How do you feel about this?

Philippines
August 7, 2012 12:53am CST
Whatif you're talking and your husband cut in and he said he doesn't want to hearwhatyou're saying. Like, stop, you're talking nonsense. How would you react? When he's talking, I listen to him and I accept his opinions but when it's my turn to talk, he never listens. Even if I'm read, he still insists that he's right. I think I'm getting tired of him. So, I just keep silent sometimes. I know, we should have a better communication. I'm reaching out to him but he's not trying to reach out to me. So, I told him once, go and talk to your friends because you enjoy talking to them than talking to me. What am I going to do? Any suggestion guys?
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13 responses
@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
Maybe if my husband do this to me I will get upset and cry because it can hurt my feelings and can't control my emotions if that happened. Good thing that my husband always listening to me whether with or nonsense discussion. I think you should talk to your husband heart to heart about this matter so that she will understand you and you can also hear his side. Hope that everything is fine now with you husband and there is no more miscommunication problem.
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• Philippines
4 Jan 13
So far, there's no miscommunication nowadays. Thank God. I hope he will be more mature as the days go by. It's good that your husband is a good listener. You're lucky. Thanks for posting and happy myLotting. Happy New Year!
@sowkrish (42)
• India
13 Aug 12
It is true. Most of the men respect and love their friends more than their wives. you said you keep silent sometimes. Just extend that silence for a day or two when he doesn't listen to you. He will automatically long to hear you speak. Try it! It is a tested and proven method.
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• Philippines
4 Jan 13
We only spend weekends with each other. I guess 5 days is enough for him to long for my voice. But when I arrive, he sometimes acts agitated and he doesn't wantto listen to me when I share stories, etc. It's fine if he doesn't want to listen to me. I can survive even if he doesn't want to listen to me. Thanks for posting and happy mylotting. Happy New Year!
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
8 Aug 12
Communication in a relationship is something that is very important. There might be things that happen in our lives that we really don't want to talk to our spouse about and the same might be true of your husband as well. However, when it comes to talking to each other when there are things that are going on that you want to talk about, you should listen intently to your husband and he should do the same thing for you when you have something that you need to talk to him about.
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• Philippines
4 Jan 13
I want to communicate with him that's why the moment I arrive home, I open up a conversation. But he sometimes stops me from talking. I hope he'll be more willing to listen when I want to talk because when he's talking, I listen to him wholeheartedly. Thanks for posting and happy myLotting. Happy New Year!
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
2 Jan 13
I know what you mean. I have experienced that with my husband as well. When he acts like that it makes me very mad. Because I listen to him but then he doesn't want to take the time to hear what I have to say. That has caused a lot of resentment in our relationship. Hopefully things will improve for us. I hope that since you posted this discussion your relationship has improved.
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• Philippines
4 Jan 13
Sometimes we still encounter the same situation. I still get hurt because he's the only person I can talk to aside from my youngest sister. Since he is my husband, I want us to have a good bonding. I want us to talk about any thing under the sun, or our experiences in life.Let's pray that our husbands will become good listeners someday. Thanks for posting and happy mylotting. Happy New Year!
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• Philippines
9 Jan 13
We need someone to talk to. If our spouses won't listen to us then who would? I hope they would learn to listen and they should not only talk. My husband is talkative but he doesn't know when to listen.
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• United States
4 Jan 13
Yeah I agree with you. I feel the same way. Most of my family lives in a different state. And a lot of the friends I have I can't really open up with them about things because then it becomes a biased situation. So at times I often feel like I have no one to talk with. That makes it hard.
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@seera07 (13)
• India
8 Aug 12
To resolve this issue and if you want to carry your relationship to future try to talk to him for his behavior. Why he don't listen to you? In love feelings of both are important. If you think that he is rigid and won't listen to you then start this topic when you find him in good mood (In married life mood is never important otherwise to listen to your life partner). Find out the reasons why he gets irritated with you always. Reasons must be taken care seriously while dealing with relationships, sometimes we are unable to find out faults in ourselves.
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• Philippines
4 Jan 13
Yes, I'm going to ask him the reason why he doesn't want to listen to me. I hope he'll have a sensible answer. LOL. Thanks for posting and happy mylotting. Happy New Year!
@Charm12 (17)
• Philippines
8 Aug 12
hi sis.. we have the same problem.. :( my husband is like that too.. he never listens to my opinion.. he thinks that im always wrong and he is always right which really is irritating but you know what im doing.? i always stay silent everytime he starts a discussion.. because i know that if i start to comment or give my opinion the end point would be a fight so sometimes i just agree to whatever he says just to avoid that fight.. :(
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• Philippines
4 Jan 13
Oh, that's bad to hear. I hope our husbands will become good listeners someday. My husband isn't willing to listen to my stories. I guess he's not interested to the things happening to me or around me. :( Thanks for posting and happy myLotting. Happy New Year!
