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[quote=Anonymous][twitter][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have seen men rage at others in public, usually strangers, mostly women. Why you so mad bro?[/quote]

It’s the only emotion they know or can identity. So it’s all the time or every emotion builds up, and comes out later as an angry temper tantrum. Rinse and repeat [/quote]

You described my STBX. When I finally addressed the role of his constant anger as his sole emotion and its impact on our family, he panicked and filed for divorce rather than identify any other emotions or think about why he was so angry in the first place.

Getting divorced by an angry husband is not a fun experience. Every aspect of this process translates to him feeling anger. Impatient? Frustrated? Overwhelmed? Ashamed? Embarrassed? Confused? Doesn’t matter. It’s all expressed as anger.

My DD says they have an emotion chart at her elementary school that includes “hungry”. We debated if that’s an emotion or a physical state. She said they probably included it because it was the only feeling other than anger that boys could accurately identify. [/quote]

I disagree completely. My divorce was a breeze specifically because he was so angry. I never needed to have any contact with him. Everything was through the lawyer. And he was constantly reminded that I could get a peace order at any time, which would mean not only sole custody but also the end of his career. Now he gets our DS on the weekends, pays child support, walks on eggshells around me, and I have my weekends free to enjoy. Don’t stay in a marriage if it isn’t working for you. [/quote]

PP you’re replying to and I’m glad it worked well for you. I stayed in my marriage only to run interference and protect my kids from the anger. I’ve been surprised by how willing STBX is to expose his anger in writing, in front of attorneys, mediators, etc. He is blind to how he appears to others and sees his anger as perfectly rational in this situation, which is pretty scary. I wish he was worried about appearances![/quote]

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