my wife and i have been having some pretty bad disputes, and just as things look to get to be worse, i decided to swallow my pride and apologized (for whatever she felt i did wrong ). things are ok now. and since i'm the kind that forgets unhappy shit really fast, i figure i didn't lose anything.

young married men: when things don't go your way and you're not willing to give up on the marriage, apologize and forget about it

oh, what we men do for our women.

at least my S2K listens to my whining and bitching with orgasmic acceleration and handling

 

Sorry deleting my rant.

 

 

Equally ....

It much easier to pick your battles and let the little things that don't really matter slip away.

 

Good going Rich, and I am glad things are better between you and your wife.

I find that if there is even a hint of having done something wrong on my part, no matter what the other has done, to apologize for mine. It does open the door for better relations. I don't always do this, though.

 

Ahh yes, the ol' "you're right, i'm sorry". When perfectly executed, it ends disputes immediately. If executed at the wrong time, too fast, or very incincere sounding, it can make things a whole lot worse.

I'm with you mingster, what we do for our women..

 

Whatever you do, make sure you know what you're apologizing for. If you just apologize for whatever is making her mad and you don't know what that is, she's just going to get madder. Take it from the voice of experience.

 

If you've really screwed up, flowers are always nice.

 

Too true, never let yourself be caught apologizing when you are not sure what you are apologizing for!!!!!!!

 

There's a very good Friends episode that highlights exactly this problem