Door Slammer
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From: Chirper Island
I tell my wife not to touch the paint so she uses her thigh to close the door when she gets out. When she gets in I just say "Hey don't slam it!".That works great!
Now can someone tell me how to get her to load the dishwasher uniformly and not use her foot to slam that door closed??
Now can someone tell me how to get her to load the dishwasher uniformly and not use her foot to slam that door closed??
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Ten Mile TN
I am retired US Navy, my wife is also retired Navy.
She is not wild about my corvette, says they do nothing for her unless its a very old one.
She has a Key Fob to mine, but I doubt she will drive it. She drove the 14 three times. She can drive them great, its she just knows how much the cars mean to me so she is worried about something going wrong. Sometimes I open and close the door for her, other times I do not.
She can drive it fine, she did Spring Mountain driving class fall of 2014, did very well, better than some of the guys in our class.
We respect each other, and she respects my car.
She is not wild about my corvette, says they do nothing for her unless its a very old one.
She has a Key Fob to mine, but I doubt she will drive it. She drove the 14 three times. She can drive them great, its she just knows how much the cars mean to me so she is worried about something going wrong. Sometimes I open and close the door for her, other times I do not.
She can drive it fine, she did Spring Mountain driving class fall of 2014, did very well, better than some of the guys in our class.
We respect each other, and she respects my car.
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From: Best Island in the U.S.
St. Jude Donor '12 thru '17
This. It's amazing some in this thread are still married based on their posts in this thread as it's clear their car is more important than their spouse and life partner. A clear case of misplaced priorities.
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Last edited by Steve_R; Apr 20, 2018 at 10:50 AM.
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From: St-Colomban Quebec
Burning Brakes
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From: Wilmington Ma
Yeah you are making everyone look bad. I still open the door for my wife after 49 years together. It still makes her feel special.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Bonita Springs Florida
I do this with my wife. Easy to do when approaching the car, open door, close after she enters. On exit, I can always get to her side of the car before she is completely out. I close the door after her.
I did mentioned the slamming door, and she made an effort to adjust it, but old habits die hard. Far easier w/ the above approach as it keeps the peace and puts me in total control.
Only time this doesn't work is when I drop her off somewhere. If I say, careful closing the door when she leaves, she is, and as a plus, if she is offended, I'm not there for any fallout.
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From: Camden SC
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Always attempt to open and close door for my woman - as stated, it upsets alot of other women to see this done....
Can't always get there fast enough, but I make the effort - main point is, that if she sees that you are respectful on a regular basis, it should not be offensive for you to instruct politely how little force is needed for these new vehicles to latch.
Such as - get her out of the car, then say with a hint - hey check this out, push it closed with a finger to get it to latch, see how easily these things close these days, no need to slam them. If she's cool - she'll get the hint....
Not sure when I get a Vette, but I'll apply the same mental massaging on that unit as well...
Got to use your Superior Mental Intellect !!
Can't always get there fast enough, but I make the effort - main point is, that if she sees that you are respectful on a regular basis, it should not be offensive for you to instruct politely how little force is needed for these new vehicles to latch.
Such as - get her out of the car, then say with a hint - hey check this out, push it closed with a finger to get it to latch, see how easily these things close these days, no need to slam them. If she's cool - she'll get the hint....
Not sure when I get a Vette, but I'll apply the same mental massaging on that unit as well...
Got to use your Superior Mental Intellect !!
Last edited by Warpdrv; Apr 20, 2018 at 09:18 PM.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2014
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From: Mesquite, Nv
What's so difficult about having a conversation about it? After all, isn't that what makes a successful marriage...successful communication? Collectively you both should be able to civilly discuss anything. If you have problems on how to approach your wife on something as benign as this, then I'd hate to see how you both handle the bigger problems in life.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Sarasota Florida
Jeez, just tell her not to slam the door. Do it until she stops. Mine liked putting her hand on the window when she shut it. I just said please don’t put your hand on the window when you shut the door. She stopped.
Burning Brakes
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What I do (divorced, so not wife, but whoever I'm dating). You earn brownie points and don't have to worry about ring scratches in the door recess, slammed doors or whatever. I do this on all my cars BTW.
I introduce this tradition by usually saying "I'll get that door for you" and sometimes stop the lady in mid exit, saying "hey now, opening the door for you is my job; you don't want me breaking your fingers do ya, because I will if you don't take your hand off that door handle".
