https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactance_(psychology)

In psychology, reactance is an unpleasant motivational reaction to offers, persons, rules, regulations, advice, recommendations, information, nudges, and messages that are perceived to threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms. Reactance occurs when an individual feels that an agent is attempting to limit one’s choice of response and/or range of alternatives.

  • superkret@feddit.org
    108·
    1 month ago

    “Could you wash the dishes?” will get an “already on it” out of me.
    But if they go with “You still haven’t washed the dishes?” then yeah, the dishes are gonna stay there till they learn to walk.

    • letsgo@lemm.eeEnglish
      1025·
      1 month ago

      Get a wife and she’ll remind you to do the dishes WHILE YOU’RE FUCKING DOING THE DISHES.

      • superkret@feddit.org
        412·
        1 month ago

        I have a wife. Luckily we’re both adults who love and communicate with each other, so I don’t get to experience all those “wife bad” memes.

      • activ8rEnglish
        4·
        1 month ago

        You appear to be pretty mad at your wife over this. Have you spoken to her about it? It might help.