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It's not enough to share responsibility with your wife, you need to anticipate your responsibility.

Of course, in order to do that, your mind needs to be wired that way. If only some people were better at nurturing a family than others. Sadly, everyone is the same.

It's not enough to share responsibility with your wife, you need to anticipate your responsibility. Of course, in order to do that, your mind needs to be wired that way. If only some people were better at nurturing a family than others. Sadly, everyone is the same.

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My wife sometimes gets frustrated when I don't anticipate what she wants or what she's thinking. I remind her that I've been this way for as long as she's known me and have never agreed to or promised to try to be a mind reader. I don't expect her to read my mind and don't even bother trying to read hers.

I do try to listen to her when she talks about things that bother her before offering a solution. THAT took a long time to learn. I usually prompt her with something like, "now that you know the issue, have you thought about what needs to be done?"

[–] • 2 pts

When I've tried to anticipate what a woman wants, I often get "I didn't ask you for that." Fine!

[–] • 2 pts

When I've tried to anticipate what a woman wants, I often get "I didn't ask you for that." Fine!

You can't win.