Dear Queenie,
Recently something very upsetting happened to me at work. When I came home my husband asked me how was my day. I tried to tell him but he was watching sports on TV at the time and kept interrupting me to make comments about the game.
Queenie, why are men so unsympathetic?—Upset and offended
Dear Upset and offended,
As the saying goes (yes, dear readers, another one), "Men are from Mars, women are from Venus."
I understand why you were upset, but give your husband some credit for giving you a part of his attention when something as important (from his point of view) as a sporting event was going on. Probably he was wondering why you were so upset over whatever it was, and thought he was being very sympathetic by giving you any attention at all.
And let me ask you: When his favourite team loses an important (to him) match, do you give him your full attention and sympathy, or is your reaction something along the lines of, "Yes, dear, that's too bad. Now come help me with the dishes"?
