Area Husband Pretends to Give a ****

Suidae · Jul 31st, 2002, 02:27 PM

Area husband pretends to give a ****

Lafayette, Ga. -- Attempting to pacify his wife Jena's incessant desire for verbal interaction, area husband Chris Woodman pretended to give a **** Tuesday as his wife of six years initiated and dominated a series of prolonged dialogues regarding an array of unrelated, unimportant subjects.
According to Woodman, the thoroughly pointless conversation - which comprehensively detailed his wife's work day, lunch experience, plans for the evening and friend's relationship difficulties - took place in the living room of the couple's Lafayette home at approximately 6 p.m., shortly after Woodman began watching television in an effort to unwind from work.

"I love my wife, but Jesus, does she like to talk sometimes," said Woodman, 30, who works as a field technician for a local civil engineering firm. "I wanted to just come home [from work] and chill out for awhile, but Jena immediately launches into these long, boring stories about what happened at work and what's going on with a friend of hers and a bunch of other stuff. I just tried to act like I was paying attention and hoped it wouldn't go on too long."

Occasionally retorting with such all-purpose conversation perpetuators as "That's nice, honey" and "No kidding? Huh," Woodman pretended to give a **** about his wife's exhaustively detailed personal accounts until just after 6:45 p.m., when Jena was forced to interrupt the one-sided exchange to receive a telephone call from her longtime friend Nelly Smith.

"Saved by the bell, I guess you'd say," Woodman jokingly explained, adding that he used the brief interruption to exit the room and seek solace behind some cardboard boxes in the basement, where he remained for several hours.

Woodman acknowledged that although the lengthy, expendable conversation depleted a good amount of his after-work leisure time, the 45 minutes spent maintaining a convincing, give-a-**** veneer was not a complete waste.

"I was able to give some thought to a few things I hadn't had time for," said Woodman, who admitted to mentally drifting "light-years away" from his wife's inane banter. "While Jena was busy carrying on about God-knows-what, I was trying to figure out the significance of a couple of scenes from the movie Memento, which we had rented a few nights back. I think I've got most of [the plot] figured out now."

In addition to analyzing the storyline of the 2001 feature, Woodman mentally planned the couple's upcoming camping trip and also reminisced about his 1996 bachelor party weekend in Las Vegas - all the while remembering to nod, say "Yeah," and display other characteristics indicative of a person who is giving a ****.

Woodman said he often pretends to give a **** about what his wife says.

"Somebody - a guy - once told me that women tend to work things out in their heads by talking things out, so most of the time it isn't really necessary to listen to everything a woman says," said Woodman. "It's been my experience that the theory usually holds true. So I tend to just keep my mouth shut and let her talk herself out."

Added Woodman: "Besides, if something's really important to her, I'll pick up on it right away because she'll be yelling. Then it's time to get involved in what I'm sure she feels is an extremely important conversation."

After six years of marriage, Woodman said he feels that his willingness to pretend to give a **** about what his wife says is vital to the health of their relationship.

"If I didn't sit there in total silence, staring off into the distance but occasionally grunting out an 'Oh yeah?' or a "No kidding,' Jena would probably start to think we have a communication problem," said Woodman. "Sure, I could just walk out of the room when she starts barking out her meaningless ramblings, but that would be equivalent to just coming right out and saying that she's boring me."

"I pretend to give a **** because I care," Woodman added.

barrk · Jul 31st, 2002, 03:00 PM

Is this supposed to be funny?

mendhak · Jul 31st, 2002, 03:25 PM

I don't get it. Is it a satire? :confused more than katie:

MidgetsBro · Jul 31st, 2002, 03:43 PM

My fish is named Bob.

YoungBuck · Jul 31st, 2002, 03:59 PM

Apparently nobody here has ever had the "you don't care about my day" argument with their significant other.

barrk · Jul 31st, 2002, 04:05 PM

Could it be because my husband and I genuinely do care about how each other's days went?

MidgetsBro · Jul 31st, 2002, 04:06 PM

Could it be that I have a hard time finding friends? Let alone friends of the opposite sex?

YoungBuck · Jul 31st, 2002, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by barrk
Could it be because my husband and I genuinely do care about how each other's days went?

I'm not saying I/we don't, but misinterpretation of one's body language can be a *****.

barrk · Jul 31st, 2002, 04:10 PM

Could it be that you are still young and have plenty of time to build relationships?

I thought I had lots of friends of the opposite sex when I was in high school until I found out what real friends really were! Don't sweat it if you haven't found anyone yet! There's time.....and if all else fails there are always blow-up friends!

barrk · Jul 31st, 2002, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by YoungBuck

I'm not saying I/we don't, but misinterpretation of one's body language can be a *****.

I'll give you that!

YoungBuck · Jul 31st, 2002, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MidgetsBro
Could it be that I have a hard time finding friends? Let alone friends of the opposite sex?

Use the internet, it worked for me!!

MidgetsBro · Jul 31st, 2002, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by barrk
Could it be that you are still young and have plenty of time to build relationships?

