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Posted: 1/10/2009 4:25:23 PM EDT

Why do wives want to insert drama into a blissful coexistence?

My brother broke his ankle Christmas night, my Dad told me a few days later.

I am not close to my family, wife calls my brother, does the nice chit-chat, and then pushes the phone at me to talk to him.

Now she is pissed that I am pissed that she did that.

Posted: 1/10/2009 4:26:29 PM EDT

[#1]

If I were on the phone with him, I'd have said "hang on a sec" and muted the phone, and asked if you wanted to talk. Just common courtesy if you ask me.

Posted: 1/10/2009 4:28:32 PM EDT

[#2]

Make small talk, exchange pleasantries, go through the motions, and then scream "GOTTA GO MY WIFE JUST SCREAMED!!"

and then hang up

Posted: 1/10/2009 4:30:58 PM EDT

[#3]

(Some) women feel it is their duty to bring people together and resolve things like family disputes.

Explaining to her that you don't have any desire to be forced into situations like this in the future will likely do you no good at all.

Posted: 1/10/2009 4:48:49 PM EDT

[#4]

Shit, she is really pissed off now.

I have always told her me and my 4 siblings are not really friendly

Posted: 1/10/2009 4:58:47 PM EDT

[#5]

I'd be pissed too. Spouses need to pretty much stay out of family business unless their SO asks them to get involved. If I'm feuding with my family I'd feel very betrayed if my husband "went behind my back" and either played nice (which would seem very unsupportive of me) or stepped in and tried to fix it himself. He can talk to ME about it all he wants but he needs to stay out of it otherwise.

We have conflicts with his family from time to time and I stay out of it as much as possible. That's his issue to deal with.

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