WifeMood Users Want To Know How It Started!

Some users of WifeMood think it’s ingenious and don’t care how it started, but some ask “How did WifeMood start?” We’ve been asked enough times that we thought it would be a good idea to put something on the site.

It all started years ago when I noticed that my wife always got headaches at the same time in her cycle, every cycle. They came on a couple days before her period would start. These aren’t just average run of the mill headaches, these are Ibuprofen-proof, nasty headaches. It didn’t matter what she took the headache would not go away. To her credit, she never let them slow her down, but I could tell she was miserable on the inside because of the discomfort.

Tracking and predicting started with headaches first.

After 1 to 2 months a pattern will develop. And then... You can use it to your advantage.

I felt really bad for her when she would get these, and she would just shrug them off and say they are “hormonal headaches, it will go away in a day or two.” Sure enough, they did go away. Then approximately a month later they would happen again. So I started charting her headaches, without her knowing. I charted them against when her Period would start. Amazingly there was a connection between the Day of her Cycle (meaning how many days it had been since her Last Period Start date) and her headaches. After charting this information for a couple months, I knew when she was going to get her headaches before they even happened. Unfortunately there was nothing she could do about the headaches. But for me, I learned a lot and started to wonder what else could be learned.

Becoming a Better Husband (and Getting Laid More Often)

Right away, keeping track of her headaches made me a better husband and helped our relationship. I would plan on taking the kids to the park or somewhere during those days, because of her headaches. This was just the tip of the iceberg. I started to wonder what else I could learn. Think about it, we all know about PMS and that happens at the same time every cycle. I also knew these headaches happen at the same time. Common sense took over and I started to think there was really something to be learned from this tracking and predicting process using her monthly cycle as the guide.

So I started tracking more behaviors, including her sex drive. I charted every day and I looked for the connection between the Day of her Cycle and her behavior. It didn’t take long. I charted for one cycle (about one month) and then it was amazing what happened. Her 2nd cycle started and when I went to make notes about her behavior, I realized she was repeating what had happened the original month. Day #1 was just like Day #1 of the previous cycle. Day #2 was just like Day #2, and so on.

I felt thrilled, victorious, and a little empowered. I continued tracking this in my own simple spreadsheet for months, while enjoying my new knowledge. Then something happened and I realized that I needed to make this public.

For the rest of the story. Read about the: WifeMood Creation.