Uncle Joe Intro

Hello Everyone! Let me introduce myself. I am not really Uncle Joe. Uncle Joe is a defensive mechanism used in marriage to combat irrational arguments with your significant other. I'll get into the specifics later. My target audience are single guys who "think" they have found the right girl and want to get married and married guys looking to bond with other unhappily married guys. For the single guys I will be telling you the truth in regards to day to day happenings of marriage that married guys have not told you up until this point. For the already committed, I hope to share some stories and techniques that you can relate to so you don't feel alone out there. If you fall into one of these two categories then this blog will be a must read for you.

Let me pose a question. Have you ever sat in the bathroom for so long you can't feel your legs?
Single guys..."Of course not". Married guys...."Just about everyday". This is my first insight for the single guys into the world that awaits you and your honey. The bathroom will be your last bastion for silence and a slice of peace that you have not experienced since you were single. A place to be alone wondering how all those married friends of mine could not have told me that my favorite part of the day will be sitting on the toilet until my feet start tingling because of a lack of blood flow.

Now I can hear the single guys uttering a phrase which I will be using often and here it is.
NOT MY HONEY. So am I a mind reader? Kind of. I used to say the same thing. MY HONEY is cool and hip and likes sports and doesn't mind when I go out with the guys and blah blah blah. Well the good news is that you are right for the moment. The bad news is your HONEY has a blueprint for how things are going to change once you tie the knot. You will not be privy to this information, of course, because if you were to get a peak at this top secret material you might run the other way. So here comes Insight #1..Don't be fooled into thinking that the freedom you enjoy in your pre-marital relationship will sustain after the wedding. Trust me. It won't. It isn't part of the blueprint she has set for you once the ring is on the finger.

So who or what is Uncle Joe? Everyone has an Uncle Joe in their family. He is the guy at the family party who sits in the corner, minding his own business, not saying a word other then "Yes dear" whenever you Aunt says...basically anything. He has been beaten down over the past 35 years of marriage while trying to use a term known as "logical thinking" to win an argument. At this point in the relationship he realizes it is much easier to shut down and not engage so as to live out his remaining years in peace. Married guys should often switch into "Uncle Joe Mode" when they start to realize that their logical approach to fixing a problem or ending an argument is falling of deaf ears. This will be a valuable tool in your arsenal moving forward.