He Told His Wife To Stop Comparing Herself To Her Sister And Admitted It Was Really Annoying, But She Just Called Him Out For Being Insensitive
This 34-year-old guy has been married to his wife, who is 32, for about 10 years. He’s an engineer, and his wife is a math teacher. She’s also currently seven weeks pregnant with their first baby.
But his wife has a 30-year-old sister who is a lawyer. His sister-in-law is also married to a lawyer and already has two children. So, for the longest time, his wife has always felt like she was inferior to her sister.
Apparently, his wife believes that her sister is smarter, more attractive, and generally just happier in life than her.
“And my wife constantly asks me if I find her sister more attractive or if I’d rather be with her sister,” he revealed.
“This annoys me greatly because I love my wife, and I have no interest in her sister.”
He always tells his wife that he’s really happy to be with her, too. Yet, she never believes him anyway.
That’s why he’s encouraged her to see a therapist to work on her low self-esteem, but she just refuses to do that and claims that therapy is only for “crazy people.”
However, at a family dinner with his in-laws recently, he finally reached his breaking point.
It all began when he and his wife went to dinner at his mother-in-law and father-in-law’s house. His wife’s sister and her husband were there, too.
Drobot Dean – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
Throughout the entire dinner, he detailed how his wife kept enviously looking at her sister. Then, she started making passive-aggressive comments about everything from her sister’s hair and clothes to her house and car.
“My wife also kept poking me and asking again if I didn’t find her sister more beautiful than her. I was very embarrassed and irritated by this behavior,” he recalled.
So, when they returned home, he told his wife flat-out that she needed to stop comparing herself to her sister and admitted that it was starting to get really annoying.
His wife just became really angry, though, and accused him of not understanding her feelings. He also got called “insensitive.”
Then, his wife started crying, stormed off, and forced him to sleep on the couch.
“But I can’t feel sorry for her anymore,” he vented.
Regardless, with his wife now so upset, he’s been left wondering if telling her to stop comparing herself to her sister was really a jerky thing to say.
Can you understand why his wife’s constant comments about her sister are really frustrating? Did he have a right to speak up about it or not? How would you have handled this situation?
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