This is why men go silent.

He's not sad the spool is gone. Hes struck with the idea of his own mortality. With the passage of time and perhaps, given the fact hes married to a bitch, may not have been spent quite the way he wanted it.

Sometimes being alone with our thoughts is healthier than talking to someone.

He sees 40 years of his life wasted… married to that insufferable bitch.

What an insufferable woman.

pro tip never share your feelings & emotions with a woman.

People & I hate to say it- but mostly women with this type of attitude and total dismissiveness towards men ARE a or maybe even, THE fucking problem. What a TOTAL bitch!

Women are generally such graceless nitwits.

"I am sorry to hear that and I am sad for you..." but now I have to make it about me. Women... for crying out loud... Ask the guy what he has all built and repaired using that wire! Get him out of that loop he's stuck in.

Hurts pretty bad when you try to share something that is deep and is a root cause of pain and sadness with someone you love and you realize not only aren't they listening... But they really do not even care 😔😢

Hey buddy, I still have a spool of wire that was my dad's. I'm with you.

The things that move men very deeply just roll off women like water off a duck's back.

Often the best friend you could talk to is God. He never fails.

If I was that wife I’d have felt so proud that he shared something vulnerable and I’d have said “Awww”, given him a big hug and thanked him for sharing that. Then I’d have assured him that we still have lots to look forward to and that I am so happy to get to spend the rest of my life with him. Why is this so hard for some people?

Wait....so she knew he was crying and upset and she was like "oh hell yes I'm gonna record this shit!"

What a stupid fucking cunt

It's like losing an old friend.

Tonight, my husband bought a racing car seat into the living room. He put the seat on the sofa. I knew he wanted me to sit in it, and test it out. Do you think I have any aspirations to drive his race car? No. I don’t. I never will. But, I sat in his race car seat, and I told him how snug it was and how it was really comfortable, especially being so rigid. He wanted me to be excited about his seat…..so, I got excited about it, because it’s what he wanted.

This is a year old story, and Emily King breaks down the details pretty well here. The guy should have walked away, full stop.

It was a long road.

that is a micro-managing bitch- control freak wife! nasty snarly voice. no wonder.

He'll never make that mistake again. Jesus men just get beat down their entire lives. He probable works 10 to 12 hours a day and opened up about a realization that time has flown by. I wonder how many times he has regretted marrying her.

And ladies when you see a woman bitch about he man not opening up and "distant," 8/10 this is why. So don't automatically take her side cause they are good at playing victim without telling the whole story

I've seen a lot of shit on the Internet, not sure I've ever seen anything as meaningful as this little clip. Those who get it get it, those who don't likely never will, and that's what makes it so genuine.

Word of advice for women. When men shares like this, just dont say anything, and hug him, and ask if he wants a sandwich.

Yup that is why men are not opening up

One of the big reason men die young. It seems we are all carrying a cross.

@mindsetmachine OMG .. I am so irked at the lady .. WTF is wrong with her .. he’s being vulnerable and letting you in .. just be there, listen, and give him a hug.

@mindsetmachine Awe poor guy. It’s hard opening up and not being understood.

Lets the men enjoy his peace. IF I were him, I would divorce her cuz she is INSUFFERABLE women.

Why couldn't she just say... I know babe. Time has flown by. I feel it too. Do you know what that would do for a guy?

I feel so bad for him, she doesn't even realize what she is doing. That wire is a metaphor, art, emotion, experiences and beauty. Be like this man. Don't be like that woman.

Time. He's not lamenting. This is what his woman doesn't understand. He doesn't feel sad about the time that has gone in to wearing that coil of wire down. He is struck with the awe that a man can feel at the power of his own contributions. In the same way it is impossible for men to truly understand what it is like for a woman to go through gestation and birth, it is impossible for women to grasp the astonishment men can feel at their own ability to affect the world. What that man is holding is a symbol of massive accomplishment over the course of decades.

This is why men don’t speak to women. She didn’t hear a word he said or even take in what he was trying to convey.

you don't even have to understand it personally to be a good wife in this situation. all you have to do is recognize this is important to him and sit with him on it, maybe give him a hug and try to follow along if not sitting in silence. it's not rocket science, just empathy