Wife is starting to give me hell about my running shorts

give her hell about her fat ass. that always works.

Yes, this happened to me to, just the other day. On my way out for my morning run, my wife said I looked like Richard Simmons before he did the sweatin' to the oldies tape. Talk about a blow to the ego. Then she said if I wore the striped split shorts one more time, she was taking the kids and moving in with her mother. Is this reasonable behavior? I mean, it's just a bit of skin after all.

Hahaha, well she isn't fat and I don't think she'd leave me to move in with her mother (harsh!). Glad I am not the only one who's heard this, though. It is a blow to the ego, especially when unexpected. I was heading out for a run and I thought I looked awesome in my new shorts. Then I get that comment and it felt like a frying pan to the face. Ouch!

Chuckie G. wrote:

Then she said if I wore the striped split shorts one more time, she was taking the kids and moving in with her mother. Is this reasonable behavior? I mean, it's just a bit of skin after all.

Ask her if it's a promise.

Introduce her to skin-tight spandex shorts and she'll let you have the split shorts.

hahah wrote:

Introduce her to skin-tight spandex shorts and she'll let you have the split shorts.

I love this site. She actually gave me a pair of running tights for Christmas and I used those as Exhibit A against her in our argument. She argued that if I wore them everyday, she would say the same thing about the tights. I think I have lost this one, someone shoot me a link to baggy basketball shorts for old men!

Dude, I go to the freakin gym and lift weights in my running shorts. Yeah, I don't wear my shortest ones, but I wear running shorts and do squats and whatnot. I don't care what people think. If anything I think I get more looks from girls since my legs are so toned.

If you are fit I would not worry about it. When I was a kid I saw many older dudes (40s and 50s) who were not fast at all who wore extremely short running shorts any time they ran who also did not necessarily have the legs for them. I think your wife is out of line here.

What's your height & weight?

Might be time for a reality check with the little woman. My wife loves it when I wear the skimpy little shorts out for a run. In the good ole days, I used to train in a speedo to get ready for triathlons. She loved it and often surprises me with some skimpy outfits when I get home...giddyup!

You're embarrassing her, so you should stop.

Plus, you said she wants you to "stop," which implies that maybe you used to look better in them than you do now and now she fears you look ridiculous to others.

Don't you want your wife to be proud of how you look?

Split Shorts R Us wrote:

hahah wrote:

Introduce her to skin-tight spandex shorts and she'll let you have the split shorts.

I love this site. She actually gave me a pair of running tights for Christmas and I used those as Exhibit A against her in our argument. She argued that if I wore them everyday, she would say the same thing about the tights. I think I have lost this one, someone shoot me a link to baggy basketball shorts for old men!

here a link to ebay. Maybe you can make a little dough selling your useless b0lls...

On the 1 to 10 scale of marital arguments, this rates about a 0.5. You're embarrassing your wife.

Buy some 3" or 5" shorts. Done.

Move somewhere much colder that will prevent split short wearing for most of the year. Should make your wife happy.

Split Shorts R Us wrote:

I debated it with her and her defense was that if I am comfortable with her running around town in a sports bra and briefs, she is fine with it. I kind of thought about it and while I don't really think it would bother me that much if she did that, I might not love it... Maybe that is insecure of me

Yup.

Me again.

I am 6'1" and 170 pounds. I don't think she'd care at all if I wore them in the gym. From her perspective this is mainly a neighborhood thing. I showed her this thread this morning and she rolled her eyes at most of the replies. Running in a speedo is quite odd, but more power to the triathlon guy, I guess.

I realize this is very low on the totem poll of marital arguments. I will just get some longer shorts and be done with it. I have already looked into a Brooks kind that look pretty nice. At the end of the day, if my wife feel s uncomfortable with me doing something, I want her to tell me. Small price to pay for her being comfortable. I would not want her running around town in a bikini, so if this is equivalent to her, I understand.

I will still wear them on track workout days and races. That is not up for debate!!!

That's Great! Thanks for posting!

locksley wrote:

That's Great! Thanks for posting!

What's your problem? This is both running related and within the listed topics when starting a thread.

That's marriage. When I got married I had bunch of shirts that I thought were hip (they were from Urban Outfitters, so they were at least trendy), but wife hated them and preferred regular old button-downs. So I wear regular old button-downs. She'd like to have short hair but I like long hair (at least shoulder length), so she keeps her hair shoulder length or a bit longer. That's marriage.

she just said "enough."

Don't give in.

Laugh it off, and continue to pursue your hobby/passion in the way you choose.

If you concede to something as petty as this, it will only open the door to more petty nagging.

If she threatens to run in her sports bra, call her bluff. She probably lacks the confidence to do so anyways.