As my husband and I were watching television last night, an advertisement came on for a recent Oscar-winning movie. My spouse went off on a tirade about how this movie exemplifies what is wrong with Hollywood in particular and with America in general. This is a common subject for him to rant on about at length, so I sighed and gave him my typical "yes, dear" comment (a mistake, I know). Additionally, I don't happen to agree with his viewpoint.
Well, that set him off. He then launched into a diatribe about how I don't keep up with current news and events. When I told him that in actuality I was aware of unrest in Crimea, the currency crisis in Argentina and protests in Venezuela, he said I was "ignorant and ill-informed" since my source of news is mainstream media. Then he stalked off into the office to play with the computer, thereby ending what had started off as a perfectly nice evening.
In my opinion, this happens all too frequently in our relationship. How do others deal with this sort of issue? Should I be dealing with this sort of issue?
Well, that set him off. He then launched into a diatribe about how I don't keep up with current news and events. When I told him that in actuality I was aware of unrest in Crimea, the currency crisis in Argentina and protests in Venezuela, he said I was "ignorant and ill-informed" since my source of news is mainstream media. Then he stalked off into the office to play with the computer, thereby ending what had started off as a perfectly nice evening.
In my opinion, this happens all too frequently in our relationship. How do others deal with this sort of issue? Should I be dealing with this sort of issue?
Put the internet to work for you.
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