View Single Post
Old 12-01-2004, 05:31 PM   #11 (permalink)
Alura
Just a hick Okie
 
Alura's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 8,143
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Status: Widower

Alura is beyond repute Alura is beyond repute Alura is beyond repute Alura is beyond repute Alura is beyond repute Alura is beyond repute Alura is beyond repute Alura is beyond repute Alura is beyond repute
Default Re: How do I tell my wife she's gaining weight?

Mrs. Alura here:

On the semi-serious side.....I don't know what is going on in your lives.....I don't know if your wife has a high stress job.....I don't know if somebody's In-Laws are coming for the holidays.......

Perhaps you could ask your wife "Is there some way that I could help alleviate some of the stress in your life? Seriously, tell me what I can do."

If she asks "Why do you ask?" you might reply "You are not eating the way you usually do and that can be a response to stress. So, I was just wondering..."'

And then shut up.

Good Luck......and remember the "Shut up" part. That's critical.

Smiles!
Mrs. Alura

P.S. You could give her sugar free chocolates for Christmas, and then again for Valentines. Check with your local gift shop. facelick
__________________
"They may call me a rube and a hick, but I'd a lot rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it."
—Will Rogers
Alura is offline