When men and women get sick, which tends to be "poor me" more? Who is the bigger whiner?
Which is the "whinier" sex?
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Neither of us are terribly whiney and we generally want to be left alone to wallow in our misery.
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Out of my husband and I, it's me. He goes about his day like nothing is wrong. For me, life stops and I wallow in bed like I'm dying. I'm a bit dramatic.
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MY hubby is a big baby when he is sick or sore. I have to tough it out and take care of the kids, he gets to call of work and lay in bed all day.
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My husband is the farthest thing from a whiner.
Originally posted by
Ash1141
When men and women get sick, which tends to be "poor me" more? Who is the bigger whiner?
He was stung by a bee in the mouth a few years ago, and I had to take him to the Emergency Room, because he has a mild allergy and his mouth swelled up and I was terribly worried about his airway.
The nurse took me aside and said, "Is he a real Baby? I tend to find these big tattooed, He-Men tend to be really whiny when they get sick or hurt." I had to tell her, "No. He didn't even want to come to the ER. He's as tough as he looks. No whining."
A while later, he was drugged out of his mind and he started to fall off the bed. I tried to put the sides of the gurney up (so he wouldn't fall on the floor) and adjust his blanket and he growled, "I'm fine! Leave me alone!" He then put the sides of the bed down and passed out again ... So I went and tattled on him to the nurse. She came and put the sides of the bed up and when she tried to "take care" of him, by arranging his blankets, adjusting the ice packs etc, he growled at her, too (but in a nicer way than he did to me.) She took me aside later, laughing and said, "You were right. He is a toughy. He does not liked to be fussed over. Big guys usually do. This is one for the record book." LOL!
Every ER visit we've ever had (with him as the patient) has gone like this. He attempted to turn down a bottle of Vicodin when he broke his hand. "I won't need any." I took him aside and hissed, "You better take that fucking prescription home!" He did.
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But, his best buddy is even bigger than he is (this guy is 6' 4" and weighs 165 lbs) and he's the biggest Baby I've ever met. He gets a cold and acts like he's dying of Dengue Fever. And if he gets hurt? OMG, you'd think he had a leg amputated.
He had a vasectomy a few years ago, and the first day he was drugged up and happy (I went to bring him a card and some snacks and learned way more about his balls than I ever wanted to know.) The next day he was miserable, limping around the front yard feeling sorry for himself. And my husband was on our deck yelling things like, "Hey, S, how they hanging?" And even nicer, "How are yer balls doin'?"
I brought him a card and snacks. My husband harassed him. *sigh*
Men.
He had a vasectomy a few years ago, and the first day he was drugged up and happy (I went to bring him a card and some snacks and learned way more about his balls than I ever wanted to know.) The next day he was miserable, limping around the front yard feeling sorry for himself. And my husband was on our deck yelling things like, "Hey, S, how they hanging?" And even nicer, "How are yer balls doin'?"
I brought him a card and snacks. My husband harassed him. *sigh*
Men.
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I think it really just depends on the person!
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Women are way worse when they get hurt, no offence ment
Originally posted by
Ash1141
When men and women get sick, which tends to be "poor me" more? Who is the bigger whiner?
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I wouldn't say so. My husband and most of the men I've dated have been the biggest babies about any kind of pain.
Originally posted by
Carlsdaman
Women are way worse when they get hurt, no offence ment
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If im sick all i wanna do is shower eat some soup and sleep. My wife its the end of the world and she whines so bad.
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Everyone has their whiny moments...it happens.
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OMG when my husband is sick, the world is gonna end. I'm more of a "suck it up and deal" type of person.
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I think it's about even.
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I'm a girl, 5'2, 130lbs...I can take some serious pain before I'll even complain about it. My guy, 6'7, bit over 300lbs will whine over the tiniest thing LOL
11/15/2011
I'm More of a whiner, but we both whine when we're sick.
