How to convince wife that her getting a pilot's license is a bad idea?

A fairly imaginative troll with many possibilities. One of the better ones I have seen in a month or so.

6/10

Rater of Troll Threads wrote:

A fairly imaginative troll with many possibilities. One of the better ones I have seen in a month or so.

6/10

+1

Worked out for Amelia Earhart.

I like how your idea of "learn about our wildlife" is to go hunting. Your latent sexism is also charming. 3.95/10

Increase life insurance policy, then let her take lessons. Problem solved.

Right out of the fifties funny stuff

If she gets through ground school you will soon be flying solo

Get her a kite

Unlike commercial flight, there is a very high accident rate with private pilots.

EOT

it's almost like these trolls all took the same course in how to write unconvincingly. Hint: just write like you normally do

nothing give's it away faster than the JC Penny Mannequin Dad affect.....no one actually writes like that,,,,except for trolls....over and over and over and over again.

"What can I do to get this madness out of her head?" sounds like a line for a generic middle-aged white guy from a school play written by a 6th grader, not something anyone has ever typed on a message board sincerely.

I am not trolling or sexist. I support my wife in everything she does, even if I don't always like it. A few years ago she started a part-time job at the pet groomer, and I didn't say anything even though it sometimes interferes with our dinner time. But this pilot idea is just stupid. Flying a plane is complicated business, and a woman like her is honestly not smart enough to do it. It would just be a waste of time and money to try, but she doesn't believe me when I tell her this. Is there a different hobby I could suggest she try instead? She could probably get a typing job, she is pretty good at that.

Encourage her to follow a more common career path:

Door 1: Rodan And Fields Consultant

https://www.rodanandfields.com/Pages/Business/Why

Door 2: Lactation Expert and Certified Doula

https://www.dona.org/become-a-doula/birth-doula-certification/

Door 3: Photographer

This one is easy. Just buy her a Nikon and you’re set!!

Who says you need to be good with directions to fly? Every flight is pretty much a straight shot. You don't even need a map - just look down and there's your map!

You should buy her a motorcycle first. If she masters that, then she is ready to learn to fly.

Are you a total moran? You don't want free plane rides?

If you aren't a troll, your marriage is in serious trouble unless your wife has had a life-long interested in flight. If she hasn't cheated yet, that's the path she's on. Maybe with the flight instructor or maybe the next exciting guy she meets. You are not cutting it. If you want to save your marriage you need to stop being so boring. Start f()cking her more. A lot more. Take her to do adventurous things. You also need to start doing more fun things on your own. You need to be the one introducing her to new things, not the other way around. If she still insists on pilot lessons, you better be taking those lessons with her.

"I must protect my wife for she is feeble and cannot make decisions for herself."

When you say "she won't listen to my arguments," perhaps that is because she's tired of you controlling what she does?

Thread Killa wrote:

Unlike commercial flight, there is a very high accident rate with private pilots.

EOT

Per mile, general aviation is six times safer than driving a car. Of course, pilots of commercial flights are much more statistically safe than private flights, but that's like comparing driving the family car or taking a bus. Buses are safer. I don't want to ride around in a bus all the time when I can simply jump in my car and go.

Flying is not inherently dangerous, but it is terribly unforgiving.

I suspect this is a fair attempt at trolling. If it's not, encourage her to take some lessons with an instructor. She'll know if she can hack it (as will the instructor) before she ever solos.

sceptical husband wrote:

I am not trolling or sexist. I support my wife in everything she does, even if I don't always like it. A few years ago she started a part-time job at the pet groomer, and I didn't say anything even though it sometimes interferes with our dinner time. But this pilot idea is just stupid. Flying a plane is complicated business, and a woman like her is honestly not smart enough to do it. It would just be a waste of time and money to try, but she doesn't believe me when I tell her this. Is there a different hobby I could suggest she try instead? She could probably get a typing job, she is pretty good at that.

Sounds like shes gonna have some splainin' to do!!

The troll effort here is pretty good. If it were real I would say increase her life insurance and suggest she start with flying ultra-light aircraft in windy canyons. You can get a newer model stepford wife after.

mancoach wrote:

If you aren't a troll, your marriage is in serious trouble unless your wife has had a life-long interested in flight. If she hasn't cheated yet, that's the path she's on. Maybe with the flight instructor or maybe the next exciting guy she meets. You are not cutting it. If you want to save your marriage you need to stop being so boring. Start f()cking her more. A lot more. Take her to do adventurous things. You also need to start doing more fun things on your own. You need to be the one introducing her to new things, not the other way around. If she still insists on pilot lessons, you better be taking those lessons with her.

Other than her grandfather being a pilot in WWII, I don't see any reason for her interest in flight. I really suspect it's a deep-rooted psychological issue.

I don't think she would ever cheat on me (though admittably I have thought about that myself) because she emigrated from Japan to the US to marry me.

Just to be sure: I don't think my wife is stupid or anything like that, it's just that not for the life of me can I imagine her being in control of an airplane. You suggested alternative hobbies: do you have anything specific in mind?