As I’ve said many times before, can’t a cup just be a cup with no bigger, deeper meaning? I hadn’t thought of it as a theological basis, but, yes, I suppose that is the primary reason. But, on average, men respond to things they find critical of them in ways that block productive interaction more than women do. ‘In the common pattern Matt describes, the wife has tried to change the system but has not gotten a response of “I care because you care.”’, Weiner-Davis also: “Exit strategies often take years to execute and during that time women are focused on fortifying their resources, not fixing their marriages.”. We have an obligation to all people to not do shitty things to them just because they happen to be in our vicinity. The glass/cup thing is really, truly a metaphor. Stress and medications trauma and pain can also alter libido as you know. I don’t. I don’t. I believed that I could never please him. This research emphasizes that we should at the very least expect kindness and respect.”, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-it-together/201810/how-expectations-affect-ones-happiness-in-marriage?utm_source=FacebookPost&utm_medium=FBPost&utm_campaign=FBPost, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-it-together/201810/how-expectations-affect-ones-happiness-in-marriage%3famp. ( Log Out /  I get that it’s RIDICULOUS for a problem like 35 x 12. That’s what got me divorced. The definition of what marriage is for has changed dramatically. There shouldn’t be. My wife may in fact feel “hurt” by this, but the “hurt” person’s feelings do NOT HAVE to be accepted as the only important/relevant/acceptable, etc. That’s a knowledge thing. That seems so unlikely to me. “Not necessarily so. I am not questioning your account to be clear. You have a much higher opinion of women’s motivations and behavior than I do. I think you believe that in most marriages the husband is the problem and the wife has essentially no fault. Or right or wrong etc. However, I contend that it starts before that: It begins with the selfishness of both parties. And I think you think I assign ‘victimhood’ to women to a much greater extent than I do. As far as I’m concerned, she showed signs of delusion. It is so hard to get all the ideas across well in these comments when I write them. Those of you living outside of the United States might not know this, but in 2009 the federal government launched a new initiative to change the way math and science are taught in schools. “…men have an extra layer to bring to to table on that particular issue.”. For those not familiar below is an article where Michelle W-D describes why it happens. I think both of those cases demonstrate that she had not really healed from them. The reason many wives (often mothers) become deeply resentful, depressed, sad, anxious and want to divorce their husbands is because of that pattern of behavior.”. Let's consider long division. ‘And there is the issue. I have personally demonstrated a lack of maturity on this blog which proves that point and highlights some of what I contributed to my shitty marriage. And, no, I don’t think those changes have improved the state of marriage. I consider both to have significant fault in handling hurt, rather than the husbands’ behavior is the “first problem”. Imho there are several reasons that male first-time readers respond defensively to Matt’s blog. So that’s usually how you get into the shitty marriage where each side doesn’t care for x thing that is meaningful to the other person sex included. And I think everyone deserves to have a peaceful, healthy, safe, loving, stable home — particularly children. Which is an insane position for me to have….”. Not just a dish. Sorry. How do we work out how to deal with differences? Matt presents it from what he did wrong so it focuses on the husband’s faults and what he needs to change. In addition, I would like to point out that the "New Math" seems to be all about selling new books. Should not those beginning a romantic journey have the skills for success? In Sweden, is that a common male experience to feel that men are criticized all the time in relationships? In some quarters this is a called a “sh-t test”. In the 2005 curriculum, students found it difficult to connect learning from year to year. It is very difficult to be with a spouse who has been abused and hasn’t had treatment. If I knew that to be the case, I think I would have ceased, admittedly reluctantly, to keep a glass in the fridge. I understand that to mean it is the number one need for husbands. Or, is your position that a wife is undeserving of this level of love and care? Both sexes do it. Even then, I purchased used Saxon math textbooks from a friend, so they were already a couple of years old. Also, Matt, I totally see your parallel to common core math, and fully agree that it has nothing to do with actual math. I just thought it was a good thought-exercise for being less douchy about our personal beliefs, and how that adversely impacts our relationships. I mean, here we have some sort of survey asking people how they feel. I, for the life of me, can’t figure out how so many people end up MARRIED with no earthly idea what sorts of things can upset their spouse so much that they’ll want to divorce… but it’s clearly happening, everywhere, all the time. That would seem a reasonable expectation, but it’s not what I got. Maybe it’s just me, but I absolutely think the woman I married would have the werewithal to be sensitive-ish about this high-stakes moment RE: my sports fandom, which is significant for me even if it isn’t significant and emotionally impactful for her. This is not a "new math" vs "old math" thing. The attitude of caring about your spouse is the thing. But here’s how I understand this, and since learning the REASON for doing this, I have instantly recanted and regretted every ignorant statement I’ve made about this so-called ‘New Math.’