Lies Wives Believe

I Don’t Care What Color…

The funny thing about jokes about husbands and wives is that they wouldn’t be funny unless they had a grain of truth.  Jokes are just that way.

So, let’s look at some of these jokes and see why wives would believe that they’re true, and if they have any basis in reality:

"I don’t care what color you paint the kitchen." Really means….

"As long as it’s not blue, green, pink, red, yellow, lavender, gray, mauve, black, turquoise or any other color besides white."

We have never painted our kitchen, so this doesn’t come from me, but I can see why it’s funny.

The Truth

The truth of the matter is that even though we say that we don’t care about something, we probably have an opinion about it.  Who doesn’t?  Our opinion may be something that we don’t want to see, or it may be a preference, but generally men seem to be too lazy to care—or at least to care when you want us to.

The Situation

Certainly, the wife in our joke wants to get input before picking a color.

• She may have too many choices before her. 
• She may really want his opinion. 
• She may be seeking cover to buy something that she really wants.

Regardless, she asked and a husband should respond with any preference at this moment, to give her his input—and she should be ready to receive it.

Why It’s Funny

The problem is that I can just see the situation where the man tells his wife he doesn’t care, she goes off to buy something he absolutely hates, and then she is almost done with the job and he notices the colors.  Naturally, he reacts to the color with “I didn’t know you were going to pick blue!  I hate blue!”  and World War III erupts.

So, guys, if your wife asks this question: Speak now or forever hold your peace.

And girls, don’t take “I don’t care” for an answer.  Make sure he commits or that he understands that you’ll make the decision.