Lesson #2
When the wife is complaining about how her mother is indecisive, takes forever to get ready, refuses to make decisions by always saying "whichever is easier for you", doesn't listen attentively if she is not interested in the topic or tv show (then asks a lot of questions about what is going on) ...do NOT comment about how she shares these traits with her mother.Furthermore, when the wife complains that her mother is annoying her by not automatically doing what the wife wants her to do, do NOT suggest that better (or any) communication from the wife might be required.
Lesson #2 of married life is: Truth, honesty, and common sense can only get you in trouble with the wife. What is true is what they "think". What is honest is what they "want to hear". What is sensible is "what they have already done".
Good advice.
To recap, Lesson #1 was: In times of stress, a beer is more theraputic and helpful than introspection, therapy, or communication.
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