. There’s the way most of us learned in school. New York State ( where I’m from) joined with 10 other states to enroll in this warehousing. Do you believe it’s possible for one person in a relationship to feel hurt by something that doesn’t hurt the other? Just like the person who sees this new, and different, and tedious, and annoying, and frustrating way of solving math problems, and teaching children; a person also sees beliefs, emotional reactions, and behaviors in their relationships that feel equally new, different, tedious, annoying and frustrating. It varies individually of course but there are common patterns. I can’t see how that justifies divorce. Just maybe, our knee-jerk, ignorant, short-sighted reactions to others and discomfort and newness and ‘different’ in our romantic relationships, and in our experiences with other people, works exactly the same. But it wasn’t important so let’s drop it. Because she’s never said anything about it before, so how important can it really be? It doesn’t have to look like overt “I think you are crazy to think that.” to give the same effect. Previous generations of students learned basic math: addition, subtraction, multiplication and long division. 1. You’re the best, Louie. Few counselors are fully trained in how to do effective couples therapy. But in most couples one person will be taller than the other. Does one risk the individual hurt, or instead retreat from relationship and thus risk the relationship? “I also think that MOST people default to shitty selfishness in relationships.”. But, wouldn’t it be reasonable to expect your wife to be mindful of those moments? marriage. Matt’s basic premise is just trying to get across idea that men need to accept influence from their wives. I call that selfishness. The whole point imho is to see that what *I* find meaningful is not better or worse than what my spouse finds meaningful. Just as sex represents a LOT of things that are important to many people. For starters, not every child in said other countries gets the opportunity to attend school, mostly the “best and brightest ” ( which in my view is draconian) here we mandate it for all. One other piece was an information warehousing system that would track the child anywhere in the country to provide recent relevant data about the individual child’s testing and retention history. To infuse a cultural change into the American education system that could one day see American children in greater numbers helping to solve the world’s greatest problems (feeding the growing population, extending battery life of mobile devices and electric vehicles, finding solutions to energy problems to power people’s homes and businesses). Isn’t that SMART and sensible and wise? The potential absence of highly educated mathematicians and scientists capable of contributing positively to the world? Sex vs. Thus, my issue with what you just shared is that a person who always defers or submits to someone else subjects his or herself to abuse, when the OTHER person’s sense of right vs. wrong fundamentally harms them. And then, finally, we can evaluate sexually behavior and desire fairly. But isn’t that like a love relationship? No question, the same information can be transferred from one human to another, but the method of communicating or transferring it successfully will vary from person to person. How do we figure out how to deal with our differences? It is a common source of problems in marriage. In the mid 1960’s, there was a revolutionary change in mathematics education called “New Math” that was ultimately an utter disaster. And so we care about them because they do. She was a competent mother but did not have the physical or mental energy to be both a mother and a wife. “The genesis of these tiny negative emotions can be traced back directly to her husband’s behavior.”. She hid this from me until about ten years into our marriage. And once you get pinpricked enough, you bleed out and die. Taking that a step further, we have our beliefs. I have a strong suspicion that most men have grown grievously tired of hearing this presented as the whole truth. Two people married on purpose without coercion. This is just like knowing you have a problem in your relationship and not seeking help ,guidance ,council or opening up lines of communication. When a woman feels close to her husband, all is right in the world. Gottman has decades of research in a variety of cultures to support this. Change ). So it is the combination of a husband not accepting influence with a wife just adjusting to that that creates that most common divorce pattern. You can’t help someone who denies that there is any problem still existing. The song is in the style of a lecture about the general concept of subtraction in arbitrary number systems, illustrated by two simple calculations, and highlights the New Math's emphasis on insight and abstract concepts — as Lehrer put it with an indeterminable amount of seriousness, "In th… The difference is in how they are explained. 