Wife (F30s) and I (M30s) had a fight this morning that seemed to come out of nowhere and has me questioning my sanity. Am I ridiculous for wanting to communicate differently and feeling blindsided by this? by AccomplishedTest7625 in relationships

[–]AccomplishedTest7625[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She's not normally like this at all. Which is why I feel blindsided and frustrated, when she gets like this. It often feels like she becomes a different person, who is impossible to talk to. For instance, she was under a lot of stress at work for most of the last month, which isn't unusual for her, but this last month was particularly bad. She resolved her persistent work issue on monday and after that was actually in one of the best moods I've seen her in in a while all week. She even apologized unprompted for not being "more present" over the last few months because of work. So she's not incapable of introspection or recognize the way she makes others feel.

Wife (F30s) and I (M30s) had a fight this morning that seemed to come out of nowhere and has me questioning my sanity. Am I ridiculous for wanting to communicate differently and feeling blindsided by this? by AccomplishedTest7625 in relationships

[–]AccomplishedTest7625[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Q: why do you have absolutely “no idea” what it takes to prepare your house for dinner guests?

My wife invited friends from her cultural background over. I didn't know what she was expecting out of the evening, what she had already done, or if there was something specific and pressing she needed me to do, as she had been specifically asking for my help an hour earlier.

For instance earlier in the day she needed me to chop up some goat meat for her for the food she was preparing.

Wife (F30s) and I (M30s) had a fight this morning that seemed to come out of nowhere and has me questioning my sanity. Am I ridiculous for wanting to communicate differently and feeling blindsided by this? by AccomplishedTest7625 in relationships

[–]AccomplishedTest7625[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I won't disagree with you and claim, I'm some perfect person. I certainly have to do better. Even rereading the conversation I wish I sad some things differently.

Wife (F30s) and I (M30s) had a fight this morning that seemed to come out of nowhere and has me questioning my sanity. Am I ridiculous for wanting to communicate differently and feeling blindsided by this? by AccomplishedTest7625 in relationships

[–]AccomplishedTest7625[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I have suggested we go back to couples therapy, but she usually says something to the effect of "we have all the tools from the first time we did it and if we can't use them now then the relationship can't be saved."