My girl wants to be a stand up comic and it’s lowkey killing our relationship

[desjardins]

It was like this with my girl and her band, except they were actually good and popular locally
But it's like how many times can I go out and listen to the same fukking songs
It didn't help that the other band member S.Os came to every show which made me look even worse

I say go at this stage of her "career". 6 months to a year in start going less and less until eventually you just don't go anymore

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

Just go and be supportive. If not, another man will pretend she’s funny, come to her shows, and you know how that goes.

 

[King_Kamala61]

Couldn't be me sucking at my passion....OP needs to 86 her or support her ..cause it's fenna get ruff

 

[Peter Parker]

Is she one of those, "Hey what's the deal with oatmeal?" comics?

Or is she the Janeane Garofalo type, "So I got my period today..."

Very very much the first one

 

[get these nets]

I’m just venting, she texted me today about an open mic and I really really don’t wanna go.

I get supporting your spouse but my god she isn’t funny, she has a whole bit about her cat looking like a loaf of bread

She’ll sit and make people watch her IG reels of her stand up when we go out with people and I just cringe at the sympathy laughs. She’s great in every other aspect but goddamn I know how chicks feel supporting their bfs rap careers

She will either get better or quit. Crowds let you know whether you are funny or not.

If she lasts, just prepare for when she eventually talks about your relationship on stage.

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

Very very much the first one

Hire some goons to heckle her so bad she quits

 

[Henny and_ HotWings]

I’d break up with her

Nah I’m playin but does she at least work and have a stable career making some coin? If she does, let her pursue her dreams on the side if she willing to hustle and get better at it.

As long as she not depending on you to fund her dreams

BEST RESPONSE SO FAR…

This is what it ultimately comes down to bro

Even if she not funny, let her cook.

Eventually she will find out she’s not funny but the fact that you still supported her through it and rocked with her even tho she was bad at it can help give you some leverage in the relationship. If she’s a GOOD woman, this might actually make her have a new found love for you in the long run…


But yeah if she looking for you to pay for everything while she doesn’t work and works on jokes all day, then yeah, might be time to exit that.

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

It can't be worse than this, can it?

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

As a comedy head, give the deets and stop acting like a wombat's uncle OP. I'm trying to get a chuckle.

 

[Sauce Dab]

Is she just starting? I heard from a lot of comedians that you don't get good after like 10 years or something

But if she really stinks, maybe help her with constructive criticism. That always works

Or ghostwrite her shyt. If she gets way more laughs off your material maybe it'll click.

She’s doing open mics so she gotta be pretty new in the game

 

[DaPresident]

Sounds like you better get used to laughing on cue or break up with her…no in-between

 

[stave]

This thread has me crying but I always wondered what it was like to be involved with a creative person who just flat out sucks at it. How do you support them through their constant stinking it up?

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

She already provided the funniest thread title I’ve seen in a minute

"whats the deallllllllll with my comedic wife?"

 

[Peter Parker]

As a comedy head, give the deets and stop acting like a wombat's uncle OP. I'm trying to get a chuckle.

I don’t need you nikkas harassing her sensitive ass and making this shyt worse

 

[Neuromancer]

Does she listen to comedy records or watch tapes? She can probably get her jokes up. Maybe write for her.