4. Albeit the situation for single parents after a divorce might be radically different here. And I guess part of what I was trying to say (not very well, I think) was that, not only is it possible that I/we were missing transferable (math) skills, but there are different methods of learning that work for different people (I read someone other than me say that this method would have worked better for them to learn math period). Awesome to hear from you. How much time do we spend with family? And when we exercise humility and seek understanding, I think we can better bridge the gaps that exist between ourselves and others — namely our spouses per this conversation. If either party agrees that sex is less important, I’d recommend the marriage be postponed or canceled. But hang on; there is a method to this madness. According to Gottman here’s how it works: 35% of men accept influence in marriage. The wife brings plenty of stuff to the party too to be clear. It’s obviously superior to this new dumb way of doing math. She tried to get the husband to change to meet her desires. Other people didn’t care. I dislike that because it is not necessary. Call me old-fashioned, I guess. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Do we decorate a lot or a little or none? Early enough so that there is good will to be able to change. Love from the other person is the ingredient that should prevent abuse from occurring. You bring up what Gottman identifies as the biggest thing that women get wrong in heterosexual marriages. However, 45% of both men and women are very or moderately satisfied with their sexlife. “Sex” is more important than a “glass left by the sink.”. I would read those percentages and say that overall it’s the survey percentages show remarkable similarities between the men and women. I appreciate Kal that you are open to discuss these things with a open mind and curiosity. She wanted the divorce, not me. I also suspect it makes it far less likely that most husbands will hear what you want them to hear, especially when you say that this scenario is almost always the case, essentially blaming the husbands and excusing the wives. I don’t have a frame of reference for learning math in any other way than I did, but I find the conversation pretty fascinating on a handful of levels. Well, I think the root causes were laid for both of us before we ever met. Should not those be the “best and brightest “so to speak. And instead of challenging them, we work cooperatively with them to eliminate the pain. In my own marriage (and I have heard this from other men), we tried marriage counselling multiple times. Why is it so hard to even get beyond arguing who is more to blame men or women to even discuss possible solutions? As hilarious as you are, and the idea is, I don’t think lowering your standards to accept treatment or conditions that violate your sense of right vs. wrong has a very happy ending. feelings in a relationship. That’s what I have been contending. The Atkinson ebook I am always linking has detailed information on how to respond when people are not accepting influence to navigate differences. © 2011-2021 EdSurge Inc. All rights reserved. But I am intellectually aware that how fans in other cities feel about their team is similar to how I feel about mine. Someone who ends a MARRIAGE because of one isolated irritating behavior isn’t someone I’m going to have much in common with. My expectation was that we would soon have children, my wife would be a stay-at-home mother who took care of the day-to-day tasks of the home, we would enjoy sex regularly, we would be a Christian family, and we would grow old together. Educators are doing it the hard way. Because it is our attitude that matters. “Why am I the only one who has to change?” To not focus on that takes a lot of self regulation that most of us (including me) find take a lot of practice and discipline and a mindset change to focus on what we need to change even if we feel it is more the other person. The fact that I prefer to leave a cup out for continued use, regardless of the fact that my wife dislikes it, does NOT mean I am purposely (or even unknowingly) hurting my wife. 7. Do you think it was primarily that the expectations you listed were not met? I’m not suggesting an intrusive permit process be implemented to test the worthiness and ability of romantic couples before they move forward. Now, you can break up 27 into numbers that, when multiplied together make 27. Neither way is better and each individual student will find one that they prefer. Then, I think one person bringing up a need for change in the other person, a need that might have been boiling under the surface for a long time and hence giving a greater meaning to the person contemplating it, while the other is completely oblivious, presents a much bigger effort for the required change, than it would have if it had been aired out from the beginning? But the way it’s taught in school today, is like a dozen extra steps that seems SUPER-tedious and unnecessary when you learned how to solve multiplication problems the way I just did. I assume from your quote it is. I really like using sports fandom as an example. You wrote: “I am confused why my comments read that I am trying to deny that men on average have higher libidos?” “Because very few wives are given that same level of thoughtfulness and courtesy and effort in return.”