have you ever given your spouse the silent treatment????
By shambuca
@shambuca (2524)
United States
March 1, 2007 12:20pm CST
The Silent Treatment
what happens when men think they are smarter
A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight.
Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper,"Please wake me at 5:00 AM." He left it where he knew she would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed. The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.
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13 responses
@rosie_123 (6113)
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1 Mar 07
I wish MyLot had soem of those daft smiley icons with dancing bananas, because that comment deserved one!!! :-))
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@lauriefnp (5109)
• United States
2 Mar 07
Thanks for posting this! I needed a good laugh today! My boyfriend doesn't live with me, so it's easier for me to give him the silent treatment when it is necessary (when he deserves it!). I simply don't answer the phone. It usually only lasts for a day or so, and it's more to avoid fighting and arguing than it is a "punishment". I just don't like to argue.
You are right about one thing, though; men are not equipped for these contests. They will almost always be out-witted by the women.
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@lovesfreedom (1245)
• United States
2 Mar 07
Now, this is funny! I have given my husband the silent treatment a few times and have received it too lol...but we always make up!
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
2 Mar 07
They certainly are not. Wish I had heard of that one years ago. Thanks
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@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
24 Apr 07
I loved this- Of course I have given mine the silent treatment- It is fun! I start off mad and then I just want to bug him-- It works-- He tries so hard to make me talk- I get the "but honey I love you"-- lol.. then I wuf you- I'm great at the silent treatment for a while- but it wears off- I'm a huge talker-- so I think the longest I've gone is a couple of hours!
@butterflygirl (498)
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29 Apr 07
Haha! Love that joke - it's exactly the sort of thing i'd do to my partner. He knows i'm the 'silent treatment' champion so just agrees with me now. LOL!
@Bizziebod (3497)
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26 Apr 07
Well I don't have a partner now, but when I did I would always give them the silent treatment, men hate that so much when you don't speak to them as most of them are childish and like their own way!
@tmlnmr (1850)
• Canada
20 Apr 07
Ha ha ha that sounds like something I would do. Come to think of it I would probably wake him so that he would catch his flight and be out of my hair for awhile, I just wouldn't be very nice about it. Ice water always seems to work well! He he. My usband very rarely sleeps in and he wouldn't ask me to wake him for fear I might sleep in. He is funny that way, he can always seem to wake up just before the alarm goes off but he doesn't turn it off till he knows I am wide awake as well!!! Oh well wait till he sleeps in and I start the washing machine(which is just outside the room) early one morning. I always get him back sometimes it just takes patience. LOL. Have a good one
@Jezebella (1446)
• United States
5 Sep 09
I have given my boyfriends the silent treatment, more for the fact that I didn't want to say something that I would regret. I would walk away from him and cool off then I would go back and apologize to him. But I wouldnt go to the point of not waking him up in the morning.
@sblossom (2168)
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5 Aug 09
now i'm not trying to give my husband silent treatment. every time i have argument with him or something he did upset me i kept silent. i was very quiet. So when he saw i'm quiet or down he always asked me what's wrong?
he's not sure what happened and i was suffering from what he dealt with my silence.
so i changed my strategy with him. now i'm not silent and quiet. when i feel unhappy i just say it out. So he can realise what he did then he can explain to me. we can get back to peace sooner than before.
so my suggestion is not giving your beloved silent treatment. it doesn't help. if you can say straight forward life would be easier and more relaxing.
