Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days 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-square26fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down129
arrow-up140arrow-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 · edit-23 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareynthrepic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoYou can talk about the past without reminding others of that particular memory. They’re all thinking it anyway.
minus-squareDokPsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 days agoYou misunderstand. Their wife is still alive so Everything is still “before she died”
minus-squareynthrepic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days 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·edit-22 days 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-up1·1 day 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. 🚩