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writes:I realized the other day that my significant other, a man I love dearly, sometimes just cannot see the humor in a situation. Perhaps it's a cultural thing, although we have similar educational backgrounds. He seems to emphasize problem-solving thinking, and when I (or another person) makes a joke about themselves or about a situation, he doesn't get it and thinks you don't see the problem.(sometimes i get to the bottom of things with humor).On the other hand, he can be very funny and loves practical jokes and makes me laugh out loud.But I feel hurt when he doesn't get some subtle point.I wonder if any reader or Aunt has been in this situation and what they did to understand or cope???Please help! Reply to this Question
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reader, Danielepew  +, writes (4 July 2011):
 I have a very black humor, the kind people often just doesn't understand, or, conversely, understand but don't find funny. On this basis, I think you have to give up on trying to be like someone else. He's happy with you, so that's great.
I think you'd need to do what Jake & Elwood Blues recommend in "The Blues Brothers": Hold that significant other, squeeze him, signify your love to him...
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