*Updated - My wife's sister just told me that I am less intelligent than her husband.

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What should I do...

  • Tell her he's obviously not as intelligent as me because I wouldn't have married a bitch like her.

  • Ignore it like her family does.

  • Try and talk to her constructively and see where the hostility is coming from.

  • Just avoid her whenever possible.


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sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
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"I would shed a tear if I valued your opinion. Luckily, I don't."
 
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Dari

Lifer
Oct 25, 2002
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i prefer to use brat down a subway tunnel so not as to unsult the size of my weiner :p

atleast thats the reason I give for the analogy



OP: grow up and get the fuck over it, if you dont learn to now you have a long shitty road ahead


whats dudes phd in? I have an uncle who spent my brothers phd grad get together bragging that his kid has his phd too, and I asked him how a doctorate in musical performance compared to one in Chemical Engineering from MIT, and he STFU

being more clever would help, if he has some wimpy ass phd make fun of it, it will drive her nuts. my FIL has a doctorate in education and pimps that shit out, its fun to make snarky comments about it when he gets annoying

I respect anyone with a degree in Chemical Engineering.
 

Glitchny

Diamond Member
Sep 4, 2002
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I wouldn't really bother with trying to talk to her. Just if it gets brought up again ask "Then why'd he marry the ugly one" and walk away.
 

TheNinja

Lifer
Jan 22, 2003
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You should say "If he was so smart then why did he tell me about the time that he and his secretary......oh crap, I've already said to much, please forget what I just said"

Her : "What...what did he do with her?? Tell me"
You : "I really shouldn't...he made me promise not to tell after I overheard this story....I don't feel comfortable saying anything else..please just forget about it"


Believe you me, she'll remember it and it'll eat her up for like 5 years until one time when she's having a fight with her husband she'll yell "Well why don't you just go visit your secretary!!! You know that's what you want to do anyway!!" I guess that's more punishment for the husband though.
 

kranky

Elite Member
Oct 9, 1999
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My usual comeback if someone insults me is "Oh, that's probably true." They don't know what to say after that. People throw out insults because they want to get under your skin. It's not enough to ignore it, because they still think they made you angry. Agreeing with a smile demonstrates you are not bothered.
 

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
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Don't worry about it. Most people are idiots, and you may be one of them. That's ok, I'm an idiot too. Real game changers come along once a generation or so, and odds are it isn't you or your SiL's husband. So why do you care what an idiot thinks?
 

FiLeZz

Diamond Member
Jun 16, 2000
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add to poll, she is nothing more then a live in prostitue and I will vote, My guess this would win the poll.
 

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
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because I only have a Mathematics BS.

BTW his PhD is in Marketing.


Oh.

El Oh el

no, he is certainly not smarter than you. His PhD is in "making up numbers!"

He probably makes a shit-ton more money, though. :\
 

LagunaX

Senior member
Jan 7, 2010
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PhD in Marketing?
Ok...probably richer but not necessarily more intelligent.
Anyways could u humor us with a pic, perhaps a group pic, so that we can see:
1) what kind of insecure person would say a thing like that,
2) if her husband looks like a nerd or not,
3) and if you look intelligent or not... ;)
 

dr150

Diamond Member
Sep 18, 2003
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The moment for saying anything is gone.

You should have replied then and there that marketing degree requires 1/3 of the brain power of a bachelors math degree....plus you have a bigger dick than her husband......Everyone is drinking so it's perfect to get away with that comment.

For your ego, understand that a GREAT MAJORITY will think that a BA in Math is worth way more than a shitty, sofft marketing degree--Ivy or not.

BTW, sounds like she's insecure and is justifying in her mind and douchely blurted it out. Most at the party would disagree with her comment and think she's a bitch and think you're mature for taking the high road!
 

BrokenVisage

Lifer
Jan 29, 2005
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haha PhD in Marketing huh? I'd start referring to him as Don Draper when in the presence of your wife's sister.
 

monk3y

Lifer
Jun 12, 2001
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PhD in Marketing?
Ok...probably richer but not necessarily more intelligent.
Anyways could u humor us with a pic, perhaps a group pic, so that we can see:
1) what kind of insecure person would say a thing like that,
2) if her husband looks like a nerd or not,
3) and if you look intelligent or not... ;)


http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/monk3y/IMG_2334.JPG

I'm the indian guy, my wife is next to me... my child is being held by her sister and so forth.
 

jjyiz28

Platinum Member
Jan 11, 2003
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Try and talk to her constructively and see where the hostility is coming from

huh can;t believ ethis is dead last

this can serve 2 purposes.. hopefully she will open up to you because you are being sympatheic and blah blah, and then you can use her inner hurt against her.. or you can be kind and understanding..
 

gorcorps

aka Brandon
Jul 18, 2004
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Who fucking cares? Does her opinion of you or her husband affect you in any way? Get over it. I'm as flabbergasted as your wife. You're a grown ass man FFS. The only opinions you should give a shit about is you and your wife's.
 

UberNeuman

Lifer
Nov 4, 1999
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Hydrochloric acid and a large plastic tub should fix your problem....

And it doesn't really matter what you want to say to her because she's going to believe what she wants to believe.

Toxic people are that way.... Just shrug it off....
 

dr150

Diamond Member
Sep 18, 2003
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I have a doctorate from Columbia too, so I find it hard to disagree with her. Life is cruel that way sometimes.

Niiice. :rolleyes:

Mine's from Harvard...so let me sit on your back you Omega douche. :p
 

LagunaX

Senior member
Jan 7, 2010
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Nice pic.
You are definitely the winner your wife looks like a sweet person.
Her sister on the other hand, does look a little bitchy.

No, you don't look "not as intelligent".

However, she does look like she could take you down in the Octagon!