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85. How do you fix a mate who is not rational?

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Wed Aug 16, 2017, 04:37 PM

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Just had big argument with my wife about Trump [View all] Doodley Aug 2017 OP

I am so sorry Phoenix61 Aug 2017 #1

She needs a reality check. And you, in all honesty, might need a divorce. Gravitycollapse Aug 2017 #2

Not an option. I married through love, and good times and bad. Doodley Aug 2017 #4

Is she capable of critical thought? Gravitycollapse Aug 2017 #10

No - not on politics - she's been exposed to the brainwashing media on the right - her family are Doodley Aug 2017 #26

Then the only option really is to leave her. Life is too short to live with that kind of mess. Gravitycollapse Aug 2017 #33

That would be a deal breaker for me trixie2 Aug 2017 #104

Where there good times for you when Barack Obama was President? Tikki Aug 2017 #57

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2017 #123

Yup - politics is all that ever matters. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2017 #28

If your car hated black people I would say it's time for a new one. Gravitycollapse Aug 2017 #34

My wife doesn't hate black people. I have never thought that. Doodley Aug 2017 #38

She doesn't hate black people but blames neo-nazi violence on a black man? Gravitycollapse Aug 2017 #42

of course she does obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #69

If your car hated first nation, mexicans, black, asian, jew, muslims, and lgbt Americans... RestoreAmerica2020 Aug 2017 #78

And you are Break time Aug 2017 #3

Your wife is dumb. Sorry. LexVegas Aug 2017 #5

Seriously where did she hear this from - totally messed up. Justice Aug 2017 #6

I've seen it on twitter leftynyc Aug 2017 #13

She comes from a racist family. An example is when we were looking for houses. Her mother Doodley Aug 2017 #20

Yeah, I'd get a divorce. Spider Jerusalem Aug 2017 #7

Holy hell. That sounds awful. MontanaMama Aug 2017 #8

I unraveled on election night also. Blue_true Aug 2017 #88

I can relate. I get in some pretty heated discussions with my wife. redstateblues Aug 2017 #9

Ask her leftynyc Aug 2017 #11

Good point. I will save that for another time! Doodley Aug 2017 #40

While I can certainly appreciate leftynyc Aug 2017 #43

sigh... lester94111 Aug 2017 #12

1) Don't yell at your wife. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #14

I think she said it because I told her that she always has to defend Trump. Yes Doodley Aug 2017 #21

"I told her that she always has to defend Trump" Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #25

The sunshine will come when Trump goes. He is one of the worst things I have Doodley Aug 2017 #44

No. No sunshine when he goes. She will remain who WhiteTara Aug 2017 #103

Yeah, he had me until he said he yelled at his wife Yupster Aug 2017 #121

Calm down, in the end you're on the same side against Benedict Donald. After a while ask for the ... uponit7771 Aug 2017 #15

My wife -who is a D and hates tRump - asked yesterday if tRump had a point stopbush Aug 2017 #16

That's it. Thank you. nt Ilsa Aug 2017 #18

The Confederacy tried to destroy the country. - you are absolutely asiliveandbreathe Aug 2017 #35

Actually, Washington and Jefferson SHOULD get scrutiny Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 #74

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WTH... Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 #107

How do you personally hold yourself accountable for Columbus killing stopbush Aug 2017 #109

It was the start of the entire sordid experience non-whites endured from whites... Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 #112

My best friend finally just divorced her psycho Trump loving husband womanofthehills Aug 2017 #120

Exactly it is the RW talking points LeftInTX Aug 2017 #101

OMG. I guess she's been reading some bs Ilsa Aug 2017 #17

She stayed Monday night with her mother who always has Faux News on. Doodley Aug 2017 #24

You're sweet. And no one wants to wreck, even in a minor way, Ilsa Aug 2017 #41

Sounds like she needs some antivenom StarryNite Aug 2017 #93

ask her for the facts Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #19

This! hamsterjill Aug 2017 #47

Sounds like she drinks True Dough Aug 2017 #60

Touche' hamsterjill Aug 2017 #64

+1, calmly just ask where the person got that from as objectively as possible uponit7771 Aug 2017 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author shraby Aug 2017 #22

PLEASE fix your title! N/t Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 #58

Colored? DesertRat Aug 2017 #73

You need to ask her. Scoopster Aug 2017 #23

That must be so difficult..like having a spouse who drinks and you don't.. asiliveandbreathe Aug 2017 #27

I hope your husband makes a good recover and maybe there will Doodley Aug 2017 #36