. If it helps any, the likelihood I would enter into a romantic relationship again is about the same as that of snowfall in Houston in July. While submission to another can lead to abuse, it is not a certainty. Since we don’t want divorce and sadness and crying little kids, we mindfully listen to our romantic partners tell us what hurts them. ( much had to do with the company contracted to do the warehousing). They pool resources, share a roof and a bed, and start their life journey. Could I not make a similar argument about being “hurt” if I concede, and never leave my cup out? What if — just for the people we love — we don’t tell them to go eff themselves? Let’s suppose that women are far more naturally prone to the response you describe. The long way. The new Common Core State Standards require students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of math concepts, which means teachers will have to change how they teach those concepts too. They all matter. Could part of the reason be that women accept more influence during the courting phase? Few men then would have had those expectations. I am not qualified to have an OPINION loaded with totally honest and accurate I’m-not-a-mathematician qualifiers? “When we see these new ideas or ways of doing things, that are neither comfortable nor in alignment with what we’ve previously done or believed, we spaz about it and act like it’s wrong.”, “What I DO care about is the idea of rethinking our biases and assumptions, because we — all people; even really smart ones like you — are wrong about most things most of the time.”. Without a doubt, solving 35 x 12 my way is faster, simpler and more efficient than the way they teach it in schools today. So helpful! Yet here they are 10, 15, 20 years down the line, with (almost) grown kids, seeming happier than ever. And the biggest change that can be made to positively impact this condition is, in my estimation, men recognizing this behavior in their own lives — being AWARE of it; acknowledging it and striving to do better — and then I think the trickle-down effects of that are wives feeling less resentful, more loved, as if they can trust their spouse to love them and be their partner for life. It sounds like a very difficult and confusing divorce since you didn’t want it and the reasons didn’t make sense to you. The pattern of “I don’t care that this bothers her. But men giving the “wrong” answer are basically told by the surveyors that “You’re not really feeling dissatisfied, you only think you are because, society…!” Now add in the common acceptance of victimhood and divorce, and the ability of women to live on their own, through any combination of employment, government assistance, and alimony/child support. That is the most commonly heard story (because women are far more likely to talk about it than men). Which is why Matt’s contention that husbands are the root cause of their wives hurting is so irritating to me. Not all men etc. I also recognize that I also consider sex to be an important physical drive. I really don’t want to waste too much more time discussing math which wasn’t supposed to be the point here, but it seems worth mentioning that this is something that will bear out one way or another. His premise is that wives already change much more for their husbands than husbands do. If a man needs sex and a woman needs quality time and conversation you find a way to do both. But I was in the minority. If someone says I am concerned about x thing and the other blocks that issue of difference remains unsolved and builds. So, there aren’t going to be many absolutes here. And that’s how millions of other people’s are. On the contrary, I think both spouses have significant fault and significant hurt in most marriages. So gender plays a part just as other cultural and biological differences do. There were other beliefs she had, such as that I was suicidal at times. Thank you very much. For both biological and cultural reasons it is usually men who have higher libidos. I think we can safely multiply that idea times a few thousand for the humans who live in the same house as us to whom we’ve promised to love forever. The first part presumes abuse. I’m curious what your expectations were when you got married. So. I was wondering how that might affect things including the official divorce rate? So I just reworked part of this comment to use as a Facebook post because I think it’s a highly relatable scenario. Whether you ever mindfully plan activities for just the two of you. So there has to be a way for your needs to get met to stay happily married. As you say, time will tell. OKRickety hints at the idea that this might be selfishness. But THIS is what it will take to properly educate our future scholars who will be able to advance INFINITELY further into the fields of math and science than I could have ever realistically hoped to given the way math was taught to me. Just like the 5 Love Languages, I suspect there are various methods of learning we could assign to various personality types that would prove most successful. I’ve contemplated that scenario quite a lot, and I think it’s odd, kind of. And that the women (and men — that happens too) who report this marriage-killing condition in their homes are somehow mentally ill and unworthy of us giving their expressed concerns any time, effort or energy? Men and women are different, regardless of what the experts  claim. If she was continually hurt by this behavior, I did not know it (but this is possible because she often did not communicate well) . Really appreciate you reading and commenting. Donald Baucom advised us that people get what they expect, and when expectations are too low, unacceptable situations often result. Tricky territory, sir. Most people have typical default “selfish” behavior. You may not think it true for 100%, but you clearly state that men are by far the biggest offenders in marriage, and place the blame for marriage problems on them. I doubt anyone would be surprised that I think that sex was far more important than something like leaving a glass by the sink. If one (or both) chooses, as dufmanno said, to die on that hill, then the relationship suffers. ), then I don’t see how anyone is surprised that marriages, etc. – Everything they do.”