DEAR ABBY: I just got married to a beautiful woman. She's tall and elegant. The problem is, she's addicted to taking pictures of herself. She takes at least 100 of them a day.
When we're driving, she's busy taking selfies. When we go out, she asks me to take pictures of her. If I tell her I don't want to take more pictures, she pleads with me to take "just one more," which really means five.
When we are out to dinner and I get up to go to the restroom, she asks total strangers to take her picture. When we were on vacation and we went to the pool, she wore full makeup for two reasons, she said: (1) She's not putting her head under water, and (2) she wants some pictures taken of her.
I have told her many times how much this annoys me, but she says I am preventing her from what she enjoys. What can I do to help her? -- TOO MANY PHOTO OPS
DEAR TOO MANY PHOTO OPS: You have married a beautiful (tall, elegant) piece of arm candy. Because you did not mention even one other positive quality about her, I assume this is what you wanted. Her vanity/insecurity about her looks is the "accessory" that goes with your trophy.
It will take effort on your part to help her recognize that what she has to offer beneath the surface is at least as important as her looks. (It may also take the services of a psychologist, if she's willing.)
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LawyerLady
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.
I'm going to assume she did this while they were dating too so I don't understand his problem. I'm sure it is terribly annoying but I don't think she just woke up one day after being married & started taking selfies. He's an idiot for marrying someone so self involved.
I'm going to assume she did this while they were dating too so I don't understand his problem. I'm sure it is terribly annoying but I don't think she just woke up one day after being married & started taking selfies. He's an idiot for marrying someone so self involved.
He liked getting a pretty wife, but is starting to realize there should be more to a wife than looks.
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LawyerLady
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.
I'm going to assume she did this while they were dating too so I don't understand his problem. I'm sure it is terribly annoying but I don't think she just woke up one day after being married & started taking selfies. He's an idiot for marrying someone so self involved.
He liked getting a pretty wife, but is starting to realize there should be more to a wife than looks.
It sounds to me that he is just as shallow as she is. A well matched couple.
I'm going to assume she did this while they were dating too so I don't understand his problem. I'm sure it is terribly annoying but I don't think she just woke up one day after being married & started taking selfies. He's an idiot for marrying someone so self involved.
He liked getting a pretty wife, but is starting to realize there should be more to a wife than looks.
It sounds to me that he is just as shallow as she is. A well matched couple.
A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
Now I know how my wife must feel marrying someone so shockingly good looking.
I've seen a picture of you and your wife. She's beautiful. I think you got that backwards husker but I'm sure she appreciates that she's prettier than you...lol
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
Now I know how my wife must feel marrying someone so shockingly good looking.
I've seen a picture of you and your wife. She's beautiful. I think you got that backwards husker but I'm sure she appreciates that she's prettier than you...lol
My wife is hawt.
When we were in Vegas last week, we went to watch an 80's band at the outdoor stage by Harrah's (for those who have been there). They had kind of a "schtick" where they pretended they were Germans and they talked with fake German accents and did a little comedy when interacting with the audience.
Anyway, they were kind of bashing on marriage, so I put a tip in their bucket and told them the guy in the red shirt has been married 25 years. They pointed me out to the rest of the audience and asked if I was married to the woman sitting next to me. I said yes, and then they said something like "you won the lottery, that's for sure. You must have a big....bank account."
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I'm not arguing, I'm just explaining why I'm right.
Well, I could agree with you--but then we'd both be wrong.
A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
