THE wives of middle-aged miserable men have agreed that this curious phenomenon is entirely unrelated to their own behaviour.
Woman are baffled as to why the men they cohabit with are uncommunicative, grumpy and easily irritated, especially as they themselves are wonderful to be around and incapable of doing anything wrong.
Mary Fisher of Wrexham said: “From where I stand, there’s literally no explanation.
“The man who was once the life of the party and reliably delighted to see me now frowns and leaves the room the moment I walk in and tell him there’s no earthly need for him to have music on that loud and why hasn’t he drawn the curtains.
“He never wants to see his friends, apart from those silly ones he gets too drunk with, and has no interest in ordinary conversation about what work Demi Moore’s had done. All I get back is a sigh.”
Psychiatrist Dr Helen Archer said: “There’s this pattern of irritability, negativity and emotional withdrawal often seen in middle-age, around the time sex becomes frivolous and unnecessary.
“My husband had it, my second husband had it, my current partner is developing it and the sole correlating factor between all those disparate men is their age. My advice is to tell them they’ve got it, but mix it in with other criticisms so it doesn’t stand out.”
Will McKay, aged 51, said: “Tchoh.”