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
7 Aug 12
it is unfair i think everyone must respect another people and of course he wants anyone respect him/her too.. maybe you should tell by heart for your husband that you want he understands you too, that you want he hear your opinion too..it is unfair when he did not give the serious attention when you had a time for talking
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• Philippines
4 Jan 13
You're right. He should listen when I talk and I should also listen to him when he talks. It's just a give and take relationship. I hope he'll change his bad attitudes and habits this year. Thanks for posting and sorry for the very late reply. Happy New Year!
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
7 Aug 12
You know, I'd also feel bad if my husband will not listen to me and makes me feel like I don't talk any sense. Although, it hasn't happen to us, eversince, in our 5 years of marriage. I'm glad that we are able to communicate in a civil way all the time. There may be times that when we have some conflicts, and we're not ready to talk it over yet, either or both of us would walk out to cool down. And, it helps us have a better conversation later on. If he won't listen to you, verbally, perhaps, you can write him a letter to express how you feel about his actions. Maybe a sudden twist could help change the mood.
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• Philippines
4 Jan 13
My husband is sometimes moody. He sometimes doesn't feel like listening but I need a listener. LOL. Anway, I've found myLot. If he won't listen to me, here you are listening to my rant. LOL. I guess he will change his bad attitude. Letter? I guess that's a good idea. I will write him a letter the next time we'll have argument. Thanks for posting and happy mylotting. Sorry for the late reply.
@riyauro (6421)
• India
7 Aug 12
this can be horrible. I hurts when your own husband says all this because you have married him and supposed to share a life together. Life becomes hell when this happens and one must try to solve it as soon as possible before it starts to get worse. I think you should try to communicate more. Plan dates together. Let him sit and ask him why he is doing this to you. I hope this sorts out your problem. good day
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• Philippines
4 Jan 13
Yes, it's horrible. He sometimes agitated. Maybe because he's the househusband. We only have weekends to spend with each other and when I talk, it's like I'm talking nonsense and he's not interested. He sometimes contradicts what I say. He likes annoying me. LOL. I told him that we're not getting younger and we need to have serious talks, etc. I hope he'll change soon. Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for posting and happy mylotting. Happy New Year!
@Daisy_22 (1229)
• Philippines
7 Aug 12
It would be a great disappointment...I will really feel bad. I suggest that you need to have proper timing in opening a conversation with him.Communication is really necessary thing that must be done for a couple to talk issues in between and to get to know more with each other.Some experts said that the lack of communication is the reason why couple fall out of love. Make a habit to reach out to him.
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• Philippines
4 Jan 13
I am reaching out to him but he's not reaching out to me. Sometimes when I talk, he stops me from talking. He says "I don't wanna hear that." I'm glad that was already a couple of months ago. I hope it won't ever happen again. I just have to remember to have the proper timing. LOL. Thanks for posting and happy mylotting. Happy New Year.
• India
7 Aug 12
I feel it hurts you a lot. As a boy i know lot of male dont listen to their wife words. so the better solution is dont tell your views straightly to your husband since he not listening you be silence at that time but keep in heart about what you thought to tell.. Definately all male will lovable to their pair at one point that means when they ask shall we go out or will you do something nice to eat or in night.. So at that you tell views slow by slow and try to make him understand definately your husband has some weakness try to discover his weakness and use it for your plus.. But atlast dont forget one thing if boys shout also they love their pair very much so dont mistook him if he shouts..All the best for your happy married life
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• Philippines
4 Jan 13
Yes, you're right. I know that he really loves me. I just don't like him shouting or getting angry at me because I'm no longer a child. We can have a heart-to-heart talk but he's not open to it. We sometimes just have a casual talk. I am just praying that he'll become more mature and openminded as he grows older. Thanks a lot for posting and happy myLotting. Happy New Year!
• Philippines
8 Aug 12
Perhaps, you can make a little study on what topics interests him more and try to be a little knowledgeable about it. Since your husband seems to be a domineering one, try to have a conversation with him where you would ask for his view and opinions most of the time. We wives does not know what our husbands are going through outside our home, there is a possibility that he is not given much chance to be heard or he used to so much being heard outside.Try to study his experiences outside by asking him of his activity all day. Communication is not just talking..it is more of listening. Next time he tell you to shut soon as its your turn to talk, look at him in the eyes with your sad look and tell him, if he will not listen to you, then whom shall you talk to?
• Philippines
4 Jan 13
He's the househusband and I'm the breadwinner. He always talks about our co-parents at school. He talks about what's happening at home when I'm not arund. However, there are a lot of things he's not telling me. When it's my turn to share my experiences, he's not willing to listen so I told him that I'm lucky to join myLot because here I have some listeners. LOL. Thanks for posting and happy mylotting. Happy New Year!
• India
23 Jan 13
Talk to other people. Its useless wasting time tryin to talk to stones. Live happy. make new friends to express yourself.