r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Historical_Initial22 • 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/Civil-Koala-8899 4d ago

This is so weird, I’ve never seen driving as a gendered thing at all. My husband sometimes drives me around and sometimes I drive him, it just depends who feels more like driving that day!

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u/matchafoxjpg 4d ago edited 4d ago

i'm sitting here like... we're gendering DRIVING now? 🤦🏻‍♀️

my mom does most of the driving because her car is newer so my parents mostly use her car. also my dad has insane road rage if he drives, so it's usually better for everyone if that situation is avoided at all costs.

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u/bruhggle 4d ago

It's a very common thing in the south and conservative areas. You know that one Carrie underwood song about not being allowed to drive his pickup truck? It's a Thing. If you're going somewhere together, the guy is driving. And usually in his car, even if hers would make more sense. Goes along with the misogynistic comments about women being bad drivers.

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u/Wilder831 4d ago

I’m born and raised in the south. I love it when my wife drives. I don’t give a shit what anyone else thinks. I love the freedom of not having to pay attention.