# Things men treat better than their wives? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 14, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631 "2003-01-14T23:49:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/1 "2003-01-14T23:49:33Z")
I was watching a program on tv & this question came up. The number one answer was their stereo. Im not married & I don’t have a stereo, but would like to know what wives think their hubs treat better? ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/2 "2003-01-15T00:02:48Z")
not a wife but: cars? DIY tools? collectables? ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/3 "2003-01-15T00:03:54Z")
Were you watching Family Feud (Fortunes) by any chance? ---
**Author:** ![JerseyDiamond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@JerseyDiamond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerseyDiamond)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/4 "2003-01-15T00:07:51Z")
hmmmm, let’s see: the cat the laptop _ **d&r before he arrives 😃** _\* ---
**Author:** ![Triss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Triss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triss)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/5 "2003-01-15T00:10:59Z")
The dog The ATV The snowmobile The cabin 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JungleLove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/839c29/32.png) [@JungleLove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JungleLove)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/6 "2003-01-15T03:08:29Z")
see that adaptor over there, don’t touch. don’t put a napkin on my laptop. you can use the mouse for the laptop, but don’t type. I’m counting & I’ll be back in two minutes… ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/7 "2003-01-15T03:12:45Z")
There are certain parts of my wife that I’m sure I kiss much more than she does. ---
**Author:** ![caffeine\_overdose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@caffeine\_overdose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caffeine_overdose)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/8 "2003-01-15T03:58:18Z")
their mistress? ---
**Author:** ![sj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@sj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sj2)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/9 "2003-01-15T04:00:21Z")
The bass guitar, acoustic guitar, saxaphones, banjo, violin, organ… But, I don’t have to sit in a case or get dusty. But they seem to get a lot more play-time than me. Ahh, thee Jealous wife of pseudo-musician ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/10 "2003-01-15T14:52:41Z")
I was in a bar and overheard a good old boy state the three things you don’t mess with in his life, in order, were: 1-Mah truck 2-Mah dawg 3-Mah boys He then went on to state that you could mess with his wife, but if you messed with any of the three “you better pack a lunch” (which I assume meant he would be beating on you so long, you’ll need a lunch break?). ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/11 "2003-01-15T15:14:45Z")
The remote. Don’t F’ with the remote. Honor thy remote. Yes, “the remote” gets alot more action than many wives. I’ve substantiated my submission. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/12 "2003-01-15T15:40:25Z")
Caffeine\_overdose got it right. ---
**Author:** ![Jdeforrest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@Jdeforrest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jdeforrest)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/13 "2003-01-15T16:01:35Z")
Football and my plants. Oh Gawd! I hear it all the time…if you only paid that much attention to me… No matter how many times you try to argue that football comes for 3 hours once a week and that I’m with her practically 24/7, she never seems to understand that I really DO pay more attention to her. Just don’t try to talk to me when there is a fumble… ---
**Author:** ![Ashkicker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Ashkicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashkicker)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/14 "2003-01-15T16:07:14Z")
Rest assured it is the dogs that get the premium treatment around here. His take on it. The dogs don’t give him any sas back. They are always there listening and never talking. And the dogs don’t have any honey-do-lists. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/15 "2003-01-15T16:18:18Z")
his tools, his tools, his tools. Mostly the handtools. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/16 "2003-01-15T17:08:51Z")
“Were you watching Family Feud (Fortunes) by any chance?” Nope. Now that I recall, it was Dirty Rotten Cheater. I have seen guys treat their cars better & often the wives have to watch, ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-treat-better-than-their-wives/148631/17 "2003-01-15T22:35:09Z")
My testicles.