Dan, 22 from Los Angeles, California writes…
I have this girl who’s working out well… she’s hot, real naughty in the sack, and we get along well. But my problem is she complains a whole lot. Kind of wrecks the moment, no matter what the moment. We might be chillin’ watching a movie on my new big screen TV and she’ll say something such as “The TV is too bright” or “I’m tired”, “When are we going to eat?” always something. Never seems to be happy with anything, no matter how cool it is. What can I do about it doc? Help a brother out!
Dr Thatslife has this to say….
Oh no… you have one of those. A human complaint generator. Some chicks seem to have mastered the art of perpetual complaining. “I’m too hot, I’m too cold, I’m too tired, I’m too hungry, I’m too thirsty, It’s too loud, It’s too expensive, It’s too heavy, I’ve walked too far, I’ve sat too long.” SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!! JUST SHUT UP!!! As soon as any vital signs vary from absolute perfection they start exercising their mouth piece, and yes, it’s fucking annoying – I hear you. However, that is her personality. Your girlfriend will strike outward at external factors in an attempt to explain their internal discontent and unhappiness. These are people that usually love to create their own chaos.
People like this (men or women, although women have certainly cornered the market) can never just live and experience the moment as-is, which is sad really. They are so busy monitoring their satisfaction levels that they cannot just accept that sometimes its OK to be a bit cold WHEN YOU’RE SKIING, for example. All things in life have down sides that accompany the good – and people that appreciate life accept these and in some cases embrace them. Instead of a whiner that continually complains about the cold while skiing; someone optimistic would think to themselves how refreshing and crisp the cool air is – and how that hot chocolate will be so satisfying after a day of skiing. A complainer would be flapping their pie hole all day long about their sore feet and hands; the glaring sun; how tight the boots are; their jacket doesn’t fit properly, how thirsty they are – and miss all of the positives as a result. They will fixate on those negatives until you’re ready to push them off the ski lift. I’m getting angry just thinking about it!
So what can you do? Not a whole lot. But when she pipes up and starts rambling on about all the things wrong with a particular moment, casually mention the good things. When you’re sitting there watching a movie on your new honkin’ big screen TV and she starts menstruating in front of you about how bright the screen is, why not say something like “But don’t you remember back to that old piece of shit TV we used to hate? That small postage stamp screen we could barely see, blurry motel quality picture? And those orange skin tones – god! This TV really makes such a big difference huh?” She might (and I MEAN *might*) realize, “Fuck, you’re right – this IS a lot better, I should stop complaining.” By comparing the new TV negatively to the new one – you’ve put it into terms she can relate to, complaints! Just remember, you’ll need to put this kind of effort into the relationship often to put even a dent into her incessant nattering.
From how she responds to that situation you’ll start to realize who you’re dealing with; and probably start to wonder how that affects other parts of how she thinks. Perhaps you will realize what a pessimist she really is about life in general; or how she’s one of those that likes to talk about goals but never achieve them; and how everything in life is always “against her”. Which is important to know, to determine whether she is compatible with your outlook in life. Maybe frogging her in the sack is all you want, but if she’s long term – you need to know these things now instead of later.
The most important thing I can advise you, is to not make it your life’s mission to satisfy all of these complaints. It’s elusive and pretty much impossible to achieve, you’ll burn yourself out trying, and ultimately she will probably never be completely satisfied. You could take that TV back to the store for one less bright, and the new one will end up being “too colorful”, or “too big” for her. (Disclaimer: there is no such thing as a TV too big). Just try to mitigate the whining to a tolerable level.
That’s life man!
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