I wouldnt care what she was talking about even if i wasnt busy watching tv. How do I tell her this without talking to her?

Let me know when you get this solved.

Wow, you've discovered a previously unknown issue with women. And it only took marriage for you to figure it out. Well done.

Learn to live with it because I have never met a woman that doesn't do this. My wife likes to talk to me when I'm on the phone, to the point where I can't listen to her or the person on the line. My mom does this to my dad too.

If you can figure out a way to let them know how annoying it is without them ignoring you and continuing to do it then please let me know (for that matter please let all men know).

I must be a man. My husband does this to me....CONSTANTLY. It's so bad at times that I just watch tv in the other room.

Whenever my husband starts talking to me while I'm trying to watch something, I just hit pause on the tv so I can listen to him until he's done talking. This works out great because he knows I'm really paying attention to what he's saying, AND he realizes that what I'm watching is important enough for me to pause it, so he shuts up quicker. Win-win.

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I must be a man. My husband does this to me....CONSTANTLY. It's so bad at times that I just watch tv in the other room.

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You should have never used the strap-on, on him....It's what he wants. Try and ween him off of it.

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Whenever my husband starts talking to me while I'm trying to watch something, I just hit pause on the tv so I can listen to him until he's done talking. This works out great because he knows I'm really paying attention to what he's saying, AND he realizes that what I'm watching is important enough for me to pause it, so he shuts up quicker. Win-win.

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False....this is probably what you as a woman wants from your husband.

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Whenever my husband starts talking to me while I'm trying to watch something, I just hit pause on the tv so I can listen to him until he's done talking. This works out great because he knows I'm really paying attention to what he's saying, AND he realizes that what I'm watching is important enough for me to pause it, so he shuts up quicker. Win-win.

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Did this with Mrs. West just last night. It does show you're listening, whether you care or not. And it's easier than cleaning up the mess you cause when you get pi$$y about it.

Option B: I spend my Friday arguing.
Option A: I take a grand total of, maybe, 10 minutes and can get back to my whiskey and my documentary of choice on Netflix.

Option B = married man's version of winning

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Impossible. Women like to yakkety yak all the time,

I WISH THEY CAME WITH MUTE BUTTONS.

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I must be a man. My husband does this to me....CONSTANTLY. It's so bad at times that I just watch tv in the other room.

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I feel sorry for your husband. Traded for tv and TexAgs.

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Learn to live with it because I have never met a woman that doesn't do this. My wife likes to talk to me when I'm on the phone, to the point where I can't listen to her or the person on the line.

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wtf? people actually do this? how incredibly rude. i guess i'm not a stereotypical woman. but i did make an epic pot roast last night.

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False....this is probably what you as a woman wants from your husband.

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You're false! My husband doesn't watch tv. He does play PS3, but he can totally pretend that he's listening to me while he does that. Good enough for me.

You have 2 options

1) it depends on what you are doing:
1-a) if watching tv or listening to the radio, turn the volume up
1-b) if you are reading, start reading out loud as loud as you can

2) get out the baby powder and keep the pimp hand strong

Spanks;
Women are designed to talk and want to feel secure about their home and home environment. If you shut her out, she might (probably) begin to think you either don't care or are hiding something. Food for thought--are you saying tv is more important than her? She won't take that very well!

Suggest giving a set time to talk about what needs to be discussed. She needs 15-30 minutes per day at least. Mine used to talk during sports--we compromised when I started talking to her during the news which she wanted to watch.

Find a time ammicable to yo both and discuss. Don't be surprised how detailed she gets either. Let her go through the total story and follow. She'll be glad you did.

As I tell my sons: "Boys, remember, if mama ain't happy, nobody is happy!"

"It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man," Psalm 118:8.

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my wife does this **** all the time...I try looking back and forth repeatedly...making really wide eyes like "really?" and then just not even looking at her at all..


nothing helps

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my wife does this **** all the time...I try looking back and forth repeatedly...making really wide eyes like "really?" and then just not even looking at her at all..


nothing helps

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Binders does this to me all the effing time.

