Anonymous wrote:My mother in law is one of those women. Everything is my FIL’s fault. If she spills her drink she yells at him, even if he is in the other room. And thats just a simple example.

My wife used to complain about this behavior all the time and has now morphed into the exact same and maybe worse. It will likely be the cause of our marriage ending, as I do not have the bandwidth to accept being treated like this.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a friend who is a shrew-constantly screaming and nagging her husband.

I can’t stand it but I think her husband kind of gets off on it.

She will scream at him anywhere-at home in front is us, at our house, restaurants.

He is a beta-male. AKA simp, white knight, cuck, or "yes dear" type man.

There are quite a few of those types out there these days. Low testosterone.

Younger generation males are becoming more feminine, scientific fact. Microplastics? High carb diet? Lack of exercise?

Nah. He’s just a checked out iPhone screen addict. So the volume when speaking to him goes up and up the longer he doesn’t respond.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a friend who is a shrew-constantly screaming and nagging her husband.

I can’t stand it but I think her husband kind of gets off on it.

She will scream at him anywhere-at home in front is us, at our house, restaurants.

He is a beta-male. AKA simp, white knight, cuck, or "yes dear" type man.

There are quite a few of those types out there these days. Low testosterone.

Younger generation males are becoming more feminine, scientific fact. Microplastics? High carb diet? Lack of exercise?

No he isn’t. He’s not a Yes Man.

He’s a lazy deadweight at home never doing anything much and never responding.

Anonymous wrote:My mom was one. You really do get beaten down until it just becomes something that's normal and you accept. It wasn't until college that I really realized how much we were all so submissive to her and walked in egg shells. It was 100% a control and anxiety thing for her.

And for as much as she was a control freak, nagging, emotionally manipulative person....on the outside she was a perfect SAHM. Our house was in immaculate shape. She volunteered for all these activities. My brother and I were top students, athletes, and involved in various things in the community. At home, I would get yelled at for not putting my clothes away correctly, but her friends would marvel about how they could never get their teen daughters to keep their rooms so clean.

So, I don't think my dad particularly liked that my mom was that way. But 1. We were beaten down by her and 2. I think he enjoyed parts of the lifestyle that her behavior provided.

I'm in my early 40s now and my relationship with my mom has been strained since I left the house at 18. My brother is still very close with her, whereas I had trouble getting past the emotionally manipulative parts. When my dad passed a few years ago, she got therapy and went on meds. The control freak shrew part that I grew up with is nearly gone. Now she tells my brother and I how much she regrets how she behaved during our childhood.