# Driving with a spouse in the car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-with-a-spouse-in-the-car/6799>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 3, 2007, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-with-a-spouse-in-the-car/6799 "2007-11-03T21:33:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![T\_DLIEB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@T\_DLIEB](https://community.cartalk.com/u/T_DLIEB)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2007, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-with-a-spouse-in-the-car/6799/1 "2007-11-03T21:33:33Z")

</div>

Why do I become an overanxious driver when my husband rides with me? I drive like an in-control competent driver until my husband accompanies me. Then I become overly aggressive and try to demonstrate how great a driver I am. It leads to many  
  
 bad moves… ugh…

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-with-a-spouse-in-the-car/6799/2 "2007-11-03T22:16:12Z")

</div>

Try driving with two spouses in the car!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![rettoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8c91f0/32.png) [@rettoc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rettoc)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-with-a-spouse-in-the-car/6799/3 "2007-11-03T22:23:48Z")

</div>

Sounds to me like he has a habit of making non-verbal critical ‘comments’ anytime he is not in control or in the driver’s seat. Work on becoming more assertive with him in other areas of your life and marriage and I bet you will become more confident when it is your turn to be in the driver’s seat. Just my opinion.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-with-a-spouse-in-the-car/6799/4 "2007-11-03T23:51:11Z")

</div>

We don’t know anything about you. How can we answer that question?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![dieselisbest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@dieselisbest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dieselisbest)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-with-a-spouse-in-the-car/6799/5 "2007-11-04T01:49:53Z")

</div>

Who are you really trying to impress? Why are you so easily intimidated? When you drive you are the captain of the vehicle. Relax!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-with-a-spouse-in-the-car/6799/6 "2007-11-04T03:30:40Z")

</div>

It is difficult to be a passenger and you recognize that he’s uncomfortable. Drive like you know how. You want to have a mind bending experience? Pretend that your spouse is driving all the other cars on the road! Sometimes I do that and it stops my road faults. Don’t do it for too long. Just remembering that you did it, will change some of your thinking.