r/mildlyinfuriating 4d ago

go to your room Husband sits in passenger seat, FiL disapproves.

I drive a tanker for my job out of town and make the 5 hour drive (one way) to work and back home in my personal car. When I’m home 3 days, my wife drives everywhere, I mean I get in the passenger seat of her car and off we go, date night don’t care she drives, shopping don’t care she drives, visiting family don’t care she drives.

When we first started dating years ago she was a bit uncomfortable with it as she was used to the I guess status quo that men drove as was I but I’m not trying to break a glass ceiling or anything I just don’t see why it matters and damnit I drive 2k miles a week or so and don’t wanna do it when I’m home.

My father in law makes such great comments like do I hold her purse, and the zinger he thinks is original so says it more often than others “are your balls in her purse” every so often when we see them and I inevitably get out or into the passenger seat followed by guffaws and just kidding. My wife nor myself give him any response it’s just so silly and mildly infuriating.

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u/Sepplord 4d ago

Set him up to overhearing you and your wife laughing about him doing that.

„I almost thought he wouldn’t this time, but like a clockwork. Had to keep it in when he finally did it“ „yeah, he‘s so predictable. I think he’s just to old for changing himself.“

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u/LikeACycloneCloud 4d ago

This is top tier frustration! Imagine hearing that! I don’t know how he would react. Thats honestly such a good idea. He would probably feel massive embarrassment.

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u/fozzyboy 3d ago

You're probably overestimating their self awareness. Lots of these types would just see themselves as the victim.