RUBbette Wives & Housework, si man

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

Divide and conquer, si man. I have a feeling that RUBbettes are tougher to live with than Ecuatorianas.

Anyone else, huh man?

I never lived with an Ecuatorian. I dated a Peruvian girl named "Pilar" many moons ago. She was smokin' hot and until I went to Ukraine was the most beautiful girl I ever dated.

Ukrainian women are not pushovers, not submissive (Alla says she is submissive, yeah right) and have very distinct lines of responsibility and double standards. The most important double standard is that the woman can flip out hysterically over tiny little nuisances and the men have to remain calm and cool and fix the nuisance. If the man loses his cool, he is not a man, really and must be at least part woman.

Also it is not uncommon for the woman to be possessive and jealous (Alaa says she is "horribly jealous") yet flirt and enjoy being hit on by every man (or woman) around because it makes them feel good.

Once you get all that down, then let them do their thing and everything will be fine, they WILL do it and they WILL care for you, just don't try to tell them how.

Edited October 31, 2012 by Gary and Alla

[Brad and Vika 129]

OUR house is "Alla's" house so no one has any say in it but her.

It ain't right, but I understand

Ukrainian women are not pushovers, not submissive (Alla says she is submissive, yeah right) and have very distinct lines of responsibility and double standards. The most important double standard is that the woman can flip out hysterically over tiny little nuisances and the men have to remain calm and cool and fix the nuisance. If the man loses his cool, he is not a man, really and must be at least part woman.

I get a full dose of this too. There is only so much I can take in the way of hysterics before I do loose my temper though. I don't get hysterical, I get a bad case of knock-it-off.

Try turning the double standard on its head once. It takes cunning and patience, but yields really funny results.

Vika thinks men cannot possibly run a kitchen (thousands of trained chefs providing evidence to the contrary). She insists upon the kitchen being her area. Fine with me. The problem is that she is completely disorganized about it. For example, we have pasta literally in five different places. I find salt and pepper on a shelf with the water glasses, the next day its honey and syrup right next to dish soap. I have reorganized several times, and she puts things all over again. Now, mind you, a Ukrainian woman is never wrong, and never admits so.

One day Vika comes home from the mall and finds me eating a McDonald's ghamburger (not hamburger). She immediately goes into turbo-scold, "why are you eating that #######, you know it is bad for you?". I giver her the dead-eye, and respond "I wanted to make pasta, but I couldn't find it. If the pasta were in one place that was the same every time, I would eat that instead". At some point, you see the light go on To get me to eat something better she will have to 1) cook it, 2) admit the kitchen is not organized, and/or 3) change the way she does it. No WAY that is going to happen.

Her next statement is "did you check the mailbox, I know the cable bill is here". In other words, the pasta stays where it is, and I eat what I want today

Honestly, she mostly just cooks what she wants me to eat. The story is true though.

[baron555 934]

Her next statement is "did you check the mailbox, I know the cable bill is here". In other words, the pasta stays where it is, and I eat what I want today

I am truly sorry for you guys. Maybe if you had married a Russian woman instead............never mind.

My wife is very organized, allows me to cook in the kitchen, has learned how to use Tupperware and everything is usually back into the same place.

Now if I can get her to learn how to properly close a Zip-loc bag and that one doesn't have to twist the top to really get a good seal.........I digress....but you all understand.

I pick my battles....actually there are no battles......only triumphs!!!

[TBoneTX 47,922]

She insists upon the kitchen being her area. Fine with me. The problem is that she is completely disorganized about it. For example, we have pasta literally in five different places. I find salt and pepper on a shelf with the water glasses, the next day its honey and syrup right next to dish soap.

Yours does this, too, si man?

Honestly, she mostly just cooks what she wants me to eat.

Yours does this, too, si man.

Mrs. T-B. keeps a disastrous kitchen but can clean it up rather nicely when need demands, such as when Mama T-B. is planning a visit or Mini-Bone's playgroup is due to come over. I have observed that we have ourselves, two kids (Mini-B. and his older sister, the cat), and multiple pets -- the kitchen ants. I tell Mrs. T-B. that since they are her pets (she continuously feeds them, after all), she is responsible for them. I'm not sure that this has ever registered, no man.

of course OUR house is "Alla's" house so no one has any say in it but her.

