This is a response to a sensitive, thoughtful guy post on Dad-o-matic in which Writer Dad tells his fellow husbands to open up to their wives on mother’s day.

My first, and humorous, response to this is, no, don’t tell wives your feelings. Giving cash is far better. Then, I think better of this and realize I don’t know if my husband ever tries to tell me his feelings and if he does what happens then. However, I am sure he will know the answer to this question. So I go ask him.

(Goes and asks. Comes back)

Just as I suspected. You should only tell your wife your true feelings on Mother’s Day if your true feelings are something she would want to hear. If, say, you’re a sensitive, caring guy like Writer Dad, you’re probably okay. But the proportion of such men in our society has never been studied; there may be relatively few. And it has been said, that for many women, who prefer the strong silent type of man, the fact that they have feelings is largely misunderstood and discounted. So, guys, before you go telling your wife your feelings, be sure it’s something she wants to hear. Otherwise, the plan may backfire.