Wife Speak

[MAPPLEBUM]

I think this might could be a hilarious thread. I just realized I sent DH a "do as I mean and not as I say" text. He's across the street drinking a beer and I finally got off the couch to accomplish some tasks. I just sent him a text saying "seriously, take your time. No rush."

Wife speak for: I don't actually want to hang out / watch a movie with you right now and would prefer if you weren't in my way.

But under a different circumstance could clearly mean: There is no purer sarcasm than this. Whether or not you come straight home, you are going to experience the wrath.


I tend to be a person who says exactly what I mean and am not often good with conversational subtlety, but I guess I AM guilty of it sometimes. So tell me, what are some of the things you say like this?

[PrincessFiona]

I tend to be sarcastic. If I had said it, I definitely would have meant "get your butt home now" LOL.

One thing that I have a tendency to say is "whatever". I can do it with an awesome eye roll too. Thomas hates it when I pull out the word, so it holds great power in this house!

Kris

[MAPPLEBUM]

I tend to be sarcastic. If I had said it, I definitely would have meant "get your butt home now" LOL.

One thing that I have a tendency to say is "whatever". I can do it with an awesome eye roll too. Thomas hates it when I pull out the word, so it holds great power in this house!

Kris

Is it a "that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard" whatever? LOL!

[PrincessFiona]

More like "you think you know it all and I'm so over you"

[MsSassyBaskets]

Haha, my version of "whatever" is "yes dear." DH knows it's meant to be patronizing. I say it to the cat when he's going crazy and howling at the top of his lungs.

[BonBon]

"sure, go ahead" tends to be said in the tone of a dare. I try to be a straight shooter/say what I mean, mean what I say, but I can't help it. Sometimes sarcasm leaks in.

I didn't realize how often I apparently say "Really?!" until I heard my 8 year old say it to the cat, lol.

[SoonerTexan]

"You're becoming your father"

[PrincessFiona]

"You're becoming your father"

Ouch. LOL

[ides]

When dh suggests I do something I don't want to and he doesn't either - no, but hey, you can! -

[LynnAlicia]

"You're becoming your father"

Works every time

[argie]

Sometimes, my "Sure. Whatever you want..." really means "Let's do things your way because you FEEL like it's the right way to do it. Even if I told you that the best action we should take is based on research I already did to weigh both the pros and cons of all other possible actions. When it goes wrong, it'll be a chance for me to tell you, 'Well, I told you so...'" Apparently, evidence-based decisions are only limited to medicine....

[MAPPLEBUM]

Sometimes, my "Sure. Whatever you want..." really means "Let's do things your way because you FEEL like it's the right way to do it. Even if I told you that the best action we should take is based on research I already did to weigh both the pros and cons of all other possible actions. When it goes wrong, it'll be a chance for me to tell you, 'Well, I told you so...'" Apparently, evidence-based decisions are only limited to medicine....

ugh this is the worst. Not that I make evidence based decisions but many times it comes down to a battle of wills, and I often get so exasperated I just let him have his way. So my "Sure, whatever you want" means "you are an exhausting fucking bulldog I don't even care anymore!"

[argie]

my "Sure, whatever you want" means "you are an exhausting fucking bulldog I don't even care anymore!"

For a second, I thought I was reading this post in the English bulldog forum when I saw a post notification on my iPad, lol. I find that that my surgery-minded doctor can be just as stubborn as a bulldog...but darn it, they are just so cute, you just have to forgive them.