Well, G-Bone, even if you do seem to be a bit... uh, whipped from time to time, it is beyond dispute -- and frequently reported -- that you always get to wake up naked next to her, whee man.

My wife [...] has learned how to use Tupperware

Does yours place it on the bottom shelf of the dishwasher, where (without preventive correction) it would be immediately blasted all around the innards of the machine and come to rest, filled with boiling-hot water, atop items that would take expert toweling to dry off if said water spilled on them, huh man? Edited November 1, 2012 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 47,922]

Another thing is that, when I announce an intention to go to the supermarket, Mrs. T-B. flashes her puppy-dog eyes and says "Sometimes, husbands buy Cheetos for their wives, and the wives eat them. Slurrrrrp!" I dutifully procure the Cheetos and return with them in timely fashion. Mrs. T-B. invariably looks sad and says, in very forlorn fashion, "Why did you buy me a BIG bag? Now I will eat all of them and get gorda [fat]." If I buy her two of the small bags, she will say "Why did you buy me more than one bag? [etc.]."

My completely sound reasoning is that if I buy only one of the small bags, she will eat the entire contents in short order and want additional Cheetos sooner. I have never explained this logic in so many words, but somehow I doubt its effectiveness, sigh man.

Here, for the record, is Mrs. T-B. without activation of the puppy-dog eyes, see man:

Edited November 1, 2012 by TBoneTX

[Brad and Vika 129]

Another thing is that, when I announce an intention to go to the supermarket, Mrs. T-B. flashes her puppy-dog eyes and says "Sometimes, husbands buy Cheetos for their wives, and the wives eat them. Slurrrrrp!" I dutifully procure the Cheetos and return with them in timely fashion. Mrs. T-B. invariably looks sad and says, in very forlorn fashion, "Why did you buy me a BIG bag? Now I will eat all of them and get gorda [fat]." If I buy her two of the small bags, she will say "Why did you buy me more than one bag? [etc.]."

My completely sound reasoning is that if I buy only one of the small bags, she will eat the entire contents in short order and want additional Cheetos sooner. I have never explained this logic in so many words, but somehow I doubt its effectiveness, sigh man.

Here, for the record, is Mrs. T-B. without activation of the puppy-dog eyes, see man:

Our version of this is Vika telling me that I spent too much/bought too much. Some days sweets, some days other stuff. The key is to not deviate from her list. I am still working on it.

[SMR 368]

I never lived with an Ecuatorian. I dated a Peruvian girl named "Pilar" many moons ago. She was smokin' hot and until I went to Ukraine was the most beautiful girl I ever dated.

Ukrainian women are not pushovers, not submissive (Alla says she is submissive, yeah right) and have very distinct lines of responsibility and double standards. The most important double standard is that the woman can flip out hysterically over tiny little nuisances and the men have to remain calm and cool and fix the nuisance. If the man loses his cool, he is not a man, really and must be at least part woman.

Also it is not uncommon for the woman to be possessive and jealous (Alaa says she is "horribly jealous") yet flirt and enjoy being hit on by every man (or woman) around because it makes them feel good.

Once you get all that down, then let them do their thing and everything will be fine, they WILL do it and they WILL care for you, just don't try to tell them how.

Gary, it sounds to me like you're borderline #####-whipped. Which is fine if you're into that sort of thing.

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

It ain't right, but I understand

I get a full dose of this too. There is only so much I can take in the way of hysterics before I do loose my temper though. I don't get hysterical, I get a bad case of knock-it-off.

Try turning the double standard on its head once. It takes cunning and patience, but yields really funny results.

Vika thinks men cannot possibly run a kitchen (thousands of trained chefs providing evidence to the contrary). She insists upon the kitchen being her area. Fine with me. The problem is that she is completely disorganized about it. For example, we have pasta literally in five different places. I find salt and pepper on a shelf with the water glasses, the next day its honey and syrup right next to dish soap. I have reorganized several times, and she puts things all over again. Now, mind you, a Ukrainian woman is never wrong, and never admits so.

