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- We have been married 14 years and together for 16. 2 kids (12&10). Generally speaking it's been pretty good. No major issues, a few fights along the way. I would say that outside of this issue our marriage is strong and we enjoy being around each other.
- My wife in person is great. She has a large cross section of friends that she regularly meets with. She is well educated and has a well paying career. She is a good mother and seems to be a good friend to those around her.
- The issue is her social media, email and texting habits. Ever since I have known her she has often been involved in some kind of drama or flame war in one way or another. She regularly gets into FB fights with family and friends by calling them out on their pages and having back and forth online fights. She has sent walls of text to her family and friends and has lost several relationships over these text fights.
- When they are in her own sphere of influence I don't do much other than listen to the drama and try to give advice where I can. Over the last few years this has leaked into our immediate family lives, work and outside interests of mine.
- Examples:
- She called out my sister on FB for some lack of wokeness. They had a back and forth, calling names and rage posting. I backed my wife on this and my sister has gone no contact on me.
- She called out her sister over text about a family issue, they had a text fight and that whole side of the family was no contact for a while. We get to have uncomfortable holidays together now, so there is that.
- She has lost, by my count 3 different jobs over her emailing habits at work. She is very good at her job and has a great resume. She can't stand it when somebody is lazy or full of crap and has no issue calling them out over email with CC to all.
- She has been removed or asked to leave from 3 different volunteer board positions over calling people out for their lack of effort or the way they go about things.
- The thing is, taken individually with each issue, you can see her point. She is rarely wrong. Usually the person or people in question are doing something that isn't correct. She can argue each one of her positions and you would most likely agree with her. The issue as I see it, is the lack of online emotional intelligence and a desperate need to be right and have the last word. She not only needs to say her piece, she needs to keep hitting send until everyone is exhausted and won't engage with her anymore. If you happen to be a by stander in the email chain, which I often am, there are 10 emails or texts a day coming in on a single subject. Any response by somebody else questioning or clarifying generates another round of emails/texts.
- I left FB because of it and my life was instantly better. I have talked with her several times about this and she sees no real issue. Again, she can argue each point and is generally correct. When I try to bring up a pattern of behavior she will accuse me of not supporting her. She really wants me to chime in with my own responses supporting her actions. I will have no part of it. I have told her that I now instantly delete any group text or email she sends. I want no part of it. I'm not an emotional person, but I am at the point when I see her send another one, my heart rate rises and I feel anxious and angry. I have a Pavlovian response to seeing her pop up in my email.
- TL;DR - My wife likes to have online drama and I don't.
- My question: Am I wrong here? My wife wants me to support her and I don't. She feels like I care about appearances and other peoples feelings more than her own. I think she doesn't see the big picture and the pattern of behavior that is costing our family in various ways.
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