With Winter comes cold and flu season — blah! Though some of you like to be alone when you're sick, many of you like to be taken care of, cuddled, and kept company.
When you're in a relationship though (especially when you're living together), it's your significant other that adopts the role your mom used to play — bringing you chicken soup and making sure you have everything you need — but not all men are well equipped in that department. So when you're sick, tell me, is your man a good caregiver?
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Yes! My fiance takes care of me everyday anyways, when I'm sick or not. But especially when I'm sick he'll make sure I'm eating well and have enough tissues and fluids and remind me to take my medicine. He's just amazing in every way and this is one more
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1My guy is a horrible caregiver. He bombed at it when I was in my writtens & orals in grad school and after my car accident. He is like a deer caught in headlights with no where to go and asking for direction. He is fine once you give him directions. However when you need someone to care of you giving directions is the last thing you want to do.
2Yes, my fiance is absolutely wonderful when it comes to taking care of me, especially when I'm sick. He goes on medicine runs (even in the middle of the night), makes sure I have tissues and Gatorade, makes me chicken noodle soup, and just generally tries to keep me comfortable. I try to do the same for him (especially considering that all his caretaking usually results in him catching whatever I had, lol).
3My husband whines about taking care of me. He was great (sort of) when I was pregnant with our first he would search and beg just to get me what I wanted. I was super sick and could barely keep things down. Now he thinks I'm just being whiny and also he does work out of town so he can't bring me things on his lunch break. I also haven't been sick except for being pregnant and having some nasty crap last year, but even though I had to take care of myself he took care of our daughter, so I guess that helps.
4no. but he's an even worse patient, lol. he had hernia surgery a week ago and you would think he had a leg amputated. good thing women have the babies.
5Yes. He's fantastic! He loves feeling useful and whenever I'm sick he's I finally let him do stuff for me.
When he's sick on the other hand, I'm useless. He's never sick so when he finally comes down with something I'm like, *flails* "Get better! Now!" *flails more*
6She drove me to the hospital and doctor on many occasions
. But maybe cuz she didn't
want me to die I guess...I guess that's normal...
7The only person I have to compare him to is my mother, and she is THE MOST caring person ever, so she makes my husband look like chopped liver. Though, in actuality, he does a pretty good job :]
8never...he runs the other way and leaves me with the kids to deal with to. god forbid..he wouldn't want to get sick now would he..
9My DH is great. He hates to see me sick or uncomfortable, he always wants to know if there is anything he can do. Im pregnant and if I even sigh hes like "Are you ok, are you hungry, thirsty, tired?"
10my fiance is so so at taking care of me. a lot of the time he just fusses too much which to some people may be a nice thing but to me just gets to be way too annoying.
11Yes, even when I'm not sick. =)
12He's terrible. Doesn't even try to take care of me at all. And he's not good at other things.
13My husband is the worst!! He's a doctor, so I totally expected he would take wonderful care of me... no such luck. I was really sick last week, and all he did was push drugs on me and tell me to stop complaining because he sees sick people all day. Luckily, he makes up for it the rest of the time.
14He is simply amazing. And the sweetest thing (though not good for him) is that he isn't afraid of catching germs from me though when he's sick I'm like, stay away!
15My partners terrible at taking care of me. I've had two sinus infections this year and both times he laughed when I ran out of tissues, and refused to cuddle or kiss me. He groused the entire time, as though he had been struck down with the flu instead.
It was worse when I had my period, instead of being a good boy and getting me some Nurofen he kept asking me questions about it!
I love him terribly but he is a bit clueless.
16Sometimes when I'm sick I want to just be alone, I mean if I'm throwing up every two seconds the last thing I want is someone near me but when I've had a nasty head cold or something he's been great bringing me drugs, Gatorade, cough drops and such.
17lickety split--I know exactly what you mean. My boyfriend is a pretty decent caregiver and helps me out a lot when I'm sick, but he's the worst patient.
This one time, he had a stomach ache and was whimpering loudly for hours as he googled, "liver failure" and "appendicitis." It ended up being heartburn or something.
18he's pretty good...i haven't been super sick though so i dunno but when i was just a little sick he took care of me
he doesn't have lots of tolerance for my hangovers though
19When I am actually down and out enough to need it, my boyfriend is awesome. Though sometimes I refuse to stay down, and he will make sure that I am not getting myself into any more trouble. We have our particular rules, clean your own hurl, I don't make him soup because soup is creepy, but other than that, I don't think I could ask for more.