11/15/2011
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I'd have to agree with JR on this one
Originally posted by
El-Jaro
Everyone has their whiny moments...it happens.
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i think they are equally whiney for different things
Originally posted by
Ash1141
When men and women get sick, which tends to be "poor me" more? Who is the bigger whiner?
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HAHAHA, me too. Its the end of the world as we know it! Although he can be a great big baby when he is sick.
Originally posted by
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Out of my husband and I, it's me. He goes about his day like nothing is wrong. For me, life stops and I wallow in bed like I'm dying. I'm a bit dramatic.
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And I have to agree with 0007, agreeing with JR. I dislike broad statements like this (I get annoyed when women say I have man flu, and in response I cite several sources to describe that, not only is the term factually incorrect, but also why it's wrong from a psychological and physical standpoint). We're all different. Thus, we react differently.
Originally posted by
Breas
I'd have to agree with JR on this one
11/15/2011
MEN! Duh... then again my opinion might be a bit biased
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It just depends on how sick we are as to who is more whiny here. I would say him, but I can be pretty whiny myself, haha.
When he's sick, he takes priority even if I am sick too, he gets to rest and I look after the kids...and if I am not sick, I am tending to his every need. When I am sick? He's usually not home, haha...or if he is, he gets stressed out that he's in charge of the kids and the house and he gets whiny about that (but to his credit, he *does* do it all if he is home when I'm sick). He doesn't really cater to me when I am sick, he pretty much leaves me alone unless I ask for something. You'd think a paramedic would have more sympathy for a sick person, but no...quite the opposite, if you're not dying, you're fine (unless it's him!! haha).
When he's sick, he takes priority even if I am sick too, he gets to rest and I look after the kids...and if I am not sick, I am tending to his every need. When I am sick? He's usually not home, haha...or if he is, he gets stressed out that he's in charge of the kids and the house and he gets whiny about that (but to his credit, he *does* do it all if he is home when I'm sick). He doesn't really cater to me when I am sick, he pretty much leaves me alone unless I ask for something. You'd think a paramedic would have more sympathy for a sick person, but no...quite the opposite, if you're not dying, you're fine (unless it's him!! haha).
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Agree literally
Originally posted by
Carlsdaman
Women are way worse when they get hurt, no offence ment
11/15/2011
Life stops for my wife when she gets a cold.
11/16/2011
i hate these broad umbrella questions; I feel like everyone is the spokesperson for their gender. we all react differently to different pains and maladies, and it really depends what we're dealing with.
11/16/2011
I think it depends on the person, not the sex.
11/16/2011
definitely boys! at least when they're sick!
11/16/2011
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I say men, when I get sick no one takes care of me cause I gotta keep the household going. When he gets sick OMG you would think the whole world revolves around him. Its " hunny get me some water please. Hunny can you get me another box of tissues" geesh lol./
Originally posted by
Ash1141
When men and women get sick, which tends to be "poor me" more? Who is the bigger whiner?
11/17/2011
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I know, I hate these kinds of topics too. Everyone extrapolates their experience in their relationships to the entire gender... it just doesn't work like that.
Originally posted by
Ms. Spice
i hate these broad umbrella questions; I feel like everyone is the spokesperson for their gender. we all react differently to different pains and maladies, and it really depends what we're dealing with.
Everyone is an individual, and certain individuals of both genders are big whiners. There are other individuals of both genders who never whine.
02/04/2012
When sick, my experience is that men whine more. BUT I know I whine more about other things... sooo I can't really be so hard on them, LOL
02/04/2012
It really depends on the person. When I'm sick, I tend to hole up in bed with tea and books and Netflix. I avoid all human contact. Most men I know are whiny and demanding when they're sick. They want to be taken care of like a little kid. But, I know a lot of women, myself included, who get really whiny when they're on their period and expect the world to give them special treatment. Like chocolate and back rubs and extensions on paper deadlines.
02/04/2012
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