My stomach hurts. I got to hear one of my favorite sentences today, right after my wife got back from her counseling appointment.
"We need to talk about something."
No hints. And no time to address it today, by her reckoning. So, I've been left to stew for fourteen hours now, and I'll have to sleep on it as well.
What have I screwed up this time? Does she want to draw up another contract? Arrrggh! I'd pull out my hair if I had some to spare. We've been down this road several times in the last 18 months, and I don't remember anything good coming after that phrase.
I hope she doesn't think that I've reneged on my promise to stop shaving my legs. I'm on Day 12 of my Regenerative Intrafollicular Program, or RIP. And yes, like an alcoholic, I do remember precisely when I put down my last razor. I'm saddened that RIP has been a smashing success. Four months of shaving has done nothing to forestall new growth. Hairs are sprouting like dandelions in the spring, and just as welcome.
She hasn't a clue how vulnerable I feel right now. I hope she isn't going to prod the bear. I just need to be left alone to deal with my outward maleness.
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If a new contract is being drawn up, the first rule should be:
ReplyDelete***When the sentence, "We have to talk about something" is going to be said, it MUST be followed by the word NOW!
As a cisgendered female who knows all too well the ugly outcome of cycles of leg shaving/not shaving, I'd be tempted to tell your wife "I'll stop shaving my legs, if you stop shaving yours". Shared experiences, and all that.
ReplyDeleteYeah. I know. It doesn't work that way, does it.
I feel for you, Leslie.
I hope there's a way you can push the negativity out of your mind and be open to what your wife says. Who knows, maybe it's not another dreaded contract. Cool heads prevail as the saying goes. Take it 1 day at a time. Wishing you all the best.
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