Do Mormon wives set a really high bar for us men?

[TripletDaddy]

Not much, actually.
The women are jealous of your wife because you'll actually change a diaper or spend a Saturday at home, and the men all think you're some kind of mollycoddled sellout.

But I'll bet a guy with DDD's kind of credibility could parlay his godlike status into a prime street-spot to park his RV, or maybe a discounted corndog at the Korny Dog stand.

i havent ruled out this road trip, btw. im still listening.

[byu71]

I'm seeing just the opposite. We have student apartments in our ward boundaries and I see couple after couple come through the ward that are far from fit.

I would think that with all the group dating instead of individual dating going on, the pressure to look your best is not that important anymore.

Heck my ex was shocked to see me gain a quick 30 after we got married. Of course she lightened up on me after she noticed all her girlfriends husbands had also gained a quick 30.

[wally]

i havent ruled out this road trip, btw. im still listening.

That would be so cool. DDD and Solon walking through a Cedar City park together with their adoring children, impressing all the housewives with their style and panache. The envy of men all around them. So awesome.

[Solon]

That would be so cool. DDD and Solon walking through a Cedar City park together with their adoring children, impressing all the housewives with their style and panache. The envy of men all around them. So awesome.

Remember, he's the god. I'm just a rock-star.
I would have to walk 4-5 feet behind DDD, with my eyes averted.

[TripletDaddy]

this roadie is happening!

[wally]

Remember, he's the god. I'm just a rock-star.
I would have to walk 4-5 feet behind DDD, with my eyes averted.

That would make you look like his male nanny, #evenmoreDDDpanache!

[TripletDaddy]

they are called Mannys

[Clark Addison]

My 10 year old daughter has a best friend that I like a lot, but her absolute best quality is her father, who makes me look like a tremendous father and husband. This is a Catholic family with 7 kids; the oldest is 23 or 24, and my daughter's friend is the youngest. All of their kids are very involved, very active, and generally high achievers (oldest recently graduated from Yale). As a result, the parents always had a lot of activities to attend. several years ago, when the youngest was very young, the dad basically told his wife "I've been doing the dad thing for a long time, and I'm pretty much done with it". Since then, he rarely goes to his kids stuff, or even interacts with them that much. My daughter says that she rarely sees him out of his recliner, except when he is yelling at them to be quiet or go outside. Her friend often tells my daughter how lucky she is to have such a nice and fun father (which is true). This guy once yelled at me by mistake when I was over to pick up my daughter because he thought I was one of his daughters parking in a space on the street he wanted to keep free.

He also yells at his wife a lot. Mostly when he does not get his meals made for him on time. This makes him VERY upset. Last night, my daughter went with her friend and her friend's mother to get a Halloween costume. This took longer than expected, and they didn't get home until 8:30. The mother was talking to the father on the drive home on the cars bluetooth speakerphone. The father started yelling at the wife for not making him dinner. The way he explained it was "Now I'm sitting here eating this shitty sandwich!" Good vocabulary builder for my daughter.

I hope we stay close to this family for years, because he really helps lower the bar for me, much more than my Mormon wife ever could.

[TripletDaddy]

My 10 year old daughter has a best friend that I like a lot

[beefytee]

We have a lot of crossfitters and bikers/ runners in my neighborhood. Not too many overweight people. Then again, I'm on the old end of the spectrum in the neighborhood with about 80% of the grown ups being under 40.

[Clark Addison]

Grow up, pervert. We are like at least six years from that kind of situation. Minimum.

[wally]

"Now I'm sitting here eating this shitty sandwich!"

WTF doesn't know how to make themselves a good sandwich? As a "man" no less. Do man-card requirements not include ability to make oneself a killer sandwich anymore? I am so mad at this guy right now!

[smokymountainrain]

Mostly when he does not get his meals made for him on time. This makes him VERY upset.

I think Mrs SMR made a meal for me on time once. It was awesome.

Though, I'm not really sure what "on time" actually means. Maybe it hasn't ever happened.

[TripletDaddy]

Grow up, pervert. We are like at least six years from that kind of situation. Minimum.

i see. wait until HS. good idea.

[MarkGrace]

i see. wait until HS. good idea.

This is why everyone in that thread was talking about how much they love HS football games, even though they wouldn't say it directly.