The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for January 20, 2023

Probably, Brutus!

Not sure which is worse, her giving him enough rope to hang himself, or him using said rope for its intended purpose. Best to just keep quiet and wait her out Brutus.

If you don’t know, she won’t tell you.

It may be something she dreamt….. I’ve paid for a few of those.

It’s your fault, Brutus, anyway.

it’s something you said you didn’t do

When she says, “Nothing!”, you know you’re toast.

I’d like to buy a vowel.

That’s consonant with what happens to Brutus.

Yes it was. You either did, didn’t do, said, or didn’t say at 10:37 AM back on September 23, 1997 that upset me, and as soon as I can remember what it was, I’ll let you know.

The joy of marriage.

So Kewpie should expect company tonight?

All of the above and then some.

If I may hazard a guess, I think she looks grumpy because of Wilberforce asking her age a couple days ago, and then he brought home school homework about the Middle Ages, which reminded her of her own middle ages!

With my first wife, I’m freelance photographer and I was a Baptist Deacon (I’m a Baptist Minister now). When people went to her complimenting me on how I did my job, she resented that, because they went complimenting her, because she was only a Deaconess.

Is it something?

Just apologize.

ask me NO questions, I’ll tell you NO lies. the point? don’t ask. ever! why do you think men can ignore so much? just wait for her to begin the conversation. then put on your sad, I’m sorry, face when she does and promise to never do it again. BUT BEST to ask no questions and make NO eye contact

e) All of the above.

He knows the answer is yes to one of those. He just doesn’t have a clue which.

is it something he has yet to do or say? Or wait, did he forget something or said what he forgot… we could go all day, but I don’t like getting scowled at either. :}

Just enjoy the calm Brutus. The storm will come later.

Cold shoulder is best eaten silently.

“Something in the way you move distracts me like no other…”

I think it’s something you married!

You’re going to have to figure it out on your own, Brutus. Time to apologize and buy flowers and chocolates.

“ I never said that. You’re crazy!” My response to her crazy dreams .

She’s thinking…….

My mother-in-law gave my wife some sagacious advice before we married. She told my wife, “You’re going to be mad at him for something. You’ll think he should know what you’re mad about. He won’t, so you might as well tell him so it can be dealt with.”

Good ole’ Brutus Thornapple, only he would think that it matters why Gladys is upset with him, like he could change it anyhow.

“You know what it is!”

“You’re right, I’m so sorry, it’ll never happen again!”

{"I wonder what it was?"}

I once had one of those dreams myself. I woke up in the process of punching my ex in the back. He woke up, asked me what was going on, and I said, “Just don’t do that again.” He said, “OK,” and went back to sleep. No drama, and in the morning, I explained what I had dreamed and that my reaction was also part of the dream and we both laughed about it.

As far as Gladys’ attitude here, I think Brutus is going to eventually find out what he did or didn’t do. He does, however, look smaller today. Playing games doesn’t help a relationship, but I guess it works for them.

Yes

Brutus should’ve stopped at the first question. Any more questions just gives her ideas. Gladys might just be in the doldrums and it has nothing to do with you.

Now comes the accursed “If you don’t know, I’m not gonna tell you”.

Brutus, just tell Gladys your mother started it and I am not going to apologize. If nothing else, it should really confuse her and make her forget what she’s mad about.

Brutus just wants to know what he has to apologize for. When they’ve been married as long as we have he’ll learn it’s easier to not bother with the questions and just have a generic apology to throw out in these circumstances.

It’s probably everything he does.

Gladys achieves ascendancy with the sound of silence!!!

You’re getting warm as you seemed to have covered all the bases. However, she IS a wife and you might just be as cold as ice …

I feel for you Brutus. I’ve been there with my wife many times. Just walk away. LOL

Brutus, if you haven’t a clue why she’s mad, any attempt at an apology probably won’t be accepted, so don’t waste your time. Head out to a movie or something, to give her time to calm down. Then maybe she’ll be willing to discuss the problem rationally.

PS — If you come home and she’s still mad, call it a night. Don’t follow that old ridiculous nonsense that says you should never go to bed mad.

It’s more fun for her to let Brutus twist in the wind than to answer. ;)

You’ll find out next year. (And yes, she’ll remember.)

It is always something at my home.