GRRRR!!! Why do you men DO that?!

[sheath]

That pisses me off! I'm going to bitch a little:

Why do most men never admit they are sick until they are practically on their deathbeds?

I can tell him and tell him to take medicine but he refuses and says he doesn't need it, then he's grouchy as hell because he can't breathe for his stuffy nose and he can't think for the massive headache he's got. I get to listen to him whine and bitch about how bad he feels but he will NOT do anything to help himself feel better!

Then when I have the audacity to tell him that I'm not putting up with his whining anymore until he does something to remedy the fact that he feels like shit, he gets mad. THEN he takes something. What the fuck is THAT about?

Why can men readily admit their greatest weaknesses to the women they adore, but they have to act like Superman when confronted with the common cold????

Just my two cents. Jesus, I could KILL him right now!

S.

 

[Starblayde]

Or would you prefer

"Oh, babe... i feel like i'm...*sniff* dying...." when he's got a cold?

One extreme or the other usually

 

[Ham Murabi]

Is there a correlation between this complaint and men refusing to stop to ask for directions?

 

[Starblayde]

Is there a correlation between this complaint and men refusing to stop to ask for directions?

more than likely

 

[sheath]

Or would you prefer

"Oh, babe... i feel like i'm...*sniff* dying...." when he's got a cold?

One extreme or the other usually

Well...if he acted like he was dying, he would take medicine without complaint, wouldn't have the energy to get mad, and would sleep through the worst of it.

Right???



S.

 

[S.Daedalus]

Well if I ever got sick I would most certainly try and help you out with trying to figure out why US men do this.

But since I never get sick..who knows!

Oh..and I ALWAYS stop and ask for directs...I hate driving..anything that gets my closer to my destination quicker..i'll take it!

 

[sheath]

Well if I ever got sick ...

But since I never get sick..who knows!

Another virus-fighting Superman! LOL

You made me smile.

S.

 

[Guest]

 

[Guest]

if theres no broken bones or internal bleeding, I wont complain

 

[sheath]

A husband who doesnt admit being sick??
HOLY SHIT, my ex would act like he was dying from a runny nose.

HE wold whine, whimper and make me makehim macaroni and cheese and watch cartoons.

He whines. He whines and whimpers about everything BUT the source of the whining and whimpering, which is the fucking cold.

Then he looks at ME like I'm the moron who thinks Tylenol Cold Medicine was actually invented for a REASON.

Yep, that's MY man. *sigh*

S.

 

[Liontamr]

For myself, If I can get myself out of bed then I'm goog to go for the day. I'll admit freely that I'm sick and not doing well, but I won't let it stop me.

I pretty much have to be as slow as a snail and feeling lower than one to say I want to stay in bed.

 

[Nataku]

I believe I can field this one with a fair bit of accuracy, for I too, rarely admit to my own sickness.

I think its more or less just not wishing to admit weakness. Most of us want to be the traditional "Superman", to show the ones they love that they can overcome even the most virulent strain of virus and still be the strong hunter/protector that nature has bred us to be. After all, if the protector shows signs of weakness, rivals may take the oppertunity to their advantage.

I want to be strong, I want to show the ones I care for that nothing can keep me from doing anything I set out to do. I generally dont admit I am sick, nor do I whine or whimper about it.

After all ... does the hero in the movie give up because he has been shot? Does he ever even admit to being shot?

Granted ... when I had chicken pox not too long ago ... I didnt really have much of a choice.

 

[snake1500]

...I can take pain, blood, stitches, broken bones, I cut the end of my finger off in a farmin' accident a few years back, never missed a beat. Taped it up and went on.
...I am not exactly like your other half sheath, in that at the first sign of a cold/flu/etc. I take anything I can get my hands on, which usually ends up makin' me feel terrible.
...But let me get sick, and i am terrible, I hate to feel bad, worse then anything. I know how whiny I am, when i'm down with a cold or flu.
...I do all I can to prevent it(a cold), but woe be to those around me when I get sick...


....Gives me PMS...
....Parked Motorcycle Syndrome...

 

[hotNnasty]

Is there a correlation between this complaint and men refusing to stop to ask for directions?

LOL So true.
It's a guy thing.
I use to tell my ex, "You're not on mars any more so take your medicine and I'll stop bitching."
That would do the trick most of the time.

 

[LovetoGiveRoses]

Is there a correlation between this complaint and men refusing to stop to ask for directions?

We're supposed to "Grin and bear it".

As for the directions, we spent $3 Billion putting satellites up (GPS) so that we don't ever have to ask directions. A small price to pay I'd say. (those GPS units are pretty cool).

 

[peachykeen]

A husband who doesnt admit being sick??
HOLY SHIT, my ex would act like he was dying from a runny nose.

HE wold whine, whimper and make me makehim macaroni and cheese and watch cartoons.

My thoughts exactly. Mr Keen gets a cold and he is an instant 5 year old.

 

[bknight2602]

WOW Like I don't do that, if I feel the least bit out of sorts (ie flu) I head to the docs and get some of those knock it down in 48 hrs drugs. I don't have the time or patience to be sick in bed!

 

[Chantal Marchon]

Yep, my man is the same way. He will complain until the world ends about a headache or cold or something and then refuse to take the medicine to fix the problem. Maybe it is a bid for sympathy or attention or something.

 

[Lust Engine]

LOL So true.
It's a guy thing.
I use to tell my ex, "You're not on mars any more so take your medicine and I'll stop bitching."
That would do the trick most of the time.

Oooo...I love the way you dispense the medicine HnN! How does one become "ill" with you around??

Trolling back some.

 

[Pixie Mischief]

easy they dotn wanna seem weak and try to act tough. BF complains hes tired. I tell him to go to bed LOL and hes like no I wanna talk to you I learned to not tell him to go to bed anymore LOL men get annoyed when told to do something especially things like this. He tells me to go to bed thought LOL

 

[PoliteSuccubus]

Just cut to the chase

Stand before him, meds in hand and say "Ok, here's whats going to happen, usually I'll be nice and kind and symthetic, you won't take care of yourself, get really sick and I'll get pissed off and then you'll take the meds. Well, I'm telling you right now that I'm gonna cut thu all the small bs and head straight to pissed if you don't take this right now." If he whines that's he's ok, or WHATEVER, follow thu to the pissed part of the program.

 

[Lust Engine]

Okay, would it help to pull some Darwinian theory here into the fray? Could it be that the we guys just don't like to show our weaknesses? Think about in nature how animals don't like to show that they're wounded or weak. We're still heinously competitive at times.

Sure we've learned how to walk upright & send a man to the moon but underneath it all, we're still simple animals.

(not much of an excuse but perhaps some rationale in defending my gender?)

 

[Pixie Mischief]

Men are a step above dogs in evolution. *pets him* good pet

 

[Cheyenne]

Why do most men never admit they are sick until they are practically on their deathbeds?

Uh oh. This is more like me. I will get sick but don't stop to rest to get better. Even with mono, I kept going and never really missed a beat.

My experience with males is the opposite- they like to whine about being sick and get extra attention for it. (disclaimer- this is not ALL males, of course.)

 

[brokenbrainwave]

good Lord, some women will complain about anything a male does.


but this is coming from a guy that would not allow the doc's to put him in the hospital a few years back because it did not have ESPN. Come on, there was a big football game on, I was NOT going to miss it.