We had another family trip this weekend for an out-of-town wedding.
I have been struggling with how to deal with lame Beta behavior.
"How much money should I get at the ATM?"
"When should we leave?"
"Should we go down and look at the lake?"
"What should we do today?"
These questions annoy me. I feel that the person whose job it is to lead and protect me should be able to make these decisions on his own. I think I would be much more happy following his agenda than setting the agenda. Ultimately, these questions have no "correct" answer and I resent being asked to set the agenda.
So, how should I respond? For the last month or so, I have responded with a blank look. Sometimes I point out that I think he should be making these calls on his own. He protests that he is just asking my opinion, but if I give my opinion in any way, the result is the same as if I had lain (laid?) down the law or demanded my way.
I worry that this refusing to give an opinion in any way is simply another way of being a hateful Witch. (Sorry, I can't type that other, more offensive, word. It would make my typing fingers dirty. I have yet to grasp the art of cursing in print or by mouth.)
How would you handle this situation? Am I just being hateful and difficult? In acting this way, am I not attempting to lead my husband? Yuck. If that is the case, we are right back where we started.
If you are a wife, how would you handle this? If you are a husband, how would you suggest a wife handle these situations?
Thanks in advance for your opinion. Be honest. Truth is always the best.
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