6 Things Your Wife Says to You that She Might Not Actually Mean

2. “I really don’t care where we eat.”

Okay, I have been so guilty of this one in the past. Dave and I would be out on a date, and he would ask me where I wanted to eat. In an effort to be accommodating, I would say, “Let’s go wherever YOU want to go. I really don’t care.” Then, Dave would do exactly what I asked him to do. He’d pick a place HE really wanted to go. Usually, it was a burger joint or steakhouse, and then, I would have trouble finding something on the menu and leave the restaurant hungry and irritable. And, Dave would be frustrated, too. He would say, “Why didn’t you just tell me a few places that YOU wanted to go? I’m sure I would have liked one of those places, too. And, you wouldn’t leave hungry and mad.” He was so right. Why didn’t I just say what was really on my mind? Lesson learned.

This next one is a four-letter word–but probably not the one you’re thinking of…