Dear Queenie,
My wife doesn’t do well at events where there are a lot of people. She just doesn’t understand what people are saying. She tries to listen, but you can tell from what she says that she just doesn’t understand the conversation. It’s embarrassing when it happens and a lot of people just turn away from her and they don’t invite her back again.
Queenie, I tried to talk to her about all this, but she just got mad and said I was trying to pick a fight. What more can I do?—Embarrassed husband
Dear Husband,
Does your wife just not understand the language, or does she have poor hearing or a mental or emotional problem? If it is any of the latter three possibilities, she should see a medical or psychological specialist for help. And you should not expect her to attend events with you that she will not be able to enjoy.
