I was taking my wife to the hospital yesterday for a routine pregnancy checkup. We were well in to our typical conversation about how many kids we plan to have when the topic of our dog Franklin’s life span surfaced. All at once at the thought of our dog not being around someday far far away, my wife began to cry. But this wasn’t just a casual eye watering. Those are old news and happen too often to even consider writing about. This was more in line with uncontrollable weeping.
My emotion came uncontrollably as well. I laughed so hard I began to cry with her. Fortunately, my wife’s very aware that her pregnancy causes bizarre breakdowns and slowly transitioned her sobbing to a chuckle.
You ever felt like your wife’s emotions are entirely too irrational?
I often find myself insensitive to my wife in her moments of emotional vulnerability. And though I’ve developed a bit in my sympathy, there have been a few realities involving women and emotions that my slow learning curve has made it hard for me to miss…
1. Women are emotional.
The sooner you accept it, the sooner you’ll see the beauty of it. Even if you got one that seems to stay balanced most of the time, you’re promised at least 4 to 5 less fortunate days a month. It’s an extremely special part of them.
2. Women’s emotions aren’t always as irrational as they seem.
Next time your wife goes on a emotional binge, try something. Dig. Try digging to the next layer of why she feels the way she does. No matter how crazy it may seem in the moment, there’s almost always -minus pregnancy & periods- a significant reason she’s feeling what she is.
3. Women’s emotions are a gift to men.
Men tend to see the world purely through the lens of logic. Unfortunately, the best way to live isn’t always navigated by rational thought. In fact, much of the best decisions made in life demand an emotion influence.
Anyone relate? Any stories or lessons learned from women’s emo binges?
