Why men don't write advice columns

[IntravenousDemilo]

Dear Walter:
I hope you can help me here. The other day I set off for work leaving my husband in the house watching the TV as usual. I hadn't gone more than a few hundred yards down the road when my engine conked out and the car shuddered to a halt. I walked back home to get my husband's help. When I got home I couldn't believe my eyes. He was parading in front of the wardrobe mirror dressed in my underwear and high-heel shoes, and he was wearing my make up.

I am 32, my husband is 34 and we have been married for twelve years. When I confronted him, he tried to make out that he had dressed in my lingerie because he couldn't find his own underwear. But when I asked him about the make up and the shoes, he broke down and admitted that he'd been wearing my clothes for six months. I told him to stop or I would leave him.

He was let go from his job six months ago and he says he has been feeling increasingly depressed and worthless. I love him very much, but ever since I gave him the ultimatum he has become increasingly distant. I don't feel I can get through to him anymore. Can you please help?

Sincerely,
Mrs Sheila Lusk
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Dear Sheila:

A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a variety of faults with the engine. Start by checking that there is no debris in the fuel line. If it is clear, check the jubilee clips holding the vacuum pipes onto the inlet manifold. If none of these approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself is faulty, causing low delivery pressure to the carburetor float chamber. I hope this helps.

Walter

[Ellen Forradalom]

1. I guess this is why people wander over to the Feminists group

To ask for personal advice. We're chicks. We give advice. It's what we do, right? :eyes:

[IntravenousDemilo]

3. Well, you just GOTTA be better at it than we are. It's not our strong point. n/m

[Ellen Forradalom]

5. There's a saying that "You don't have to lift a finger

if you can prove you're all thumbs."

[DarkTirade]

6. How, how did you know my family motto?

:P

[Ellen Forradalom]

7. Because it was ours too

:-)

[Richardo]

2. HA!

:D

[Scooter24]

4. Haha..

:D

[DarkTirade]

8. Yes, but HOW do you check for debris in the fuel line?

Some of us don't know these things!

[avasmom]

11. LOL

another funny... are you ALWAYS like this? or did i catch you on a good weekend?

(btw- pull the fuel line off and suck it. that should do it.) :evilgrin:

[DarkTirade]

15. Yes, I always know very little about auto maintanance.

:)

[Deja Q]

9. Because all we know what to do is say "carpe diem" and grunt.

:shrug:

[Withywindle]

10. Well, there's Dan Savage.

But he's gay, so that might put him in a different category of men.

Incidentallly, he would tell this woman to put on her big girl panties (heh!) and deal with the fact that her husband has a fetish that's totally common and harmless, and it would be best if she educated herself about it (for one thing, finding out if he's just a transvestite or if he is actually considering a gender transition because those are two very different things), but if she can't, just accept it and chill out.


Which I totally agree with.

[Quantess]

12. Dan Savage is gay?

[Withywindle]

13. Lawd yes.

Back in the early days of his column, he used to insist that people address him as "Hey, Faggot!" (All about diffusing and reclaiming, you know.)

He's mellowed a lot now that he's a family man. His book about adopting a child with his partner is just amazing: http://books.google.com/books?id=VUUBAAAACAAJ&dq=Dan+Savage&hl=en&prev=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=dan+savage&btnG=Google+Search&sa=X&oi=print&ct=result&cd=3&cad=author-navigational

[terrya]

14. Ha ha ha!

Very funny, sweetheart. :-)

SHMILY