How Did You Mean That?



Yesterday morning Missus Wife got in my way and said, "excuse me."

"Uh..." I elucidated, "you're the one who is in my way, so excuse you."

"That's right," she said, "which is why I said, 'excuse me.'"

What manner of nasty trick is this?

I've been married for almost 20 years, was married once before for seven, and am in the middle of raising two teenage daughters. I know damn well that when a woman says, "excuse me," she means "get out of my way."

So what is Missus Wife up to with this straightforward talk? I'm not sure how to handle it. Does this mean that the next time she asks me, "how do I look," she really wants me to tell her how she looks? Yeah, right.

I don't know what the wench is up to, but I sense a trap.

Posted on: Mar 26, 2007

Posted by: Rick Ramsey

Category: The Life

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Comments:

I smell a trap....watch yourself Rick....I have been with my wife for almost 19 years, 13 of them married, and I still have not figured out the "straightforward talk". Which is why I just nod a lot :)

Posted by Chris Melissinos on March 26, 2007 at 10:04 AM EDT #

No wait, I am confused. You say "excuse me" when you are asking someone else to do something, like move, or repeat what they said. You say "pardon me", when you have inconvenienced them. So, I am not sure what you are saying here.

Posted by Brian Utterback on March 26, 2007 at 11:18 AM EDT #

Thanks, Chris. More communication does not always lead to more understanding, does it? Or maybe it's that more understanding does not lead to more happiness. I dunno. But I'm gonna stop thinking about it, just in case. Brian, you may have made my point. :-) :-) :-)

Posted by Rick Ramsey on March 27, 2007 at 11:24 AM EDT #

i so less than three you right now

Posted by Gracious on March 28, 2007 at 05:26 PM EDT #

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