Does anyone else kinda gets irritated when your man is sick?

My husband came home feeling very sick. While I understand that he is not feeling good, it's how he acts that iratating. He literally walked through the door and had me help him take his backpack off (he rides a motorcycle to work sometimes and takes the bag for his helmet). Once he gets his jacket and everything he proceeds to go throw up and when he gets done ask me for a water I bring it to him and he is trying to take his shirt off (which is a button up) and literally ask for help because he doesn't want to do it. When he is not feeling good, he will literally walk through the house groaning and constantly saying he doesn't feel good any chance he gets. I have always heard about people talking about the "Man-Cold" and never believed it, well now he has changed my mind on that topic. P.S. It's not him being sick that makes me iratated. It's the way he goes about it. Our 2 year old and soon to be 1 year old acts way better than he does.

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thank god i'm not the only one who feels this way ! like are we really acting like this at our grown age ? 😂 my 4 yr old told her dad to " take some medicine if you're really sick " last time he was sick. she was over the way he was acting too. like yea we all need help when we are sick but i feel like the men start acting like they're dying with the plague when they have a cold !

Yes! I think it's common because men often play up their symptoms, while women power through them 😅

It pisses me off because my twins father acts like he can’t call them or anything when he’s sick. Meanwhile I’m here with flu/bronchitis and all and still have to be a mom😂 even my fiancé pushes his self to go to work with a 102 fever. Men really wouldn’t be here if there weren’t women lol literally and figuratively

I'm so glad my man doesn't act this way when he's sick. He takes care of himself and doesn't complain. He will ask me to rub his head or back while he lays on me but he's not whiny or anything. I offer him meds and drinks and stuff because he will just get up and get it himself if I don't offer. He still does his daddy duty too no matter how sick he is. Same with me. We have to force each other to go sleep or lay down when we dont feel good

@Cam Dillow ❤️ My husband will go to work no matter how he feels most of the time. If it's his allergies or just not feeling the best he is completely fine and will do what he needs to. It's only when he actually gets a cold or only throws up one time he acts like this. He will hate me around 8:30 In the morning because I have to take our 2 year old to speech therapy in the morning and he needs to stay home with our youngest and another little girl who is only 1 month younger then our youngest, that i babysit during the week. It will only be for about 40-50 mins (10 mins to get through traffic, 30 mins for the appointment and roughly 10 more mins to get back home.

oh my gosh, you would think they were dying! it’s so annoying, get a grip, take a paracetamol and keep is pushing how we HAVE to!

I guess my husband is the only one who doesn't act this way. I get irritated when he's sick because he won't stop to rest. He just keeps going. He still goes to work as if the world is going to fall apart if he doesn't, and when he's home, he's making up chores and tasks to do. I'm constantly on his tail to put his health first. He's always like, "The world doesn't pause because I'm sick", this makes me sad.

My husband doesn’t act like this but i wouldn’t get annoyed if he did, when I’m sick he literally jumps to help me at any and every opportunity and would dress me if I wanted him too so I’d deffo return the favour!

Psychology I think the difference is interesting. Men typically are the providers and are expected to be leaders and always strong… and in a weakened state…it’s a time when they can be vulnerable and have an excuse to need nurturing probably the way they remember when their mothers used to care for them. And I don’t think it’s a malicious thing… but I think it’s something that just happens for a subconscious need for tenderness without admitting a state of weakness For women, who typically are used to the feeling of being considered “weaker” it’s almost like a determination to prove strength, to themselves and others to not show any more vulnerability than they already have but I think it makes us bitter honestly. So I don’t do that. If I’m sick, I’m sick and I don’t try to “power through” I think the irritation is a symptom of an unresolved emotional need instead of experiencing compassion. 🤷‍♀️

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