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AngryAmish

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68. Why would your SO be upset?

Fri May 16, 2014, 10:25 PM

May 2014

This presupposes that she would be upset, which is unlikely.

There are controlling people out there but they tend not to be our side of the aisle.

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What would you do if your SO forbade you from going to a bachelorette party? [View all] AngryAmish May 2014 OP

that would never happen to me, ever Skittles May 2014 #1

I figured that you'd kick their would-be-forbidding asses. Orrex May 2014 #25

. Guy Whitey Corngood May 2014 #47

I'd whale on his ass so badly he'd never make such a silly suggestion again Skittles May 2014 #48

depends on the situation BUT elehhhhna May 2014 #2

"forbade" TBF May 2014 #3

Mine would force me to go Generic Other May 2014 #4

Go to the bachelor party bigwillq May 2014 #5

Tell him to go pound sand, of course Warpy May 2014 #6

Laugh. Wait Wut May 2014 #7

In many years of marriage neither I nor my wife have ever "forbade" one another Nye Bevan May 2014 #8

Get a new SO. snot May 2014 #9

^^^ This. Iggo May 2014 #14

+1 LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #55

"Only the Goddess may forbid me anything." -- Tyrande Whisperwind <n/t> Shandris May 2014 #10

"Malfurion, I broke a heel! SAVE ME!" - also Tyrande Whisperwind Scootaloo May 2014 #33

GAH! So sad, but so true. Shandris May 2014 #37

I heed the voice of Elune. NuclearDem May 2014 #96

I must have missed the part where bachelorette parties were expected to have strippers. LeftyMom May 2014 #11

Male strippers are now de rigeur. WinkyDink May 2014 #16

Seems like everybody here goes to the gay bar LeftyMom May 2014 #40

Bachelorette parties are routinely kicked out of gay bars around here AngryAmish May 2014 #44

One of the bars here has a note on the door about it LeftyMom May 2014 #45

Nevertheless... pipi_k May 2014 #72

+1 R B Garr May 2014 #76

I wish he would forbid me from doing something.... giftedgirl77 May 2014 #12

Forbade? Iggo May 2014 #13

I wouldn't go. WinkyDink May 2014 #15

Who are you in a relationship with that they would "forbid" you to go anywhere? Hissyspit May 2014 #29

Nobody. I have all the freedom in the world, as my beloved husband died last month. Now I can go WinkyDink May 2014 #100

Me either KentuckyWoman May 2014 #71

if it really Niceguy1 May 2014 #17

I think the word "forbid" does not belong in a healthy relationship. alarimer May 2014 #18

Tell him we need the money? winter is coming May 2014 #19

applauds Lucinda May 2014 #39

For the win! Le Taz Hot May 2014 #43

DUzy nt okaawhatever May 2014 #63

Find another SO. n/t zappaman May 2014 #20

My thought exactly. WillowTree May 2014 #74

That wouldn't be a problem. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #21

Give it a try, it's not too bad. AngryAmish May 2014 #27

�5 notes? You've been to some upscale places. aikoaiko May 2014 #91

Upscale Brit places. kwassa May 2014 #99

I'm the same way davidpdx May 2014 #101

Agree. Neither my wife nor I would attend such an event. MattBaggins May 2014 #108

warning sign of an abusive, control freak>>> demands you not do this, go there, see her KittyWampus May 2014 #22

I wouldn't have an SO that thought they could forbid me anything TorchTheWitch May 2014 #23

Forbid you to murder someone? Rob a bank? Do crack? nt Logical May 2014 #24

No. If for some ridiculous reason I wanted to do any of those things TorchTheWitch May 2014 #38

Your Post and Screenname Do Not Go Together ProfessorGAC May 2014 #118

That would be some arrogant presumption of rule over my free will, wouldn't it. Only those who ancianita May 2014 #26

I would never tell her she couldn't go upaloopa May 2014 #28

She'd end up making me go. Codeine May 2014 #30

You are living a very interesting life!!! alittlelark May 2014 #82

If he asked nicely and gave good, logical reasons OKNancy May 2014 #31

this. nt geek tragedy May 2014 #51

Well I think Separation May 2014 #32

Neither I nor my husband, of almost 23 years, ever has made that kind of request. MoonRiver May 2014 #34

On our wedding invitation cover I printed Donna's immortal words hobbit709 May 2014 #35

