Maureen and Raymond are a middle-aged couple who have been married many years. They seem affectionate, and Maureen often refers to “my Raymond.” They enjoy being together, including fishing and camping. Their problem? Maureen seems to disregard Raymond’s continued embarrassment by talking publicly about his constipation problems, whether they are in a supermarket line or talking directly to millions of Americans.
Can this marriage be saved? What advice can we often to Maureen and to Raymond?
Did you watch King of the Hill today?
It depends on how much it embarasses him and if he’s said anything to her about it. I can’t see ending an otherwise happy marriage over constipation.
Raymond needs to take his Milk of Magnesia and shut up.
[Freudian]Perhaps he has unresolved issues with his mother. After all, everyone knows that Milk Of Magnesia = MOM, and the mother is often the primary figure in toilet training. He seems to be holding in anger symbolically, expressing it via these constipation episodes.[/Freudian]
Talking about it in public?
She is trying to embarrass him, humiliate him.
It probably is over something else that is beyond her level of control and it will never change, like in-laws.
Or, maybe he likes being constipated.
I think he has unresolved issues around his latent exhibitionism. He wishes he were free enough to talk about his constipation, and vicariously enjoys Maureen’s uninhibited ability to talk about it.
[sub]does anyone else find the brown, chewable version of the product somewhat oogy?[/sub]
I think he should start telling everyone they know about Maureen’s masturbation sessions in the bath and see how she feels. This woman is clearly clueless.
Mel.
Does Maureen take delight in humiliating just Raymond or does she do it to random strangers?
Is Maureen also an Ice princess wielding a verbal Katana?
Slicing Raymond emotionally at every chance?
No?
Hmmm…
I was thinking about a trade, but constipation conversations in public… Never mind.
Maureen is the one talking, right? (from some of the responses above, it would appear that I’m not the only one to have experienced doubts when parsing the sentence).
Perhaps he should trump her, by saying “yes, it is a real problem, look!”, dropping his trousers and straining energetically.
Or maybe he should merely turn, smile and say “Shut the fuck up, dearest”.
Oh, c’mon, she only tells people who are suffering from the same problem. She just wants to help. Is that so wrong?
Yeah but, FCC doesn’t let you say “fuck” in commercials.
It’s just another monkey in the barrel of the “Dumb Guy” syndrome.
I doubt you would ever see a guy telling a mixed group in public about his wife’s yeast infection problem, or her vaginal dryness.
Doesn’t really bother me, but just like in TV sitcoms, it is a noticable phenomenon.
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(sorry, I was suddenly channeling an old Sesame Street bit.) 