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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm generally on the same side as my wife politically, and I agree that women tend to get the short end of the stick in a lot of ways, politically, legally, and culturally. But the constant drumbeat of how men suck is just really off-putting. When I occasionally object, she'll say some variant of "oh, I don't mean you." If I was on and on about the shortcomings of women, she'd be furious. And she'd take it personally.

Anyone else have a spouse who fixates on a single subject in a way that's relentlessly negative? If so, how do you deal with it?[/quote]

You can’t take women seriously when they talk like this, and, for God’s sake, don’t bother responding. It’s like wrestling with a pig in mud, and you’ll never persuade her to go against the consensus of mainstream female opinion, even in those cases where you can prove beyond doubt her position is incorrect.  It’s not about that.  [/quote]

I don't want to persuade her that she's wrong. By and large she isn't wrong. The things she complains about are mostly legitimate. But vaguely blaming it on "men" repeatedly and at length isn't helping her to change anything, isn't making her happier, and is an irritant in our relationship. [/quote]

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