Opportunism

I was actually in a somewhat good mood this morning, which is rare for me anymore. But a headache I'd had for the past three days disappeared thanks to the magic fingers of my chiro, none of my coworkers came crying to me last night, my back was feeling pretty good, I got decent sleep yesterday... in other words, for me, it was a good night.

Then I came home. And my husband began ranting about how he wished he was in N'Awlins right now w/some scuba gear & a crowbar. We were watching the news all night at work - seeing the devastation, the ruined cities, listening to the talk about how gas prices are going to sky-rocket, pleas for donations to help FEMA... and my husband is talking about how he'd like to have money invested in a barge manufacturer or a construction-debris company so he could make money off of other peoples' misfortune.

I went from being almost chipper to surly in about a half hour. He makes me so frustrated - he can sit & talk about looting & opportunistic get-rich-quick-schemes, but doing an honest day's work to make money is beneath him. Bastard.

i'm sorry your mood was ruined. i know that it is frustrating to hear your husband talk about making money off of a tragedy. i hope your day gets better. xoxo pat

Hi. It appears that you , indeed have a kind heart. Question: How can you stand living with him? It must be hard.

I had a 3 year relationship with someone years ago. He was heartless. For instance..he loved to belittle me in public. During a sad movie..I usually cry. He would laugh at me for crying...and then poke my nose with his finger to try to humiliate me further.

Glad I got rid him him.

~Dottie

What you and Dottie are describing echoes of Narcissism. I spent a couple of years on forums for victims of Narcissists, so I am not exaggerating. I'm sorry you are with such a person!
Seeker

Nah, he's not narcisstic - he is a lazy, insenstive *** sometimes, tho. It gets to me on occasion. Usually I'll just sort of tune him out when he gets on his evil genius rants & sit & nod & say, "Yes dear, uh-huh dear, that's nice dear..." I think what made it worse yesterday morning was because for the first time in about a year, I was actually feeling pretty good.