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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A man who spent ten years taking care of a "very difficult" physically disabled wife who "almost ran him into the ground" is NOT "a mature, strong adult"??? YGBFKM. He is very definitely a mature, strong adult.

And why is he not a mature, strong adult? According to you, it's because "he doesn’t know much about contemporary cultural events - newer books or movies."  :roll:  :roll:  :roll:

This is an embarrassingly asinine post and you should ask the moderators to delete it.

What you need to sit down and "process" is your total lack of understanding of what constitutes strength and maturity. [/quote]

I know exactly what OP is getting at. My mom is difficult and verbally abusive to my dad. He dotes on her and her many real and imaginary health issues with exceptional patience. However he is so beaten down from her constant criticism of everything he does or says that he has few desires or opinions. I agree it takes strength and maturity to be the caretaker, but outside of that role, he lacks the ability to do things like speak up when a restaurant bill is incorrect or plan ahead and go to pickle ball, which he enjoys but he putters around, loses track of time, and then says “maybe tomorrow”.
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