Love and Housework: Overcompensating

Overcompensating

By Anonymous - 03/04/2023 02:00

Today, my wife has been going to a "women's group" for the last couple of months. She now refuses to do anything around the house, blatantly spoils our daughter, and talks to our son like he's mentally incompetent. She insists that she's just "reclaiming her power" but it makes everyone else miserable. FML

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You deserved it 242

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Affection breakdown

By Anonymous - 19/12/2020 13:02 - United Kingdom - Boston

Today, my wife can't be bothered to do anything that isn't work, talk about her work, and sit on the sofa. Then she complains that I don't show any affection, when she can be bothered to even talk to me. FML

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You deserved it 143

Man caver

By Anonymous - 04/05/2023 18:00

Today, my wife screamed, cried, called me lazy and a bad parent, and threatened to leave and take our four kids. All I did was ask for an hour to myself every day for some private time. FML

I agree, your life sucks 622

You deserved it 1 184

I wanna be your dog

By Anonymous - 12/11/2023 20:00

Today, my wife lost her patience with her aunt but because she can't say anything to her, she takes it out on me. Then she also blames everything on me, in that I didn't do enough to make it stop. I went against my family and relatives to be with this woman, but I get treated as a dog. FML

I agree, your life sucks 451

You deserved it 306

Impasse

By Anonymous - 30/08/2023 04:00

Today, my wife and I have a perfect life together, nice house, nice cars, fun hobbies, fun holidays, love each other, lots of sex and so on. After 12 years of marital bliss, she wants to ruin all that by having a baby, and has even threatened divorce. FML

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You deserved it 965

By yarhyun1 - 19/08/2012 16:00 - United States

Today, I realized just how messed up my life is, thanks to all the scare stories my wife sees on Dr Phil. She's now convinced that I'll start beating her someday. She's started taking martial arts classes, and threatens to use her skills every time I get even slightly frustrated with her. FML

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You deserved it 2 548

Girly bunch of giggle girls

By read the damn room - 23/08/2022 04:00

Today, my mother went on a misogynistic tirade about how girls are backstabbing bitches, and nothing but trouble. She continued saying how she wishes my sister and I would make more guy friends, and stop being so damn girly all the time. Umm… has she forgotten who she gave birth to? FML

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You deserved it 172

Messy situation

By Need help - 16/11/2023 15:00 - United States

Today, my wife called me at work to yell at me because the house is a mess. She hasn't helped me clean in over two years, and when I ask for help, there's always a new excuse, headache, tired from work, stress, etc. FML

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You deserved it 107

Healthy family dynamic

By Matt - 20/03/2024 19:00 - Australia

Today, my wife screamed and threatened to leave me… again. She does this about once a year, in response to an argument that she feels frustrated by. We have three amazing children and we're mostly happy in between these outbursts. Today she did it in front of our 6 year-old, who is now crying about our family. FML

I agree, your life sucks 630

You deserved it 144

Master manipulator

By Anonymous - 08/03/2022 16:00

Today, my ex dropped our son off at the same time as I was having my women's support group. I've spent months telling them what a manipulative bastard he is, yet within minutes he had them so enthralled, I somehow became the bitch ex-wife, over-exaggerating about him because I'm bitter, and should "be nicer" to him. FML

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You deserved it 299

Second guessing

By Anonymous - 19/07/2024 13:00 - United States

Today, I realized how toxic and controlling my wife is. She left to go on a vacation, and I'm so used to her micromanaging everything I do that I'm completely unable to function. I tried to play a video game and had a panic attack because I imagined her walking in and screaming at me. FML

I agree, your life sucks 715

You deserved it 174

stickyface 16

Monday 3 April 2023 3:03

Stop paying the bills until she ponies up her half, charge your kids for services like cell phones and entertainment but give them a 100% discount for doing their chores, and treat both of your kids with equal dignity. Your wife, however, can piss right off until she quits being a sexist, toxic biatch.

ODBeefalo 10

Monday 3 April 2023 11:09

the problem with these Mens/Women's retreats is alot of them just wind up justifying toxic behavior as being a strong independent Man/Woman. If it says you will learn to be "the alpha of the group." it's a scam... like the classes that teach picking people up at bars, most are a scam by some to prey on insecurities. OP get her to a real therapist and maybe some family counseling.

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stickyface 16

Monday 3 April 2023 3:03

wiccaantje 21

Tuesday 4 April 2023 9:37

There's some irony in you calling her a "sexist toxic bitch", while assuming she doesn't pay her half of the bills. Like...the vast majority of people can't afford a house wife??? Like I get that she is sexist, but couldn't you have avoided sexism while accusing someone of sexism?

stickyface 16

Tuesday 4 April 2023 17:41

I'm not worried about sexism in a snarky FML comment, which doesn't affect anyone's life to any degree. I am worried about radical toxic sexism that will rapidly destroy this guy's marriage and children, and is spreading like a cancer to society at large. Get a sense of priorities already.

Nico97 3

Monday 3 April 2023 3:24

sounds like it’s time for a divorce

Chiefanatic 2

Monday 3 April 2023 9:49

Wow! You might want to tell her that she’s emasculating your son. I mean doesn’t she want to wait and let his wife do that. Tell mother of the year if she doesn’t quit acting like shit towards him, he’s going to be useless as a man and will never be happy. Either that or take your son & leave.