Wisdom says:
It is better to live in a corner of a roof than in a house shared with a contentious woman.Yep, no doubt about that. As a rogue male, my guiding principle is:
Proverbs 21:9
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Proverbs 21:19
Amen! Sad, but true.
I’m a man and I’m angry that getting smacked in the balls is considered ‘funny’. Ever watch America’s Funniest Home Videos? Ever see a segment of women getting kicked in the crotch? Me neither.
Now you know why men are angry. And living our lives of quiet desperation.
Damn, this is just too easy.
Day after day after day after day, complaining about the same person or people doing the same things. NEVER doing anything to address the situation.
One day on the phone, she was extremely angry about something at work. Finally, I made some lighthearted remark. Which REALLY set her off.
Why was I making jokes? The situation was SERIOUS!!!! DAMNIT!!!!
I told her I was just trying to lighten the mood and trying to make her laugh a little.
Her response was "I WANT TO BE ANGRY"
My response was "Well I don't."
"If you're in a bad mood and want help getting out of it, call me."
If you're in a bad mad AND WANT to stay there, call someone else".
Then hung up.
I think we went out once or twice afterwards. But the complaining attitude never changed and I decided I wasn't putting up with that crap any longer.
Saw a poster on a teachers door one time. It said:
"Everybody brings joy into a room. Some when they enter. Others when they leave."
Happiness is a decision. One that needs to be made everyday.
Life is hard enough, without needlessly adding angry people into it.
(see my tagline)