Go n/t arcane1 May 2014 #36

"normal party"? sorry it's not a "normal marriage" if one of the spouses "forbids" anything. Sunlei May 2014 #41

"Forbade?" Le Taz Hot May 2014 #42

Find a new SO. MadrasT May 2014 #46

She'd probably drive me there flvegan May 2014 #49

God no, the drinks are expensive and watery. LeftyMom May 2014 #52

If my wife were to make her wish that I not geek tragedy May 2014 #50

um, that is the definition of forbidding someone from doing something AngryAmish May 2014 #57

Not really. It's more like a sharing of deal-breakers. We all have deal-breakers. R B Garr May 2014 #67

That is nutty, by any objective standard. AngryAmish May 2014 #69

Okay, I don't think you're serious now. I agree with LeftyMom and call bullshit. R B Garr May 2014 #75

No, it's called being in an healthy, adult relationship geek tragedy May 2014 #110

If he got in my way, he wouldn't be my significant other anymore. Cleita May 2014 #53

My first husband (now divorced from 29 years) was really upset my friends wanted to have a male kimbutgar May 2014 #54

I would certainly talk to my SO about why my SO didn't want me to go to the party. Tikki May 2014 #56

Forbade? Uh uh LittleBlue May 2014 #58

It's the thought that counts. lolz. nt okaawhatever May 2014 #64

Hahaha!!!! He never would adigal May 2014 #59

I'd say "But They Hired Me To Entertain " jberryhill May 2014 #60

I wouldn't really care sakabatou May 2014 #61

Tell him to find another fiancee. Controlling behavior is not a good sign. boston bean May 2014 #62

I wouldn't be with someone who forbade me from anything. Dorian Gray May 2014 #65

I would not.. Notafraidtoo May 2014 #66

Why would your SO be upset? AngryAmish May 2014 #68

I had a surprise for Lover Boy's bachelor party but he almost ruined it by Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #70

Thank him for giving me an excuse not to go. eShirl May 2014 #73

Dump the insecure, controlling bastard. southerncrone May 2014 #77

I couldn't get past your handle. Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #78

I've never been in a relationship where "forbidding" really came into play fishwax May 2014 #79

Find a new one, already had this conversation with my SO... Humanist_Activist May 2014 #80

Ah, this is the kind of shite that got me divorced. Go to the party. nt msanthrope May 2014 #81

My insecure ex forbad me continuing in grad school Divernan May 2014 #83

Run Egnever May 2014 #84

I'd ask myself: DeSwiss May 2014 #85

honor the request. nt La Lioness Priyanka May 2014 #86

Forbidding Dorian Gray May 2014 #90

its an issue of semantics. i thnk its perfectly reasonable for a spouse to ask another La Lioness Priyanka May 2014 #106

Okay Dorian Gray May 2014 #116

I would not go, out of respect. n/t Jamastiene May 2014 #87

Respect is a two-way street. Divernan May 2014 #93

I see the demand itself as disrespectful. chrisa May 2014 #95

Out of respect for someone who treats you like a child? Iggo May 2014 #97

I cannot imagine Call Me Wesley ever forbidding me to do anything. Heidi May 2014 #88

Get a new SO, if they did not trust me to go then I would not want them to be my SO. Exposethefrauds May 2014 #89

Since I don't drink and have a phobia/mild-revulsion of strippers? Chan790 May 2014 #92

Laugh at the attempt to control me like a child, and then go. chrisa May 2014 #94

"You WHAT? You FORBID me?" frogmarch May 2014 #98

Lie and say I'm taking out the trash... KansDem May 2014 #102

I notice that many people have a justifiably negative reaction to the word "forbade", but... Silent3 May 2014 #103

It is a power play either way. AngryAmish May 2014 #105

yes. it does make all the difference. geek tragedy May 2014 #109

Yes, there is a difference... Silent3 May 2014 #111

Sure, relationships are complex and diverse. nt geek tragedy May 2014 #113

Is Prince Harry going to be there too? B Calm May 2014 #104

If she forbade me, I'd go just to spite her. dawg May 2014 #107

Allow me to turn this around a little.... Llewlladdwr May 2014 #112

The week before my bachelor party the best man took me on a tour Nevernose May 2014 #114

I read this and had to grin a little bit... Mother Of Four May 2014 #115

Interesting Question ProfessorGAC May 2014 #117