The clueless
Do you ever find yourself making excuses for your husband’s seeming lack of sensitivity?
The “clueless husband” has become almost like the mythical fairy tale character, but instead of marrying the Prince Charming, we’ve got his younger brother, Prince Oblivious. Do we come to accept Prince Oblivious’ actions as normal and typical behavior?
May be we joke about the “clueless” man as a way to cope, even though in truth, this seeming lack of emotional sensitivity frustrates us.
But is the clueless husband really the norm?
According to this article in the online Psychology Today, a new study shows that men are slow at being supportive not because they are incapable, but because they just do it at the wrong time. The article quote the researcher says maybe some men wait until they are certain their wives are really upset. Mine certainly, does yours? :-)
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