Today is the first day I have felt some relief - he is on the mend..walking gingerly - asiliveandbreathe Aug 2017 #51

please seek help for your wife. spanone Aug 2017 #29

You need a divorce. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2017 #30

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Married almost 40 years to a woman who is not an idiot. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2017 #108

Hmmm - now just WHY would Mr Obama organize a white supremacists/Nazi rally? jmg257 Aug 2017 #31

Didn't you iron these things out before you got married? Dave Starsky Aug 2017 #32

True story Egnever Aug 2017 #59

So you met in a political context. Dave Starsky Aug 2017 #75

Well not really Egnever Aug 2017 #81

Lord, get counseling. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #37

Damn! I'm so fortunate that my wife and I agree on nearly everything, especially when it comes to Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2017 #39

You're in a difficult situation. I don't know how anyone copes with procon Aug 2017 #45

First off, ask her what evidence there is that PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #46

I know that sick feeling. Every night when I turn on the TV downstairs, it's been tuned to FOX NEWS. BamaRefugee Aug 2017 #48

Good that sucks Egnever Aug 2017 #98

Wow Egnever Aug 2017 #49

People often ignore politics when choosing a mate. Big mistake. nt Blue_true Aug 2017 #76

Yup Egnever Aug 2017 #87

I could never marry a Racist. sarcasmo Aug 2017 #50

Silver Lining: A good opportunity for make-up sex! aikoaiko Aug 2017 #52

Newlywed? Lebam in LA Aug 2017 #53

No offense titaniumsalute Aug 2017 #54

If your spouse supports Drumpf, DIVORCE NOW!! Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 #55

don't let trump ruin your marriage AlexSFCA Aug 2017 #56

And what Point would that be????????? womanofthehills Aug 2017 #84

Well you came to the right place for advice on marital counseling. grantcart Aug 2017 #61

Tell her that what she is saying makes absolutely no sense. If it does to her then she needs to The Wielding Truth Aug 2017 #110

tell my wife? I don't think so. lol grantcart Aug 2017 #114

I'm so sorry wryter2000 Aug 2017 #62

I knew Obama was smooth and a damn fine president...but a Jedi Master too? Daaaayummmmm.... Moostache Aug 2017 #63

Ars longa, trump brevis. This too shall pass. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2017 #65

I hate to say this, but that sounds like an "irreconcilable difference". Ken Burch Aug 2017 #66

You're married to a nazi sympathizer nini Aug 2017 #67

Dude. She's your wife. Don't wreck your family for that toad. Fix it, quick. lindysalsagal Aug 2017 #68

How do you fix a mate who is not rational? womanofthehills Aug 2017 #85

You don't fix your wife. You accept. He's not worth ruining a marriage. lindysalsagal Aug 2017 #117

lulz obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #71

FWIW wryter2000 Aug 2017 #72

I worked for a guy once. Blue_true Aug 2017 #82

He sounds like a good man wryter2000 Aug 2017 #89

The guy is. One of the most fundamentally people that I have known. Blue_true Aug 2017 #92

My checklist for marrying someone MyNameGoesHere Aug 2017 #77

Same here. nt Blue_true Aug 2017 #94

These things are usually worked out in the dating stage. Dave Starsky Aug 2017 #95

I wish you luck renate Aug 2017 #79

Who cares who organized it? Look at the folks who willingly marched. beachjustice Aug 2017 #80

Look, I hate to say this. Blue_true Aug 2017 #83

Ask her how long she has listened to Rush Limbaugh Vinnie From Indy Aug 2017 #86

Tell her you love her but her statement bothered you and you want to know the basis. Shrike47 Aug 2017 #91

Nurture or Nature... StarryNite Aug 2017 #97

I myself have never persuaded anyone of the correctness of my views by shouting. struggle4progress Aug 2017 #99

Yeahhhhhh. That's some weapons-grade stupid right there. nt Codeine Aug 2017 #100

If you want to stay married to this woman Warpy Aug 2017 #102

She thinks Obama ( a black man) "organized" white supremacist? SummerSnow Aug 2017 #105

Today, when couples start thinking about getting married.... SummerSnow Aug 2017 #106

Dude gibraltar72 Aug 2017 #111

Typical example, and not an extreme one Awsi Dooger Aug 2017 #113

She must have been watching Fox blueinredohio Aug 2017 #115

I'm so sorry. crosinski Aug 2017 #116

Hopefully greytdemocrat Aug 2017 #118

Not good for the marriage if it upsets you that much mvd Aug 2017 #119

To all those saying, "divorce her"...hold on a minute. progressoid Aug 2017 #122