*****es just don't understand

Tell her when you are reading, watching tv, listening to the radio, or talking on the phone, that is "my time" and she is not to interrupt "my time" for any reason. Be sure you use your fingers to air quote when you say "my time" to make sure she understands what you are saying. Some women can be slow to comprehend what a man is saying. If she does not understand the concept of "my time", explain it to her like this: "my time" is like a pause in our marriage, you basically don't exist, therefore, you cannot talk to me because I do not care what is going on with someone who does not exist." She should easily understand at this point what you are saying, and you will be able to enjoy "my time" easily.

You are welcome.

If you use the phrase, "pause in our marriage" you will most likely find yourself with more "my time" than you could ever hope for.

Tell her you'll listen as soon as you get a samwich and a bj. I'm sure that will help.

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Obviously you aren't married.

Clearly he saw no reason to ruin his life.

I do this. Usually on a show we've seen3 times.

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Whenever my husband starts talking to me while I'm trying to watch something, I just hit pause on the tv so I can listen to him until he's done talking. This works out great because he knows I'm really paying attention to what he's saying, AND he realizes that what I'm watching is important enough for me to pause it, so he shuts up quicker. Win-win.

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This.

Fiance and I work in the same field, so I'm actually interested in how her day at work went. It does become almost like theater, though, as the drama starts to ramp up and she gets really intense when telling stories. Sometimes, it's better than what we choose to watch on TV



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Please, the wife can't do this nearly as badly as when you have kids. Those little effers don't want to talk about anything until you get on the phone or watching something.

Growing up, it was such a strict rule in our house not to interrupt my mom while she was on the phone that when our house caught on fire, I ran to my parents' room to tell my mom. She was on the phone so I stood there debating whether to tell her then or wait til she was off the phone.

P1!!

I tell my kids unless someone is pouring blood (not just a scratch but actually pouring blood) or the house is on fire are they are not allowed to scream in the house or interrupt a phone call.

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Learn to live with it because I have never met a woman that doesn't do this. My wife likes to talk to me when I'm on the phone, to the point where I can't listen to her or the person on the line.

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wtf? people actually do this? how incredibly rude. i guess i'm not a stereotypical woman. but i did make an epic pot roast last night.

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Eh, it's not bad so much as it is annoying. That just happens to be when her ideas come to her head. If it's a business call I just go to another room and she gets the message, but if it's not I usually just put the phone on speaker so that she can hear what's being said and they will hear her if she tries to talk to me.

She can make a good pot roast when she tries, but I'm probably the better cook out of the two of us.

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Please, the wife can't do this nearly as badly as when you have kids. Those little effers don't want to talk about anything until you get on the phone or watching something.

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Boys, maybe! So far, I've found that from the ages of 2-9 at least, girls never ever stop talking! I'm sure the 9 year old is going to figure out how lame we are and stop talking to us any day now, but for now it is nonstop chatter!

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P1!!

I tell my kids unless someone is pouring blood (not just a scratch but actually pouring blood) or the house is on fire are they are not allowed to scream in the house or interrupt a phone call.

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Yeah my mom forgot the "house on fire" clause. It was a very difficult decision to make!

my wife brought me popcorn the other night while i was watching a movie and sat the kiddo next to me.

next thing I know, kiddo is asking for mommy. i thought she was upstairs, then didn't find her. Tore the house apart worried the worst had happened. called her phone, it was sitting next to me.

turns out my wife had told me she was going to the store; had left through the garage; and was fine.

i didn't hear any of it. if you're gonna tell me something, make sure i just dont respond "OK", which I apparently did.

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my wife brought me popcorn the other night while i was watching a movie and sat the kiddo next to me.

next thing I know, kiddo is asking for mommy. i thought she was upstairs, then didn't find her. Tore the house apart worried the worst had happened. called her phone, it was sitting next to me.

turns out my wife had told me she was going to the store; had left through the garage; and was fine.

i didn't hear any of it. if you're gonna tell me something, make sure i just dont respond "OK", which I apparently did.

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Oh honey, this is called training.

I brought my SO dinner and a drink while he watched tv the other night, and then went and finished the dishes.

i dont let her out of the kitchen, so its hard for her to talk to me when im watching tv