Comments on: Marriage Advice: How to talk to a husband who is not listening

By: The Donkey

The Donkey — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:23:00 +0000

I don’t think I can be held accountable for falling asleep or zoning out during conversations like this. But if she asks to buy something and I don’t pay attention, what can I do?

By: Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:59:00 +0000

I think it’s totally fair if I zone out when she’s talking about things I find uninteresting if she zones out when I’m talking about geeky stuff. Granted, I can understand most of her girly stuff… and she has no clue what I’m talking about when I mention web standards, programming, computers, encryption, or giant fighting robots.

By: phillyz

phillyz — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:24:00 +0000

wow- i zoned out just reading about the conversation. just like you wives don’t care to hear about sports and our exploits with friends and brothers, we don’t do well listening to interior design.

By: Karlmalone

Karlmalone — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:14:00 +0000

I totally agree with the above comment. The problem is not a he /she thing it is the relevance of the topic to the other person.

Not listening goes both ways.

By: KajaPoker

KajaPoker — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:45:00 +0000

How can any man not space out during that conversation? Do you really think men care about the color of pillow cases, frames, comforters and whether any of them match or not?

My standard answer to all that stuff is: Honey, I trust you completely. And then she buys something and exchanges it and exchanges that and eventually returns the other too.

Great question BTW.