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to be pissed off at being a twitter joke on valentines day

34 replies

gatheringstones · 14/02/2010 13:52

you know sort of thing 'ha ha wife got me card and i haven't got her anything shall i get dressed and go to petrol station'
next thing there is a pic of some naff thing he bought from corner shop - sent before he'd given it to me so joke not for me but his imaginary friends on twitter.
and i'm really pissed off at being a joke to these people i've never met and my husband being the architect of it.
he spends bloody ages on twitter - he tells them things he doesn't tell me and is constantly on there being charming and funny and what do i get? grumbles about the washing up and laundry and all the other real life stuff.

and i couldn't care less about valentines day. wasn't even remotely offended before i saw twitter stuff.

so am i humourless or right to feel betrayed, ignored and laughed at?

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Mumcentreplus · 14/02/2010 14:50

well actually he was taking the piss out of his wife online..she is asking online if she is being unreasonable to be upset he is taking the piss out of her online..

so shes getting advice/bitchin and he's being a git/arsehole

AnyFucker · 14/02/2010 14:53

look, there is nothing wrong in feeling a bit pissed off because he saves his better side for others rather than you

it is bound to make you feel a bit unappreciated, tbh

serafinacat · 14/02/2010 15:02

I think it's totally understandable that you are upset, he's out of order as he knows it bothers you and yet he's still doing it. If he doesn't stop, maybe get yourself a twitter account and post updates related to his snoring/farting/moaning/doing embarrassing normal things and link them to his posts so his admirers on twitter can see the side of him that you do lol! Would he find it so funny when it's him that's the joke I wonder?

scottishmummy · 14/02/2010 15:10

so there is the rub the true malaise is deeper than twitter.he has affable persona on twitter and is mean in rl?well that inconsistency must send you in a spin

so what next them?
will a heart to heart suffice or do you both need to go to relate or something

gatheringstones · 14/02/2010 15:15

no, he's just human in real life. but he makes a big effort on twitter. needs something it provides that i don't?

yup. all this cos i don't laugh at his jokes enough.

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scottishmummy · 14/02/2010 15:22

dont internalise his preferences /shortcomings as your fault

if he needs an online persona,that is his specific issue not yours

but if you feel the internet prohibits rl interaction with you ask him cool it online for while

BarkisIsWilling · 14/02/2010 16:36

It may be as simple as him having a more appreciative audience on Twitter.

Some people actually are mentally telling the story of their mishaps as they happen, and then they rush to the pub/internet to recount them as soon as possible and garner the laughs. If that makes sense.

No man is a hero to his wife someone said ages ago. Perhaps he needs uncritical adulation and gets it online.

zipzap · 14/02/2010 23:50

er... am I missing something here?

COuld you sign up to twitter and become one of his twitter friends and then reply to his tweets with your own pithy and charming and funny retorts (and reminders that it's his turn to do the washing up for a change and could mr grumpy stones please turn into mr twitter happy stones at home) so that his twitter chums would get a more rounded picture of their fellow twit tweeter.

Cranreuch · 15/02/2010 00:11

yanbu and I think he isn't showing you much respect.

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