Your friend sounds like an adult. Adults are more concerned about their responsibilities to their families - or at least, whether they already have an event on the calendar - than about the opportunity to run off and play at the drop of a dime, with no thought for anything else.
I think one of the problems in our culture is that the general consensus seems to be that men stop maturing at 16.
Thats a cop out.
Men who say the “respect” their wives wishes is a sugar coated way of saying “I have to ask my wife everything.”
As far as the calender dates, the MAN should KNOW if anything is on the calender without having to ask his wife.
Makes me wanna vomit. He didn’t do any of those things you said.
He asked permission.
Thank you for saying that. My husband and I always check with each other before making independent plans. We’re not asking each other for permission...it’s simply respectful. We have a family and all its obligations to consider. Most of the time we give each other a kiss and say, “Have fun.”