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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi OP! Question: are you looking for validation for your frustration, or advice on how to make your situation better? [/quote]

Ideally, I’d like to hear from people who faced similar issues and improved them. Barring that, I guess validation and advice of a more theoretical nature are both helpful. [/quote]

Have you tried telling her, in nicer terms, that her relentless negativity and blanket condemnation of men is getting you down, and that you worry about the effect on your son as well? I think you can say that in a way that makes it clear you want to discuss real issues, but that mere complaining or spouting off negativity needs to be ratcheted down. Nobody likes to be on the receiving end of that, no matter how much they ultimately agree. I would guess that if she has close friends she complains to, they are sick of it, too.[/quote]

As somebody who is similar to your wife, I agree with this, but I would also say that just as somebody who supports her, it would be nice for you to do some independent learning of those real issues so the discussions about those real issues aren’t so one-sided. Maybe Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist or something by Emily Nagoski. And maybe get Justin Baldini’s book. :)[/quote]

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