[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I know you haven't met my Marine but we've been married for over 20 years now and he only once has called me a name - and he was laughing when he did it - I deserved to be called the name and it shocked me so that I started laughing also.......... I can't even imagine loving someone and calling them names..........

We rarely argue either -

[Alkhin]

I was thinking of my MIL when I mentioned passive aggressive behavior...it has been instilled in my husband, and sometimes he nags ME and pursues where I don't want to go at the moment because *I* dont want to be provoked into a blamemeblameyou namecalling contest.

[ravingnutter]

My hubby only called me a name in anger once, when he was going through his mid-life crisis...the dreaded "B" word, which he knew would make me see red. I commenced into "You ain't seen B yet, buddy...you want to see B, I'll show you B" and I decked him. He never did that again, he said he saw stars. I just told him "Nah, you've just seen the light". Now when he wants to fight, I just tell him to climb up my butt and fight for air and walk away until he can be more reasonable. He has found out that if he can't discuss something in a reasonable manner without screaming or cursing at me, I won't be a party to the discussion until he calms down. We don't have those problems any more. Ya just don't mess with us Texas gals!