. I contend that if a person feels hurt by a cup left by the sink then the couple’s ability to find harmony on a grander stage is virtually doomed. The husband’s inability to accept influence creates a cascade of problems that combine with the wife’s to co-create a shitty marriage. Done and done. Which feels unfair and unbalanced to men who don’t see the other side presented. The reason many wives (often mothers) become deeply resentful, depressed, sad, anxious and want to divorce their husbands is because of that pattern of behavior. It seems to me that many marriages are suffering from two related reasons: A failure by both parties to be fully committed to the marriage, and the belief that personal happiness is of paramount importance. It is definitely selfish to ONLY consider your needs without caring how you are impacting the other person. And then there’s this new way. A husband stressed at work or on medications could change from the higher libido person who wanted sex several times a well to the lower libido partner as his spouse remains consistent at wanting sex once a week. It’s a litmus test of “do you care or not”. Thanks for sharing, Jamie. When the wife brings up the dish they are able to discuss and work it out in a reasonable way that works for both. If either spouse does not agree, then I don’t see how marriage is going to thrive. This is hard no doubt. “’. I believe this reflects a significant fundamental difference between men and women. They demonstrate the point of Matt’s blog. Also, there’s a lot of opinions trying to spin or circumnavigate the libido issue, as to try and make it seem less important than it possibly is. And, when that happened, she lost most of her interest in counseling. I avoid Christian beliefs here, but I believe the teaching that “the two shall become one flesh” is saying sex is integral to uniting the two individuals in marriage. Small and big. I think you base your paradigm of marriage primarily on your own marriage and the feedback you get (I would guess at least 75% of it involves women telling you how you are so correct). In the real world, human behavior is not that simple. But still bickering about the same things…? However, I do think you are incorrect in saying Harley “does not elevate sex above other needs in marriage.”. They all get to the same answer in the same amount of time once you've mastered them. 347*457 on paper is easy to do with the old method, but in your head (without paper) would be tedious. I was trying to say that just as for some or many people sex has those meanings (as well as others depending), other things including a dish can represent those things too. When the Soviets launched Sputnik in 1957, the United States went into panic mode. “I mean, are all of these people HORRIBLE and impossible to get along with, but someone is agreeing to marry them and have kids with them anyway? A true comparison between traditional algorithms and research based methods that are used to teach multiplication. I’m grateful for your wisdom, humility, kindness and support that you offer to me and everyone you engage here. I like to think of things as logical or not. In Sweden, we have very much influence from U.S. culture. I’m not sure what you see as binary, but I have very strong beliefs on certain subjects, marriage and sex being two of them. As hard as I found it to accept, I believe it is the truth. What IS relevant is that when I was presented with new information, I was able to think differently about a preconceived notion and biased assumption that I had. “I can’t do anything right. Multiplication is a single operation and there are more than a few ways to conceptualize it. Destroying Our Marriages on Autopilot. • Musician and university mathematics lecturer Tom Lehrer wrote a satirical song named "New Math" (from his 1965 album That Was the Year That Was), which revolved around the process of subtracting 173 from 342 in decimal and octal. This new “common core” way of doing math is is absolutely ridiculous, I much prefer the “old” way of doing math! The slow way. I also think, because you inferred it, that you believe I think what happened in my marriage is exactly how it is in 100% of other people’s marriages. And the most common story of a marriage going from good to bad is that the woman in the relationship starts to experience a bunch of tiny negative emotions that slowly pile up through the years, until her emotional and mental health are so affected that her personality changes. This is demonstrated in research and the comments here regularly. I agree that men are often not given enough validity of their experiences. Seriously, I drink a lot of water. True love will do what is best, and that may well cause hurt. It doesn’t feel right. It’s seldom the husband who is 100% to blame. Whether the lion’s share of childcare falls to her, and how she perceives the level of appreciation for the fact that she carries all that so you don’t have to. Hello again and thank you for your lengthy (i.e. But the MAIN useful thing in both Harley and Chapman is the main idea of this blog. I’ve stressed the importance of understanding what is actually going on and to learn how to manipulate numbers in order to arrive at the correct … Specifically, she was sexually promiscuous in college, was raped twice, and had one abortion. I think our marriage had the first big issues starting when our first child was born three years after the wedding. It seems you believe you both decided to die on that hill. I changed high schools that same year and took geometry the old way. I have had to learn this is dealing with my husband. There are relationships like yours that do not fit the common pattern. That suggests to me that wives are not interested in changing, but only in the husband changing. It was never terrible, but we get along better now and I am greatly emotionally healthier. 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