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Loose lips

(34 Posts)
BlueBelle Sun 14-Jul-19 17:20:21

If you ve had it for 50 years you must be used to it by now and if you haven’t changed him in 50 years you ain’t going to now
Some people play they cards close to their chests some wear their heart on their sleeve afraid I m the later although I can be careful if someone’s asked me not to talk about something I will always honour that but otherwise I m a bit of an open book

Wobbles Sun 14-Jul-19 17:13:22

LadyOz
My husband is exactly the same. I've told him many times not to talk about me but the final straw was telling a person he sees regularly when walking our dog about a health condition I'm seeing my GP for.
I was genuinely upset and angry he felt sharing this was ok and to my knowledge he hasn't done it since.

Calendargirl Sun 14-Jul-19 17:00:26

Has he always done this? If you’ve been married for nearly 50 years, I would have tried to ‘educate’ him sooner to your way of thinking.

lemongrove Sun 14-Jul-19 16:34:03

LadyOz if hour DH is giving out really personal info then that’s not on, but more general stuff such as where you are thinking of holidaying, or have bought etc isn’t all that bad surely?
If it really bothers you, then you will have to have a stern word with him.?

Alima Sun 14-Jul-19 16:32:37

Got it in two Lemon.

lemongrove Sun 14-Jul-19 16:31:24

That was a wartime saying Alima .......but possibly you were thinking a bit more ahem! Personal? grin

lemongrove Sun 14-Jul-19 16:30:05

Loose lips sink ships?

Alima Sun 14-Jul-19 16:27:08

For a moment I thought this thread was about something else, luckily it isn’t!

LadyOz Sun 14-Jul-19 16:15:34

My DH of nearly 50 yrs tells people things that I would rather they did not know.
I am quite a private person and just don't like others knowing my business, especially personal stuff.
He says he is proud of me and wants others to know it.

Do you think I'm the one with the problem as I don't even like telling people where I'm going on holiday for instance and I especially don't care for telling people how much things cost!
He will be out and about and when he comes home he'll say something like "oh I saw so and so and told them blah blah blah" and it just really infuriates me.

I am excellent at keeping a confidence and obviously don't tell him stuff that friends have asked me not to.
Even the kids won't tell him stuff.