20Hubby is a great caretaker and tends to me whenever I whine while sick. I, on the other hand, suck at it.
21I'm about 8 weeks pregnant and am experiencing the WORST morning (...afternoon and night, too!) sickness. I know my fiance means well but...let's just say this isn't the most comfortable time for me
22He is great the first day but that is it.
23My hubby is a fantastic caregiver. He's super nurturing. He's the one who also takes care of our cats on a daily basis and even though our dog was supposed to be my responsibility he shoulders some of that too. He'll be a great dad some day!
24Why do you assume my significant other is a man? Not cool, DearSugar, not cool.
25Yes, my bf is extremely caring and kind when I am under the weather.
26I am normally content being fabulously single, but I am sick now, and can't help but wish someone would make me a hot toddy.
27how oddly appropriate, i got my wisdom teeth out yesterday and he's been by my side the entire time; including when i actually got them out!
28he's pretty amazing. he even helped me change my bloody gauze. that's true love.
Hubby is not so good. He does give me meds and he would pick stuff up for me if I asked. But he will not come within a 2' radius of me. It gets annoying after awhile.
29Yes, my boyfriend is so good at taking care of me when I need it. He'll make me anything, get me anything, snuggle with me, whatever I need! I don't even have to ask, he's just on top of it.
30He's awesome
Lots of cuddles, pampering, movies in bed, and soup runs.
31He sucks at it. Though, I have only been sick once since being together. Anyway, I could be bleeding from the eyes and ears and he number 1) wouldn't even notice me, and #2, he probably wouldn't care, anyway. I have a catch, lemme tell ya
32The guy i'm seeing was a teacher and is now an Charge-RN at a hospital caring for kids with cancer.. so he definitely has a big heart and I absolutely adore him for that.
33my boyfriend is the best for this...he does everything for me when I'm sick...and sometimes even when I'm not
34I love my boyfriend more than word's can say b/c I don't have to take care of nothing and when I say nothing I mean nothing! Sick or not, I get the royal treatment! That's why he's always going to be my #1 besides the man up above!
35I don't really know because I don't get sick very often. My boyfriend is usually the sick one.
Good point, elizabean.
36My fiance is a great caregiver. He's like that for the most part anyway, but when I'm sick he's just amazing. I've had a horrible headcold for 3 weeks now, and once he got over it himself, he's been taking care of everything.
37thanks for all the laughs ladies!
I think my husband WOULD be OK if he any any clue what to do. But he doesn't. He doesn't even know what to ask about. If I give him specific directions he will absolutely do it, but when I'm sick I want someone else making the decisions....
We're trying to get pregnant so it should be super interesting when it comes to morning sickness. Unfortunately I think I already am a little whiny (I'm cold, I'm hungary, I'm nauseous" etc) so he may not notice or has become deaf from my calling "wolf"
38he actually ALWAYS seems to care! when I'd feel too hot and try to take off my scarve, he's like ure gonna catch a cold like this..etc..
39and because he's also a pharmacist, very concerned with his interest usually loves to "cure" others even pyscologically lol
My ex- boyfriend was HORRIBLE at taking care of me. He'd just do things with other friends until I was better. When I told him that he wasn't the "soup-in-bed" kind of boyfriend jokingly one day, he got really offended and guilty feeling, but never actually remedied his actions.
haha, I guess he's an ex for a reason.
40My bf is great he is always taking care of me. Over the summer I went off the pill and after 3 months of not having my period I finally got it. I was in so much pain being it was my first real period in almost 5 years that I was just curled up in bed. He texted me and asked how I was doing and if I needed anything. I jokingly said I needed painkillers and a diet coke. Next thing I know he's at my house with a three Tylenol #3's, chicken fingers w/ honey mustard sauce and a diet coke. He's the best.
41Yes my husband is wonderful to me sick or not.When I was pregnant with our daughter, I had 24 hour sickness for the whole 9 months literly and he was by my side the whole time even right thru her birth and all and he stayed every night in the hospital with me and her for the whole 2 weeks and been right by my side ever since.3 years later.He is totally my true night and shinning armor.
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