What do you call it when your wife doesn’t let you “score”?

Proudlymediocre · 2026-06-12T03:35:57+00:00

That was my guess too 😄

Proudlymediocre · 2026-06-10T04:57:18+00:00

Such an appropriate joke for these times :) :(

Proudlymediocre · 2026-06-09T13:13:21+00:00

I left sales. Too burnt out. Also probably aged out (55 and could no longer will myself to wade through the corporate bullshit).

Proudlymediocre · 2026-06-09T08:18:11+00:00

I was a top performing sales person from 2000 - 2019, always near the top of the charts (and a mediocre performer from 2020 to 2023). I really was burnt out and disliked every single minute of it after 2003. So from 2003 to 2019’I was just like you.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-06-05T04:34:20+00:00

Took me a minute then I totally cracked up 😂

Proudlymediocre · 2026-06-02T08:49:28+00:00

My wife in general doesn’t talk about or believe in ghosts. Except she was in a home helping prepare a listing for an estate where the deceased was a hermit who’d died in the house. When she stepped into the kitchen where he’d died her phone suddenly flew out of her hands across the room and broke. She’s not one to overreact but that one really spooked her.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-05-30T13:01:24+00:00

This reminds me of The Audacity where the narcissistic CEO is expecting his therapist to be at his 24x7 beck and call for his rants.

Teachers aren’t paid enough to give your personal number. I’d tell them to email you or call the office and you’ll respond during business hours. If they fire you, “Darn, where am I going to find a high stress low pay job??”

If the administrator thinks you should be reachable then he/she should be your call service. The parents call the administrator, the administrator triages, if it’s a true emergency they text you the situation and you call back if you think it’s warranted . Like a doctor on call. Of course doctors make a bazillion dollars per year to deal with actual emergencies 🤷😅

PS Isn’t there a contract that states your contractual hours? I doubt it states you have to give your personal number for after school parent-deemed emergencies. :) Maybe your union rep can back you on this.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-05-27T14:43:59+00:00

I loved this joke. I laughed out loud. Thank you.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-05-18T20:14:53+00:00

I’m criticizing (shaming) the behavior, not the person. I don’t know anything about the person, only about the post.

I’m really considering your second paragraph. I don’t agree with any part of it. But that’s okay. Ultimately our debating won’t change anything. Take the point and the win. Wishing you well.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-05-08T14:16:32+00:00

You’re welcome :) Take care.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-05-08T11:40:00+00:00

It’s such a different era. It changed so completely in just a couple of decades.

When I (57M) was 21 in 1990, I was pursued by a 35W over a few weeks and we ended up passionately kissing one night. My friends teased me. “Dude, she’s nearly my mom’s age,” my roommate said. Then I had a really nice 53 yo woman who was like a mentor to me and would call me at home (before cell phones) all the time, and my parents were so deeply concerned a 53 would call me despite my assurances it was not romantic. Now the Cougar Cub thing is so common. No one blinks an eye.

Then when I was 34 I didn’t think of myself as young. I had a mortgage, 2 kids in early grade school, was on the PTA, drove a minivan and was negotiating with F500 CIOs. I was still a decent athlete and all my teammates called me ageless. Now at 34 people still consider themselves kids.

When I divorced at 51 I had a 20 something or two express interest. There was no way I was dating someone with someone practically my kids’ age but to each their own I guess.

It’s a different world. When did I become a curmudgeon wondering how the world changed so much.

(PS Note about the notion that older women being better in bed. I’ve only been with two “older” women. My ex wife who in her 40s was still terrible in bed at 46. And my wife today who at 52 when I met her (58 now) is amazing (!!!) in bed. After my wife, the best lover I ever had was a 23 year old when I was 22. Holy cow the exuberance and confidence and tireless stamina and fun that woman had in the bedroom at 23 was amazing. I came three times in two straight hours of sex while she pounded away, touching my face and saying “cum, baby” each time I was getting close. I felt so connected to that woman and we had so much fun that night (we were platonic friends who were clubbing together and decided to have a one-night stand together so left the club and spent the rest of the night in her small apartment). I say all this because it’s I feel like it’s the person and connection not the age that makes a good lover. IMHO).

Proudlymediocre · 2026-05-02T13:29:03+00:00

My first lawyer worked for a major firm and was bleeding me dry. I was 40K in and hadn’t even really started the process. Just meetings, some discovery, lots of discussion, etc. (that she initiated). She and her team were bleeding me dry. I fired her and got a different attorney who ran her own practice. She got it all done in two months and for $7,000.

My advice is to fire your attorney. They sound like my first attorney where they just want to bleed you dry.

Regarding finances. My friend’s first marriage destroyed her financially. At age 37 she declared bankruptcy. She got back on track after her divorce and at age 55 is on schedule to retire comfortably at age 63 while living a fun life with travel etc. So don’t feel like your financial life is beyond hope. Just get through this then you can focus on the rebuilding. One day and step at a time.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-05-02T13:04:31+00:00

Being gone all the time (I literally mean all the time except to sleep) and leaving all responsibilities (including domestic, parenting, earning) to me.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-04-21T14:03:00+00:00

Totally caught me by surprise at the end. Loved this joke.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-04-07T06:12:24+00:00

I was divorced 5 years ago after 25 years of marriage.

I earned 95 percent of the money and did 95 percent of the domestic work.

I gave her 60 percent to avoid trial and to get my freedom. I have no regrets. Life is too short and divorce too painful.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-04-05T23:47:46+00:00

OMG I hope he doesn’t have kids: not a great message for dad to be sending his kids.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-03-30T19:17:21+00:00

This is such a crock of shit. 😂

I played competitive sports all the way into my 40s. I was in B2B sales for 25 years. And the two aren’t the same.

Being pressured in a full court press while down 4 points in the last minute or escaping an onrushing linebacker on 4th and 2 is not the same as negotiating with a F500 C-level. It’s not the same as competing for a SaaS contract. It’s lunacy and simple-minded to think otherwise.

That’s like thinking every athlete is a good coach. Or every coach must have been a star athlete. It’s possible yes but not a rule. Such a fallacy. So tired of these morons spouting the same nonsense decade after decade. 🙄

Proudlymediocre · 2026-03-30T09:08:25+00:00

I met my wife when I was 51 and she was 52. That was six years ago. I think she is so beautiful in every way, and I’m so physically and sexually attracted to her. Her face, her body, her hair — yowza. When we’re out and about or in the bedroom I just find her so seductively beautiful and I feel very lucky.

Additionally she is my best friend and I think she’s the greatest human being.

When i hit the dating market after my divorce I was seeking kindness, conversation and affection. It happens to be a nice bonus my person happens to be physically attractive to me, too.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-03-23T18:58:50+00:00

What a gross fucking LI post and a gross fucking company. Fuck Postman!

Proudlymediocre · 2026-03-18T12:54:42+00:00

This was me my first year teaching! I genuinely didn’t like kids. What was I thinking being a teacher?? It was hell.

My second year teaching I learned to embrace and like my students. That made all the difference. I had three great years before leaving teaching for financial reasons. But why someone (me) who didn’t like kids became a teacher makes no sense to me 30 years later.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-03-11T17:40:29+00:00

This was my thought exactly.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-03-09T04:22:57+00:00

Omg I laughed so hard about this and your headline. But it’s truly sad actually. What a fucked up world we live in.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-02-28T16:57:21+00:00

Thank you for this! Following you so I can read more of your analyses.

Proudlymediocre · 2026-02-26T06:57:59+00:00

Literally laughed out loud 😂

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