One day Vika comes home from the mall and finds me eating a McDonald's ghamburger (not hamburger). She immediately goes into turbo-scold, "why are you eating that #######, you know it is bad for you?". I giver her the dead-eye, and respond "I wanted to make pasta, but I couldn't find it. If the pasta were in one place that was the same every time, I would eat that instead". At some point, you see the light go on To get me to eat something better she will have to 1) cook it, 2) admit the kitchen is not organized, and/or 3) change the way she does it. No WAY that is going to happen.

Her next statement is "did you check the mailbox, I know the cable bill is here". In other words, the pasta stays where it is, and I eat what I want today

Honestly, she mostly just cooks what she wants me to eat. The story is true though.

"Turbo scold" I get that and then I get "But you are an adult man and I am not going to tell you what to (eat, drink, etc.)" Sure. Not only do they NEVER admit they were wrong, Alla tells me flat out "You can never be right, I do not know why you would bother to discuss anything"

The last part about how they just ignore things and change the subject...OMG they have that down to an art! If they do not want to talk about it, or if they get caught in the untenable position, they just ignore it forever. Just ignore.

"Alla, did you (insert problem here)?"

"have you cjecked the air in my tires? Don't you need to do that every week or something"

"Alla, answer the question..."

"Did you feed the dog? I need to wash my white pants, do you know if we have Chlor (bleach)?"

"Alla...never mind. THIS is why the Cold War lasted 50 years!"

"You only think it is over"

And yes, it is "Ghamboorgers" and "Horrible McDonald's food" Even the Ghamboorgers I make are "horrible" food. Why? Her meatballs are the same and are "good natural food", but flatten them out and put them on a bun and it becomes "horrible" I asked her about this. Her answer? "Have you seen the brush for the cat? I need to brush the cat"

The latest is "I decline you" WHAT? "Yes, like on my phone, if someone calls you can just decline them. I decline you" "You can't decline me" "Yes I can, I decline you" I can only laugh and walk away

Edited November 1, 2012 by Gary and Alla

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

Gary, it sounds to me like you're borderline #####-whipped. Which is fine if you're into that sort of thing.

If the ##### is good enough I am definitely into it. Alla is good enough.

Truthfully, none of that stuff matters to me, not worth getting in a dither over it. She gets what she wants, I get what I want. Works pretty well.

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

I am truly sorry for you guys. Maybe if you had married a Russian woman instead............never mind.

My wife is very organized, allows me to cook in the kitchen, has learned how to use Tupperware and everything is usually back into the same place.

Now if I can get her to learn how to properly close a Zip-loc bag and that one doesn't have to twist the top to really get a good seal.........I digress....but you all understand.

I pick my battles....actually there are no battles......only triumphs!!!

Yeah I heard that about Russian chicks.

Please, Phil, no need to feel sorry for me. I am as happy as can be.

[Brad and Vika 129]

they do not want to talk about it, or if they get caught in the untenable position, they just ignore it forever. Just ignore.

If I close my eyes, you vanish. Where do you go?

The latest is "I decline you" WHAT? "Yes, like on my phone, if someone calls you can just decline them. I decline you" "You can't decline me" "Yes I can, I decline you" I can only laugh and walk away

Next time she declines you, tell her she is fired. Ti ooVALen (phonetics due to lack of Russian keyboard ). If she can decline you, you can fire her. Same effect too - none.

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

Too funny Brad. I will do that

The other day I let loose a string of Russian phrases as she walked out the kitchen, more or less teasing her. She came back and looked around the corner of the kitchen...

And said..."that was pretty good...but you know I can tell you are not a native speaker"

Edited November 2, 2012 by Gary and Alla

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Here's a couple of Rubbettes making good in the kitchen like a good wife should imo.

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

Time to take out the trash. This is one of those "man jobs" RUB women just expect us to do.

Here's a couple of Rubbettes making good in the kitchen like a good wife should imo.

My own testing has revealed it is not necessary for a woman to wear so many clothes when cooking.

Edited November 2, 2012 by Gary and Alla

[SMR 368]

My own testing has revealed it is not necessary for a woman to wear so many clothes when cooking.

That depends on what is being cooked. Certain precautions may be necessary to avoid burns.