Please advise me on this problem. Why my friend's wife is always angry with him

@navtech (1773)
India
May 19, 2007 3:55am CST
My childhood friend is married and has a daughter of 18 years old. From the beginning he was telling me that his wife was not happy with him in spite of he loves her and provided all sorts of comforts for a good life. Is there anything worong me with me, he asking me?. As far as I know him from the childhood he is not interested in materialistic world but interested more in spiritual world. He is very honest and sincere person. Other than his wife I do not think he is interested in any other woman. He is very soft spoken and would go out of the way to help people. He is man of good character. I am also trying to locate what is the cause of his wife getting angry with him. I failed. I request you to provide me some clue as to what would be the cause.
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@anonymili (3138)
19 May 07
Angry woman - Do you feel angry all the time? There might be a medical reason behind it apart from just being a grumpy person!
Really this is not for you or I or others to determine why his wife is getting mad at him, we are not experts. We don't know the full story behind their marriage and what goes on when they are alone and you've only heard his side of the story - but nonetheless I will attempt to give you some possible reasons... You say he is not interested in the material world but more spiritual, maybe his wife feels he could be more into the material world and gets frustrated at his lack of ambition (I'm not saying he's not ambitious but she could see it this way). If she is a housewife and he works maybe she feels he could try harder to provide for the family. He sounds like a nice guy but sometimes nice guys finish last. Has your friend said to you that he wants to leave his wife? I don't think so, he has just told you as a friend for years that his wife gives him grief. It's what we do with friends. We sound off to them and it's a way of getting it off of our chest. If he really hated it so much he would probably have done something about it by now, such as tell her to stop being angry all the time or get angry back or even go to the extreme of divorcing her. My dad shouts at my mum all the time, they have been married for 40 years, she pretty much ignores his shouting as she knows that's what he's like. I find it upsetting but she laughs when I get annoyed. She said it's between the two of them and if she doesn't mind why should I? I shout at my husband sometimes and he shouts at me, it doesn't mean we don't love each other. Another thing I might suggest is that your friend's wife might have an illness which she hasn't had diagnosed. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year and I was having awful mood swings for a year prior to that. When I was diagnosed and saw various doctors they said one of the symptoms of diabetes is mood swings and depression. Feeling miserable can make you angry and take it out to those closest to you. It might be worth telling your friend to get his wife to have a checkup to see if she has any ailments which have not been diagnosed. When my mum was diagnosed with diabetes about 7 years ago it was because she was shouting at my dad and slamming doors in rage. My dad was really scared because normally my mum is so chilled out so he took her to the doctor and they found that her sugar levels were sky high. She was put on medication for diabetes and within weeks she was back to normal. Not saying your friend's wife is definitely ill but it could be one solution?
@navtech (1773)
• India
19 May 07
I am really happy to go through your comments. One of the best comments. After a week I will mark your answer is best because your answer gave me some real clues which never occured to me in the past. Thank you again for your best answer.
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@anonymili (3138)
15 Oct 07
Thank you for the best response on this. Did your friend find out what was wrong with his wife? Was it a health problem or general life taking its toll? Hope things are better for them now :)
@Ramsakha (205)
• India
9 Oct 07
Some people are never happy with what they get in their life. From what you say about your friend, I can feel sorry for him but more sorry for his wife. A loving, soft spoken, loyal and caring husband is hard to find these days. Has your friend ever asked his wife why she is not happy and whether she has given any indication of the reason(s) for being unhappy? What his daughter feels about all this? I do not know what to say but I will pray for your friend.
@navtech (1773)
• India
9 Oct 07
Dear Ramsakha, Thank you for sharing your comments.