This is one of my pet peeves. I had to stop going out with a group of women when every get-together turned into a nastyfest about their spouses. I wasn’t going to fall into that pit with them. Why act as though you chose a total schlub as your life’s companion? I knew these men and they were great guys and had only nice things to say about their wives. They showed in so many ways how deeply they cared about these women. When I pictured the looks on their faces if they knew what their wives were saying behind their backs, it nearly broke my heart.
I now hang out with people who have found enough interesting and troubling events in today’s world to talk about, and don’t feel the need to trash the one person they should be building up.
Well said, mrs. a.