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[–] Goretantath@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

Thats fucking great XD

[–] mortemtyrannis@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don’t think I could be with a partner who takes dreams this seriously.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 14 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

What makes you think she does?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah this clearly just a couple's joke.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

And it's his joke, not hers.

[–] Rachelhazideas@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I wouldn't take it so literally. Linda is a placeholder for the wife's grievances over her husband. She is claiming that he might as well have a different hypothetical partner who is willing to put up with his antics and not get upset about it.

When people use their dreams as an excuse to express frustration, they don't mean that what happened in their dream is real. They mean that the outcome of the dream is congruent with their grievances that they are unable to express without a device.

I don't think this is a particularly healthy way of dealing with it, but just trying to give people some insight before dismissing their partners as crazy.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds like a lot of hoops to jump through to avoid talking about your problems like an adult.

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

If talking about your problems like adults were easy, therapists wouldn't have jobs.

[–] StrongHorseWeakNeigh@piefed.social 128 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's a dangerous game to play lol

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 79 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Assuming she has a good sense of humor, this should be an effective gambit for small mads. There is no cleverness gambit for big mads, trust me.

[–] aow@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago

I'm imagining Mads Mikkelsen at different sizes and scales. Once he becomes as big as godzilla, there's no hope.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 21 hours ago

I'm not trying to calm her down

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 day ago

Linda would have played it. And won.

[–] JayBeeTX@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

It is a good tool to introduce levity into an otherwise normal or even embarrassing situation.

“Didn’t you say you were going to do dishes?”

“…uh, that was Linda. But since she spaced on it I’ll take care of them now.”

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

A man who likes to play with fire.

[–] razorcandy@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 day ago

Probably dance.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Hey honey, let's leave Linda to do the dishes while we go to bed.

Dammit Linda, where'd you put my keys this time?

[–] davepleasebehave@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

I can share some of my favourite stand up:

https://youtu.be/tEjtKHxLl54

Stewart Lee's imaginary wife.

If his name is Bob and his other wife's a homeopath named Susan, it's okay - Linda likes her.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

I'm missing the context of what sort of dream this was and what emotions/fears etc. it triggered/processed.

I hope they talked this through and they're both 100% sure joking like this won't be hurtful or damaging.