My boyfriend drives like a manic. 80% of the time we are not even in a hurry.

[Anonymous]

I hate the way my boyfriend drives. He always drives like we are in a hurry. 80% of the time I feel like we are going to get into an accident. He always thinks it's the OTHER person's fault but it's him most of the time. He makes me nervous when he text and drive all crazy. I've told him that I love our life and I don't want to die because of his driving. A lot of times I get out of his car and I thank God. I've tried talking to him many different ways about his driving and he thinks nothing of it. How can I talk to him in a way that he understands? PLEASE HELP!

[journeyman1126]

Chop him in the throat, disabling his thyroid, and reducing the amount of hormone flowing through his system. Or drain his testicles of all testosterone multiple times a day.

When I was a kid a friend of mine put a rubber band around a dog's balls to neuter him. I don't know if it worked or not. I just remember picking on him for being so twisted and for touching balls.

Your man has his identity tied in with speed and all things macho. He's going to react strongly if you challenge that by calling him an over-compensating sissy who has to act like he's Tom Cruise all the time. Make sure to include the Tom Cruise reference. Ask him if he needs to buy a sports car now, to really prove he's a man and has a big penis.

I'm just saying all this because I used to drive like that, and no one ever tried that approach on me. It is the conclusion I've come to, though. From Camaros to crotch rockets, I had to be faster and cooler, to demonstrate my alpha male status.

Now I can ride an old cruiser, and drive a sedan, slowly. I still feel like I'm more of a man than everyone else, because I bought a ruler. Just kidding. I feel like a boss because I possess a superior intellect. Brains beat balls every time.

It's not all about speed, it's about looking twelve seconds ahead, seeing the futility of every other car zipping around like they're driven by crazed idiots. I watch them race from red light to red light, and still get where I'm going with the exact same group of cars that I started out across town with. All anyone else is doing is burning up the atmosphere, destroying the planet before anyone younger can use it.

You can't control traffic. It's a river and all you can do is go with the flow. There are traffic control measures in nearly every community now, and if your man had a brain, he'd know he can coast at the speed limit and catch nearly every green light on his route.

But no, he's got to prove he's got no rubber band around his balls. Vrooooom let's get to the next red light!

What an ignorant p***y. Tell him I called him that.

As for you, you might have control issues. Try looking way down the road, and far around every curve. It will keep you from focusing on hitting cars or flying off the road. When you're coming up to a stop, just turn your head and look at him. That keeps you from putting on the imaginary brakes on the passenger floor, and lowers your blood pressure.

So does chopping him in the thyroid, though. It's your call.

[martyfellow]

I'd tell him that he needs counseiling for this dangeorus behavior, and that if he doesn't get some help that way, you're not going to ever get into the car with him nless YOU are driving. And stick to that.

He knows perfectly well he's out of control, but unless you get tough with him, he'll ignore you and continue to do this until there IS a accident.

It's just like drinking; you have to force people to get help with it sometimes. They aren't strong enough to ask for help themselves.

[JCK6791]

My boyfriend used to tailgate people while he was driving, no matter how fast or slow we were going. After telling him dozens of times, that him doing so, was making me uncomfortable and that I felt my life could be at risk, he still continued to tailgate. I eventually told him I wasn't going to get into the car with him until he started taking driving a little more seriously. I followed through with my word and drove myself around for about 3 weeks. I gave him another try and he hasn't tailgated since. All you can do is drive yourself. Don't get into his car until he drives more safely... It's not worth getting killed over.

[JohnScofield]

QUIT GETTING IN THE CAR WITH HIM. That is going to make a point real fast... it might even mean the end of your relationship, but that is better than one or both of you getting killed or even worse, having to live with the guilt of killing someone innocent,

I am serious. Don't ride with him until he drives properly. You are going to regret it if you keep doing it.

[TheDigitalSaint]

Tell him that you'll consider breaking up with him if he doesn't start driving safer. Tell him that both his life and your life aren't something you play around with lightly and that he's scaring you in a genuine and real way. If he doesn't listen up, then tell him you'll drive yourself in your own car, or you'll drive him in your car, but you won't sit with him behind the wheel unless he calms down and pays attention to what he is doing.

[Jaden69]

LOL this is probably how my friends feel everyday too. Honestly it's something we can't control, speed is just such a thrill and we think we're cool driving fast I guess. But yes, it's very dangerous and you need to get really emotional with him and say that his driving could get both of you in a risky situation one day. Start fake tearing if anything.

[maiez]

tell him to drive slower and if he's too fast punch his nuts lol. just kidding, tell him you won't drive with him unless he drives safer. Or you can reward him/punish, you have a lot of power in a relationship, so you can take away kissing for a week or whatever

[6Paul11]

I drive way differently when other people are in the car. When it is just me, I'm like a NASCAR driver.

[Just2DangNice]

the following sentence

If you start driving slower, and safer, ill give you roadhead

everybody wins

[Mvc123]

It's been said before: DON'T GET IN THE CAR WITH HIM!

[temptationfalls]

Don't get into a car with him.

[Pedrodestructo]

Guuuurl you need to dump yo man b4 he kills you

[Anonymous]

Break up with him and save your own life