# Why does this trigger so much anger

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 6, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-trigger-so-much-anger/748109 "2016-03-06T14:09:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-trigger-so-much-anger/748109/17 "2016-03-06T23:34:40Z")

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> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#):
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> No particular conversation in mind but it is usually all males involved. It did happen sometimes when I was married and the wife would take someone else’s word over mine.  
> I would say 90% of the times it has occurred has been at work over work related issues. I don’t seem to take it too serious if I don’t have some kind of expertise in the area.
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> I spent my life as a mechanic by trade and one time when we were on vacation I had trouble with my truck. I thought instead of messing with it I would just pull into a garage and let them deal with it. I knew exactly what the problem was when I pulled in to the shop but out of respect for the mechanics I figured I would let them diagnose it themselves just as I would prefer to do at home. There diagnosis was way off and when I told them what I felt it was the wife sided with them immediately. I let that ruin the rest of my vacation even though I was vindicated and correct in my assessment. I got pissed off just now typing it and it was almost 40 years ago. 
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> The more I think about it I know my Dad did this to me on almost every issue that came up. I think he may have been bullied at work a bit and then took it out on us.
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You know, when I first read this thread, I foolishly assumed you were female and were complaining about the males.

But, I now sympathize with you entirely. I don’t blame you one bit for being pissed off. I would be pissed off too. I can’t understand why a spouse would side against you like that. It sure would have ruined my vacation as well. I surely would not have felt at all friendly to her for the rest of that trip.

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