Were you born with the asshole gene

transcend2007

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I was ... and I wish it were not so ... my wife called me tonight ... she's out of town and called me while I was at the gym ... to thank me for a text I sent earlier today ... and could I just graciously accept it like normal person and say something nice back to her .. NO

I've been sitting here for an hour replaying the call in my mind ... the reason I went off on her us not important ... what know instead of commenting in anger (like an ashole) I should have created a space ... listened to what she was saying - taken a few seconds before responding so i could be intentional and thanked her ... I seem to lack impluse control and for a man there's no excuse for my behavior ... I should have impluse control mastered by this point in my life ...

In any case I'm disappointed in myself ... more importantly I'm going to do something about ... instead if blurting out whatever is on my mind I'm going to implement a 3 count before responding going forward and take enough time to confirm I'm not say something unnecessarily negative like tonight ...

Do you ever feel like you lost the genetic lotary and inherited the asshole gene ... ? If so how do you manage it so no one else has to know ...
 

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Born in the Ukraine
 

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But I’m not Ukrainian
 

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Russian all the way
 

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I was ... and I wish it were not so ... my wife called me tonight ... she's out of town and called me while I was at the gym ... to thank me for a text I sent earlier today ... and could I just graciously accept it like normal person and say something nice back to her .. NO

I've been sitting here for an hour replaying the call in my mind ... the reason I went off on her us not important ... what know instead of commenting in anger (like an ashole) I should have created a space ... listened to what she was saying - taken a few seconds before responding so i could be intentional and thanked her ... I seem to lack impluse control and for a man there's no excuse for my behavior ... I should have impluse control mastered by this point in my life ...

In any case I'm disappointed in myself ... more importantly I'm going to do something about ... instead if blurting out whatever is on my mind I'm going to implement a 3 count before responding going forward and take enough time to confirm I'm not say something unnecessarily negative like tonight ...

Do you ever feel like you lost the genetic lotary and inherited the asshole gene ... ? If so how do you manage it so no one else has to know ...
Quite the opposite for me I'm too calm except in hospital. Although, my wife knows which buttons to push when she wants a reaction. Did she accuse you of doing or not doing something? Did she criticize you? Did she say what you needed to do? Or did you feel like you had to defend yourself? All those above situations in a relationship can contribute to instant mood changes. Then 1 change in a person usually reciprocates. So in a nutshell anytime you have to or feel like you're defending yourself to your significant other even people who aren't assholes can experience an escalate in the situation quickly. That's just one example not knowing context
 

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Quite the opposite for me I'm too calm except in hospital. Although, my wife knows which buttons to push when she wants a reaction. Did she accuse you of doing or not doing something? Did she criticize you? Did she say what you needed to do? Or did you feel like you had to defend yourself? All those above situations in a relationship can contribute to instant mood changes. Then 1 change in a person usually reciprocates. So in a nutshell anytime you have to or feel like you're defending yourself to your significant other even people who aren't assholes can experience an escalate in the situation quickly. That's just one example not knowing context
Your u that guy who likes to choke girls
 

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I was ... and I wish it were not so ... my wife called me tonight ... she's out of town and called me while I was at the gym ... to thank me for a text I sent earlier today ... and could I just graciously accept it like normal person and say something nice back to her .. NO

I've been sitting here for an hour replaying the call in my mind ... the reason I went off on her us not important ... what know instead of commenting in anger (like an ashole) I should have created a space ... listened to what she was saying - taken a few seconds before responding so i could be intentional and thanked her ... I seem to lack impluse control and for a man there's no excuse for my behavior ... I should have impluse control mastered by this point in my life ...

In any case I'm disappointed in myself ... more importantly I'm going to do something about ... instead if blurting out whatever is on my mind I'm going to implement a 3 count before responding going forward and take enough time to confirm I'm not say something unnecessarily negative like tonight ...

Do you ever feel like you lost the genetic lotary and inherited the asshole gene ... ? If so how do you manage it so no one else has to know ...
This whole post is meaningless unless you say how you responded. Just saying you're an asshole doesn't shed light on anything that merits a response. Yea, don't be a dick. If your wife thanks your for something, always let her know you appreciate that. If not, someone else might, eh?
 

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What I mean is I'm inclined to help people, let things slide, etc. I think I'm too soft hearted of a guy to be described as having the asshole gene.

Me losing my cool is isolated incidents. But I will admit those people probably think I'm an absolute asshole.
 

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For the most part, I'm pretty even keeled. I don't let stupid shit, or things that are out of my control, bother me too much.

Unless I'm overtired, then I have to be aware that I can be short.
 

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Fuck you. This is the dumbest fucking thread.
Thank you for testing my new "anti-trigger technique" I've taken a few seconds before responding ...

Don't worry though next you try to post something helpful I'll no doubt go off because it seems that compliments or positivity really cannot be accepted (by me I mean) ...
 
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Thank you for testing my new "anti-trigger technique" I've taken a few seconds before responding ...

Don't worry though next you try to post something helpful I'll no doubt go off because it seems that compliments or positivity really cannot be accepted (by me I mean) ...
You don’t see any humor there?

Christ.

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