DEAR ABBY: My wife doesn't think it's rude to talk -- or "whisper," as she calls it -- during movies. I don't want to see movies with her because of this. She says I don't understand because I am not a woman. I tell her being a woman has nothing to do with it. Talking during movies is just plain rude. We can go for dessert after a movie and discuss it. I'm not sure if you have any words of wisdom for her because she's too busy talking to listen to me. -- SILENT IN OHIO
DEAR SILENT: You and I are not the only ones who feel that when people talk and whisper in a theater, it's rude. Often when I go to films, a short message is posted on the screen before it begins requesting that the audience turn off their electronic devices and refrain from talking while it's running.
Because your wife refuses to keep quiet, have her see movies with a female friend who doesn't mind the distraction -- if she can find one. And as for you, if there's a movie you want to see, either go alone or with a buddy.
P.S. Please warn your wife that she is asking to be yelled at, cursed at or worse if she persists.