Robbie and I had a misunderstanding about my weblog posting on Saturday, Attending to Mr. Wiggily.
I showed it to her before I posted it — which is our agreement on anything to do with our relationship — and her comment was, “Well, it’s borderline.” I took that to mean it was okay to post. Since she didn’t say “Yes,” her intent was for me to discuss it more with her before posting it.
So she was upset and doesn’t want me to write anymore about anything that involves her. She knows and sees several people who subscribe to the Real Joe Blog and it’s embarrassing to her when they say with amazement, “How do you feel when he writes about your sex life?” — the implication being that she’s nuts for allowing it to happen.
She wonders how I would feel if she published a newsletter for her Melaleuca business in which she talked about a product that was helping me with my hemorrhoids or a penile rash. Am I speaking theoretically? None of your business.
Part of the problem is that she doesn’t get feedback from anyone like I do. I get appreciative comments from readers, including some women, but she never does. So it’s starting to bother her, which means it’s affecting our relationship, which means it’s not worth it to me, which means I’m going to stop.