Aw, I only get to pick one? Okay, I guess I'd go with the retractable spines they shoot out when startled. I hate that.
Now, if we're limiting the conversation to REAL things, then I'll reach deep into my hackneyed comedy bag and whip out the fact that women often expect you to know what they're thinking. Yes, it's one of the oldest observations ever made about women. In fact, I believe one of the earliest cave paintings discovered was of a woman berating a man for the inaccuracy of his "mind pictures." But dash it all, it's true.
I don't know how many fights with my wife have started with her being upset or disappointed that I didn't fulfill some request she expected me to pick up on. She'll be throwing out signals and implying need and all, and here I am like a moron LIVING MY LIFE. You can see how I'm in the wrong.
But to be fair, this is my least favorite thing about men, too. I do it all the time, albeit less gracefully. My bit is to pick something I know she doesn't have time to do, and isn't really important, then become obsessed with why she isn't doing it. There's a dish in the sink she's let sit there for a week, and I'm not bringing it up, but if she doesn't clean it soon, I think I'll have an anyeurism.
Of course, I could tell her about it, but then she wouldn't be "putting enough into the relationship." "Enough" being psychic powers.
I think we all want a lover who is so connected to us that they can follow the subtle nuances of our feelings and respond appropriately. We want infinite patience and understanding, and most people are AWFUL at providing that. That we expect it of each other is hilarious, and a living testament to the power of love, or at least the part of love that is a bottomless well of self-pitying need (ie, the best part).
Aw, dang, I do that all the time. For example, if I cook for someone and they don't offer to help with the dishes, I become FURIOUS and resolve never to feed them ever again. Without telling them, of course, because gosh that would just be so rude. :/
So... this is your least favorite thing about the human race in general? Or maybe just "least favorite thing about otherwise healthy relationships". (Unhealthy relationships, or people on an individual basis, can have a whole host of more annoying/upsetting/terrifying things wrong with them.)
Women have been conditioned by the rom-com industry (don't get me started on rom-coms) to think that when they meet THE ONE, he will just *know* exactly when and why they are sad and how to cheer them up, all while an appropriately upbeat soundtrack plays in the background.
Oh, certainly there are worse problems being had out there in relationships. This is just the thing I most notice EVERYONE seeming to have a problem with. It seems pretty universal and damaging..."least favorite thing" is kind of a broad topic.
But yeah, hitting is less of a favorite of mine, as are any number of other activities.
HEY SWAIM,HOW BOUT GETN YO CAVE MAN ASS IN THERE & WASH THAT DAMN DISH!!!! I would gut my husband like a fish after all I do for him! Meanwhile my least fav thing about men is their sense of entitlement. Yea,like when dinners ready when he gets home & still hot nomatter how late he got home or how hard i worked that day.& like maybe the magical underware fairy came & replace his old hole filled undies & socks with comfy new ones,& how he forgets his own moms birthday by the time he remembers its too late but his awesome wife mailed her gift off two days befor her birthday so it got there on time.Not to mention my skill of working an 80hr week while still making sure his house is a home,his fortress if you will.I know a man could never out give a woman because its our jobs to nurture & most of us take it seriously,but it would be nice to see you attempt sometimes.
Oh no you didn't.
My wife's in med school, and I work at home. Guess what that means? I do all the cooking, all the cleaning, and all the shopping. My wife helps when she can, but the fact is she's so busy there's just no way for her to pitch in a ton around the house, and I'm happy to do it for us. Most of the time. Every once in a while (okay, too often) I'll get fed up with toilet-scrubbing duty and pick something I WANT her to do, to prove to me that I didn't marry someone incapable of washing a dish. It's unreasonable, and I always expect her to magically know all the hopes and symbolism I've invested into this one dish.
BUT, the fact remains, I'm essentially a house husband, so I don't need accusations of sexism thank you very much. If anything, your assumption that the woman in our relationship does the household chores belies an inherent taking for granted of traditional patriarchal gender roles. BOOYAH!
I guess by now you're fully aware that I'm a bit of a big mouth who talks waay too fast without knowing all the facts.......my bad.teehee BUT WAIT A MINUTE!!! Its all your fault for letn me carry on like I did so how dare you??!! MEN!geesh.
Dude, if the guy's such a dick just be single already....sheesh!
