Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMy wife doesnt like when I tell story's that took place before my wife died. She says, "its very disrespectful to refer to them that way."message-squaremessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down129
arrow-up141arrow-down1message-squareMy wife doesnt like when I tell story's that took place before my wife died. She says, "its very disrespectful to refer to them that way."Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square26linkfedilink
minus-squareynthrepic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoYou can talk about the past without reminding others of that particular memory. They’re all thinking it anyway.
minus-squareDokPsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoYou misunderstand. Their wife is still alive so Everything is still “before she died”
minus-squareynthrepic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months ago“before she dies” English has a conjugation for that… There shouldn’t be a misunderstanding. What a weird post.
minus-squareDokPsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoBut they’re speaking of their wife in the future tense as it’ll be a future event. That’s the point and why she’d find it disrespectful
minus-squareynthrepic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYeah nah I’m not disagreeing, it’s just really weird as well. 🚩
You can talk about the past without reminding others of that particular memory. They’re all thinking it anyway.
You misunderstand. Their wife is still alive so Everything is still “before she died”
“before she dies” English has a conjugation for that… There shouldn’t be a misunderstanding. What a weird post.
But they’re speaking of their wife in the future tense as it’ll be a future event. That’s the point and why she’d find it disrespectful
Yeah nah I’m not disagreeing, it’s just really weird as well. 🚩