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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is not a real question and I don't want an answer. But I am a socially awkward guy who is successful. By no means do I think I'm perfect, but I would love to come in from work one day and hear that I did something well. Does that ever happen to men?

I come home and try to spend time with her but she always tells me she doesn't want to hear about our direct care about my interests whether that be books or TV shows or games, parenting whatever. No-go.

Instead, she'll point out things I do wrong that I guess embarrass her and focus on that, telling me how to improve. But then I improve and create another dependency and the cycle repeats.

It's frustrating because I feel like she married this nerdy dude and she knew he was nerdy. Now she's trying to change me for social acceptance, and meanwhile nerdy me feels isolated. [/quote]

How old are you guys? That may make a difference as to specific causes.  But this is basically marriage:  “Men marry women in the hope they never change; women marry men in the hope that they will.”  A lot of men think that marriage is the end of the game, while a lot of women see it as only the beginning of a never ending husband improvement project. In addition, women as a group tend to be far more judgmental than men.  Bottom line:  there is no changing this, simply make your peace with it.  Stoicism is, IMO, the most rational response.  Go read some Marcus Aurelius and accept it just isn’t personal. [/quote]

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