Cobra,
When you interact with your wife, do you feel the need to call names or get vicious if she isn't agreeing with you?

I don't understand why you are so pissed off at MrsNOP. She happens to be a lovely woman--quite the embodiment of the type of lady Dr. Laura is talking about. However, she's also razor sharp and isn't afraid to point out inconsistencies when she sees them. You yourself told me the other day that the stuff that makes us the maddest is probably the very thing we need to heed the most.

Let me leave you with a final question: Since both MrsNOP and myself have bothered you with our comments, at various times, I am sensing that you don't currently take it well when women argue with you, even if it is in the spirit of a friendly debate.

Is there a way that a woman can argue a point with you wherein you can open your earballs and hear what she's saying?

I'm trying to imagine being your wife and having everything I say filtered through your lens and it would be frustrating!