& who said my hubbs was a dick?I didnt! I was merely pointing out how awesome I AM! & how lovingly unaware he can sometimes be.But just like Swain I'm happy to be my hubbys go to gal & still manage to keep a manicure in tact.I was merely pointing out to Swain(b4 realizing i didnt have to) the little things we do for the better of them making the tiny things they dont like be apart of the "not sweating the small stuff" pile.
I did that often w my Ex and it ended up building resentment so in my current relationship, I focus on communicating my needs and expectations. It's really not fair to be upset or ffault a guy if he doesnt even know why you are upset. People are not mind readers and communicating is such a key problem area for couples,. Now I find I am much more fulfilled and happy.
so i really like this answer........ Ok well i have asked many questions but it seams like none of them are being answered?? or it could be i just dont know how to check if they are answered or not, could i get some help here please :)
Go to your profile by clicking on your icon, click on "questions asked," and then it'll show you if your questions were answered. So far, none of them have been. :c However, they seem to have a loottt of questions in their backlog, so maybe it'll just take a while. :)
I'm not sure why, but my favorite line in this entire post was "dash it all." XD
I'm a woman but I can't stand when I hear the ladies at the office moaning and degrading their husbands. I know thats how women bond and its' a social thing but wouldn't it serve them better to communicate with their actual husbands ? If they would communicate, maybe their needs would be met more. And I think its such a negative thing to degrade your own husband, it shows disrespect for your relationship.
What a brilliant answer Swaim. This made me realize that I am guilty of doing this, and so is my hubby. Very funny though..
I've been married almost 10 years now, and my husband can actually read my mind.. Its actually annoying. Thats probably because it doesn't work on the useful stuff, like the fact I get annoyed that he never puts his dishes in the dishwasher, EVER, and does work when there's something bothering me I DON'T want to talk about..
I'm a housespouse, and I totally get what you're saying Swaim.. I don't mind being the person who does all the cooking, and 90% of the cleaning.. But the other night I got all pissy cuz he just put his cup in the sink AGAIN, instead of putting in the dishwasher...
My other half is TEH AWESOMEZ - he is a very busy and important lawyer type, brings in most of our household cash yet still does most of the crappy domestic stuff, mostly because I can't be bothered to. In my defence, I DO do most of the 'technical' stuff, such as DIY, insurance, pensions etc, so as not to tax his fluffy little brain. ;)
B*gger this gender nonsense - we have found (as a 'heteronormative' couple, bleagh) a balance that suits us - I don't like cooking, he does; I am good at hammering things and making electricity work, he is not. Biology is a predetermined fact, gender is a societal construct. Also, Swaim is my fella's boycrush and I am happy to agree with him on this. ;)
There are, however, a number of things which, I have realised in the past 30 years or so, are embedded deep in the male psyche:
1. Boys leave cupboard doors open. This is annoying and potentially painful, especially when you bang your head off the corner of the kitchen unit.
2. Boys leave their shoes EVERYWHERE. Particularly in odd places where you can trip over them, such as the end of the bed or the corner of the hall (why? For the love of Dog, WHY? Put them in the bloody cupboard - the door's open!)
3. Boys do not not recognise when bins are full and must be taken out. This is annoying and also a potential source of food posioning.
None of these things are potentitally life threatening (apart from maybe no 3) and, as such, can be tolerated and, indeed, corrected, to a certain extent. Any element of male behaviour which seems deviant to female eyes is undoubtedly mirrored by female behaviour which appears to be similarly deviant (for example, women's apparent dislike of rinsing out showers and baths) and can also be corrected and/or tolerated.
As such - men are OKAY. Women are OKAY. In many cases, each are wonderful. In others, each are loathsome. Can we leave it at that?
PS - Swaim, I *heart* you. And not just because my boy does too. I have a mind of my own, honestly.
Obviously, I meant to write 'potentially' instead of 'potenitally'. Or did I? Christ, I don't even know now. Damn you, insomnia, and your enforced tenuous grasp on spelling, grammar and syntax. Sometimes being an at home, all-the-sweeties-you-can-eat-for-jokes writer is not enough in order to escape the spelling/syntax vultures. I despair.
How they are fickle minded about everything.
How they lack honour.
How they are have this inflated sense of entitlement.
How they use their looks to get what they want and think nothing of it.
Hmmmmmmmmm ... technically, all of the aforementioned flaws could also (and for some, quite easily) be entered under the "Cons" column on the "Women's Least Favorite Things About Men List".
Bitter much, Garry?
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