Does your husband or significant other have Selective Hearing?
By gypsylady28
@gypsylady28 (945)
United States
February 12, 2007 6:24am CST
Does your significant other hear what you tell them? I've noticed that my husband will swear I didn't tell him something when I could tell you the time and place that I did tell him! Is he just not listening at all? Or is he just hearing the things that are important to him? Can your better half block out what is going on around them?
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@lauriefnp (5109)
• United States
12 Feb 07
I think that selective hearing is part of the male genetic code! I don't think that I have ever met a man who didn't have this trait! Isn't it amazing that they can hear what you say on the phone to a friend when you're in another room and he's supposedly watching TV, though?
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@gypsylady28 (945)
• United States
12 Feb 07
That is so true! This seems to be true for the kids also. They can hear everything you say at a normal voice level, but when your yelling for them they don't hear anything!
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
12 Feb 07
Men do have selective hearing as do children and women. Especially if they are watching tv or are absorbed in something when you are talking to them. There is one sure way to cut through that selective hearing and that is to get them to repeat what you have said. I have learned to do this with my children but sometimes I forget to ask them whatI said. You have to be more descret with parteners though.
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@gypsylady28 (945)
• United States
12 Feb 07
I do that with the kids also. Most of the time when I ask them what I just said, I get the blank look! I haven't figured out a way to do this with the hubby though. He would probably get mad.
@apky12 (769)
• United States
12 Feb 07
That's so funny. My husband definitely has selective hearing. They hear the things that are important to them and block other things out. I will swear up and down all the time to my husband that I told him to pick up his clothes or take out the trash or other cleaning related tasks. He'll say no you didn't. You didn't tell me that. I most certainly did. He will hear from a mile away though who won a football or basketball game.
@charms88 (7538)
• Philippines
12 Feb 07
A lot of times. Usually, I will start telling him something the seconds my husband step in our house. Knowing he was tired from work and hungry, I just kept ranting. I think it is a matter of telling him things at the proper approriate time. Like when he is relax or doing nothing. That way, we can be able to make sure that he hears everything.
@gypsylady28 (945)
• United States
12 Feb 07
I've tried to tell him things at different times, I still haven't found anything the works! I even put a calander on the refrigerator with every appointment, schedule, etc. And he still doesn't know what is going on half the time. LOL
@superbren (856)
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12 Feb 07
yes , iwould agree with you . my husband denies all the time that i have told him things ,it made me so mad one time that i didnt tell him something important. when he found out i got the usual "why did you not tell me?"i said "i did , you just werent listening". he pondered on it and i honestly think he tunes in a bit more now.
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