llort_vbo wrote:
I’d love to hear the ‘other’ side of all these.
1) ‘She got fat’ - Went from a size 0 to 2.
2) Post nuptial shut off - I have a tiny wiener and last for 2 min, so she’d rather play with the rabbit after I fall asleep at 8:30 so that I can get up for my 430 run.
3) ‘She always complains and nitpicks’ - Has the nerve to expect that I treat her somewhat like I did when I was pursuing her or actively interested in her. She resents me taking off for the weekend with my buddies to go to obscure road races in rural areas so I can pick up age-group hardware.
4) ‘Bi-Polar’ - Has normal mood affect and has a normal menstrual cycle because she’s not ammenorheic from pounding out 100 m weeks
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This is an interesting post. Are you suggesting that women are incapable of running 100m weeks without becoming mentally and physically ill? Honestly, I'm getting very frustrated with the eating disorder and REDS conversation. These are important issues in running culture and among some female athletes, but there are plenty of women who run high mileage and are healthy.
I know you're pointing to the sexism and hypocrisy some men engage in while excusing their roles in failing relationships. This is common, I know. But there are also women who are also jerks and/or abusive. Have you never witnessed a woman mistreating her boyfriend or husband?
In response to other posters: a person who suddenly becomes nasty and abusive over time or after marriage might well have a personality disorder (Borderline, Narcissistic, etc.), as opposed to a mood disorder like Bipolar.