I just don’t say anything about my husband. I think the world of him, but he is no one else’s business.
Precisely.
I NEVER diss him. To ANYONE. If I have a problem with something WE discuss it.
I do NOT nag him. He’s got a mother already. I’m not his mother.
I DO engage in behind the scenes behavior modification. He dipped snuff excessively for the longest time. It’s unhealthy. My kid brother had a cancerous growth removed from his mouth because of dipping snuff. Hubby and I share a dentist. I went on and on at one of my appointments about my worry about hubby and asked the dentist to say something.
Dentist did so.
It worked.
We learned long ago, that people who talk about other people, are talking about you the minute before you arrive, and the damn minute your are gone.
Each others' backs ? We got 'em