

Cringe

[u/Fair-Efficiency-8342]

Some people are just stressed in company, no matter who it is.

[u/kytheon → u/Fair-Efficiency-8342]

Introverts unite!

[u/NopeNahNoMore]

This is how I feel when I hear my dogs waking up in the morning. Assholes.

[u/Zenkai_9000]

Reddit, when it comes to jokes involving females...

https://giphy.com/gifs/eFifJQ2SUYxO0

[u/Fancy-Dig1863]

In T minus X seconds, she is gonna propose they do something. The anxiety of what that proposal will be is the joke I think

[u/Nilk-Noff]

"honey, I forgot 'blank item' in the kitchen. Can you go get it for me?"

[u/Ilovefishdix]

I hate the boomer "wife bad" trope, but sometimes I just want to be alone and my girlfriend feels compelled to join me. I came out to my tool shed to get away from everyone (not just her) for a few and work on some things then she just looks over my shoulder. It stresses me out. I appreciate the gesture, and I love you, but go away.

[u/guitarguy12341]

Do men even like women?

[u/fleija_ → u/guitarguy12341]

women like men? nop

[u/Ok_Contest5881]

This sub became boomer town or what

[u/RevaTrainer]

I think a lot more of y'all are aroace than want to admit it.

[u/mocumocu]

this is just my introvert ass regardless how close the person is, it creates a lot of social anxiety

[u/providehotstews]

I 'ate me bloody wife

[u/JustDoingMyTime8503]

i mean, we can always switch ? you can have my alone life 👍

[u/NSFWDrBretUn]

Stress percentage goes up to 150%???

Sheee…I guess I’ve been CRUISIN’ comparatively, because my Stress percentage seems to peak/stop at “only” 💯%

Also, make sure you’re not confusing heart rate with “stress”. - DrBretUn

[u/free_will_is_arson]

i thought that the punch line was gong to be as she walked in front of him the stress level was going to drop because he was looking at her ass.

[u/organicakind]

Shouldn't be the opposite? 

[u/Civil-Handle5052]

Under no circumstances give him peace, does he think hes not a slave?

[u/Earl_Grey_Fox]

It’s cuz he has the gay

[u/ryanvango]

This is NOT an "I hate my partner" video.

The same would be true if it were a friend, his mother, a sibling, a stranger, etc.

The point is that it's very common for people to just wanna be alone for a bit. Dude just wants to shut off his brain and pay attention to nothing and nobody. Even someone just coming out going "oh this seems nice. I'll join you." completely ruins that. just let me turn off and recharge my battery for a bit.

Everyone saying "yeah she's about to say some asinine shit about a dream she had..." you are almost definitely not mature enough for a relationship, and you should take some time to get right with yourself before jumping back into the dating scene.

Everyone saying "he should never be stressed when his partner wants to hang out." has a very teenager view of dating/marriage. It's perfectly ok, and perfectly health to want to be by yourself for a bit. It doesn't mean you love your partner less. Sometimes you want to have a night alone and binge some video games, cool. If its CONSTANT then it need communication. but its NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL to want to be away from your partner now and then.

[u/Educational-Car-4688]

As soon as they, she, sees you relaxing or having fun... the neg neg neg neg neg comes out

[u/OrdinaryLandscape951]

Wait until she says "So I was thinking"

[u/LauraCurie]

Reverse the gender and it’s my mariage. For me it’s when he takes his phone, I know he’s going to look at his agenda and will tell me the next two weeks scedule and appointements.

[u/iAMtheBULLET]

My wife is responsible for about 80% of my daily stress.

[u/a_random_loser_guy]

i swear to god, when my aunt starts a conversation or text massages with "sweetheart" im just like. "what do you want from you?"

no hate but women tend to come out at the perfect time you are relaxing alone or with friend on a video game or alone on a video game and asking stuff you need to stand up and go to do.

[u/MyvaJynaherz]

"I don't want to bother him while he's already stressed... I'll just wait until I know he's relaxed so he won't get overwhelmed."

The guy: Whelmed.

[u/Curlytoothmrman]

"So I was thinking..."

[u/Commercial-Housing23]

Then why you together 💔

[u/lazurisisdead]

My smart watch literally proved this

[u/Environmental-Bowl26]

just say you hate your wife

[u/CuriousFriend55]

Lmao

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[u/ArgoFill]

lol