Not sure where to start, or end. WAW?

[john28]

Obviously, it isn't just about cookware, people. But - it is very indicative of the type of things that she belittles me about daily.

It could have been anything. I'm washing the counter wrong. I'm sweeping wrong. I'm watering the plants incorrectly. It doesn't matter - it's always something that she feels she is BETTER at than I am (and, she is) but she decides that instead of just letting me fail or do it my way, she must interject and either complain about the way I do it, or push me out of the way so she can do it. I'm tired of that.

There are some things I don't try to help with, because they bug her so much. One such thing is laundry. Apparently I don't fold it exactly right. So, I only hang things on hangers while she folds. That's one compromise we've come to, and it works.

But last night I felt like I took a stand, and showed the MAN side of me rather than saying, "Sorry honey, I know you told me not to use that spoon. I'm so sorry. You're right, yada yada." I never told her that she was wrong. I just told her I didn't like how she handled the situation and took over belittling me. I think even if she floundered on my response, I made a demand of respect at that time.