Find a Meetup Group near you. RELEASE: SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2011 by Ann Landers on Creators. Dear Ann Landers: I am in my late 70s, and my wife is a few years younger than I am. She is neat about herself, keeps the house clean, keeps my shirts washed and ironed, and is a great cook. So what's the problem? Why at my age am I writing to Ann Landers? Here is my dilemma: Whenever I try to tell a story, my wife interrupts me and proceeds to give her version, leaving me dangling in mid-sentence.
When I try to continue, I do so at the risk of starting an argument, which embarrasses everybody. Our children rarely visit anymore and have told me privately it is because they cannot bear to hear their mother belittle me. We have been married for longer than 50 years. Dear California: You have been married to this woman for more than 50 years, so by now, you should know she is strong-willed and domineering, and as you said, she is not going to change.
You can, however, refuse to let her horn in when you are talking. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT relinquish the floor. Twitter / Home.
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