I thought I had lots of friends of the opposite sex when I was in high school until I found out what real friends really were! Don't sweat it if you haven't found anyone yet! There's time.....and if all else fails there are always blow-up friends!

haha. The only problem is that I am out of high school already... you seem to know a lot, where can I get me one of these blow-up buddies?

j/k

YoungBuck · Jul 31st, 2002, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MidgetsBro
where can I get me one of these blow-up buddies? j/k

Blonde, Brunette, or Redhead take your pick!!

MidgetsBro · Jul 31st, 2002, 04:26 PM

hahhahahahahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahaha
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hahahahahhahahahahahaahaha

/me passes out due to not breathing for 5 minutes

cafeenman · Jul 31st, 2002, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by barrk
Is this supposed to be funny?

I see it as a relationship survival guide for those who live with someone who talks a lot and has nothing to say.

Quote:

Originally posted by MidgetsBro
hahhahahahahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahaha
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hahahahahhahahahahahaahaha

/me passes out due to not breathing for 5 minutes

Gasping for his dying breath, his only thought is to send that last reply in Chit Chat. how very sad.

JPicasso · Aug 1st, 2002, 07:28 AM

I thought it was funny.

Suidae · Aug 1st, 2002, 08:27 AM

Ah come on Katie... It was only a joke!

I love my wife with all my heart but sometimes women can just drabble on about nothing. Get two of them together and it's drabble squared.

Jul 31st, 2002, 02:27 PM	#1
Suidae Member Join Date: Nov 01 Posts: 52	Area Husband Pretends to Give a ** Area husband pretends to give a Lafayette, Ga. -- Attempting to pacify his wife Jena's incessant desire for verbal interaction, area husband Chris Woodman pretended to give a Tuesday as his wife of six years initiated and dominated a series of prolonged dialogues regarding an array of unrelated, unimportant subjects. According to Woodman, the thoroughly pointless conversation - which comprehensively detailed his wife's work day, lunch experience, plans for the evening and friend's relationship difficulties - took place in the living room of the couple's Lafayette home at approximately 6 p.m., shortly after Woodman began watching television in an effort to unwind from work. "I love my wife, but Jesus, does she like to talk sometimes," said Woodman, 30, who works as a field technician for a local civil engineering firm. "I wanted to just come home [from work] and chill out for awhile, but Jena immediately launches into these long, boring stories about what happened at work and what's going on with a friend of hers and a bunch of other stuff. I just tried to act like I was paying attention and hoped it wouldn't go on too long." Occasionally retorting with such all-purpose conversation perpetuators as "That's nice, honey" and "No kidding? Huh," Woodman pretended to give a about his wife's exhaustively detailed personal accounts until just after 6:45 p.m., when Jena was forced to interrupt the one-sided exchange to receive a telephone call from her longtime friend Nelly Smith. "Saved by the bell, I guess you'd say," Woodman jokingly explained, adding that he used the brief interruption to exit the room and seek solace behind some cardboard boxes in the basement, where he remained for several hours. Woodman acknowledged that although the lengthy, expendable conversation depleted a good amount of his after-work leisure time, the 45 minutes spent maintaining a convincing, give-a- veneer was not a complete waste. "I was able to give some thought to a few things I hadn't had time for," said Woodman, who admitted to mentally drifting "light-years away" from his wife's inane banter. "While Jena was busy carrying on about God-knows-what, I was trying to figure out the significance of a couple of scenes from the movie Memento, which we had rented a few nights back. I think I've got most of [the plot] figured out now." In addition to analyzing the storyline of the 2001 feature, Woodman mentally planned the couple's upcoming camping trip and also reminisced about his 1996 bachelor party weekend in Las Vegas - all the while remembering to nod, say "Yeah," and display other characteristics indicative of a person who is giving a . Woodman said he often pretends to give a about what his wife says. "Somebody - a guy - once told me that women tend to work things out in their heads by talking things out, so most of the time it isn't really necessary to listen to everything a woman says," said Woodman. "It's been my experience that the theory usually holds true. So I tend to just keep my mouth shut and let her talk herself out." Added Woodman: "Besides, if something's really important to her, I'll pick up on it right away because she'll be yelling. Then it's time to get involved in what I'm sure she feels is an extremely important conversation." After six years of marriage, Woodman said he feels that his willingness to pretend to give a about what his wife says is vital to the health of their relationship. "If I didn't sit there in total silence, staring off into the distance but occasionally grunting out an 'Oh yeah?' or a "No kidding,' Jena would probably start to think we have a communication problem," said Woodman. "Sure, I could just walk out of the room when she starts barking out her meaningless ramblings, but that would be equivalent to just coming right out and saying that she's boring me." "I pretend to give a ** because I care," Woodman added. __________________ I'm a misanthropic philanthropist! Frog, the only white meat...

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Suidae Member Join Date: Nov 01 Posts: 52	Ah come on Katie... It was only a joke! I love my wife with all my heart but sometimes women can just drabble on about nothing. Get two of them together and it's drabble squared. __________________ I'm a misanthropic philanthropist! Frog, the only white meat...

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