36 Feminine Habits Guys Had No Clue About Until They Started Dating Or Even Got Married
InterviewIt is no secret that despite our similarities, men and women also have quite a few differences. While essentially, we are very much alike, it is how we go about daily tasks that separate us the most, and one can rarely learn about the opposite gender’s habits without being close to someone representing them.
Sharing these revelations is always fun. That’s why when someone asked people online to share what habits of girls they learned only after getting a girlfriend or a wife, netizens were eager to pitch in the answers and join the discussion. Scroll down to see what they said!
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Women have a million black hair ties and also none.
Wily little jerks, they love to fall off of nightstands! I found about a dozen of them under mine the other day.
Then there are the cats that steal them and hide them too.
Load More Replies...Be careful with these things. I had a cat who ate them - and it resulted over time of the accumulation of dozens in his tummy. A $1500 surgery was needed to get them out. We are now meticulous about not leaving them or any kind of rubber band laying around. Our veterinarian told us that rubber-band noshing by cats was not terribly uncommon.
As a man, I have just accepted that we (my wife and I) will be buying these for the rest of eternity.
I believe they grow in the wild! I see them everywhere! On the street, in parking lots, bar, club and restaraunt floors... etc. They're breeding fast!
I like with 5 girls, we have hundreds of scrunchies... I find them everywhere!
Have cleared out thousands, from my wife and daughter, from the washing machine pump over the last 20 years. Could I put them on ebay or Vinted? ))
When they tell you about a problem, they don’t want a logical solution, they want emotional support.
It depends. If I say "Someone at work was mean to me", I want emotional support. If I say "I just drove the car into the neighbor's swimming pool", I want a logical solution.
Try saying " before you start are you looking to brainstorm solutions or just vent" it'll save you a ton of fighting.
Yes yes yes. I wish I'd been able to explain this to a former friend.
Load More Replies...As a woman with autism, I have to say that men are not the only people to struggle with this. My mother and female friends have had to learn not to tell me things unless they're looking for a fix, help, or a potential solution because the idea of complaining just to complain doesn't work in my mind.
I'd say this varies and typically lead with what I'm wanting in that moment "Ugh ok look I just need to vent a moment...." Or "Does this make sense to you?....." Something to help whoever is on the receiving end communicate with me how I need in that moment. Especially if I'm low on patience lol
I'm the same way. I try to practice not giving advice unless it's asked. Sometimes I do offer advice by saying, "I have a suggestion if you want to hear it." Then it's up to them if they want to hear it or not.
Their girlfriends are for long and meandering stories with no point, and that don't need a solution.. Men are for logical solutions.
How tricky it is to find a well-fitting bra, and how darn expensive they are.
Not to mention just how poor your selection is if you're not a typical size...
what is a none typical size. Like really big or one is way bigger than the other?
Load More Replies...You couldn’t be more right. Manufacturers work on the assumption that larger bra sizes mean wider underwires. My bra size doesn’t take into account that I need more bra at the back than at the front so the underwires are always digging into my armpits. Horrible.
I had to stop using underwire bras entirely. They're just too painful. I'll take the slightly-less-support of something like the MINDD-brand bras if it means I have to endure a bit less pain XD
Load More Replies...38K - really me - no fake. Stopped wearing bras 3 years ago and let gravity win. Ahhhhhhh! Don't care what anyone thinks.
WTF is that photo?? I presume someone wasn't hopelessly behind in their washing
"During our trip through New Zealand we found this sweet spot. All the bras are from visitors. This is a social campaign from the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation near Queenstown. They collect some money with a little box for donations. Greet opportunity to finance a little bit for the research to fight against breast cancer." - from the description on the stock photo :)
Load More Replies...This is so true- I literally had to get one MADE for me- $400 later and it's comfy but ugly- I'll take comfy though lol
Many of us want to be individuals, yet we all do some things similarly. Some of those things apply to humans in general, while others might be more relevant for a specific gender, but it would be really challenging to find anyone who is absolutely and completely different from everyone else. And learning these things is almost always fun.
It may appear that this topic was first and foremost targeted at men. After all, women should be aware of their own habits already, right? But one can’t really be sure if some habit they have is widespread or rather unusual if they don’t get to compare it.
She takes her bra off at the end of the day the same way I take my belt off my jeans when I get home. With the force of a thousand suns and a sigh of relief.
Try wearing a bra for 12 hours straight some time, even if you don't have breasts. Even without the flesh grapefruits to restrain, you're still wearing a 3-point harness all day long!
My wife doesn't. She doesn't like walking around without the support. She even sleeps with a bra (non wire)
Load More Replies...I love wearing mine but I know of my friends who have heavier organic milkbags that they love to take it off as soon as they can.
I am one who has to wear a bra because I'm on the larger size and I wouldn't go anywhere without a bra on- when you have the right fit it is more comfortable to wear it than not.
Load More Replies...I think it depends on breast size, bra fit and general sensivity (not sure if it's the right word, but I'm thinking how some people can handle shirt tags and others need to cut them out as they are too scratchy)
A friend of mine called a bra a “boob prison” once and I laughed so hard 🤣🤣🤣
The solution is to get a job where you work from home. ;) I almost never wear a bra unless I need to leave the house. My coworkers only see me from the shoulders up so they have no idea I'm braless.
I got my first elastic belt years ago and will never go back to leather.
Me neither. I have a few sensory issues but this isn't one of them. I literally don't mind one way or another. Unless it's hot, in which case I favour a bra so I don't get even more underboob sweat...
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They dont use a 4 in 1 shampoo, body wash, tooth paste and dog shampoo blend.
I use Irish Springs 5-in-1 and it is great. They use 20 different bottles that each cost 10 times as much! And I pay those bills without complaint because I made that mistake when I was younger.
The squeezing and plucking thing, as in the compulsive need to squeeze black heads and tweeze rogue hairs.
Sometimes, she will be scratching my back or scalp and I think hey this is wonderful, I wonder what I did to deserve this and then seemingly out of no where I feel like I've fell victim to the attack of 1000 fire ants.
It doesn't stop there, she watches videos of popping and squeezing blackheads on her phone as if the assault on my back, chest, face and arms wasn't enough to feed her sick lust for squeezing, plucking and torture of my tormented body.
Same! I always make sure to murder my "bruja hairs" as SOON as I feel them on my chin! I don't pop other peoples' blackheads (ew?) but yes, I'll squoze my own as soon as I notice em.
Load More Replies...That is a very specific breed of lady, definitely not all of us. I will absolutely not pop anyone else's stuff unless they beg me out of desperation.
Don't ever start to peel after a sunburn around women. They'll try to shed you like a snake!
As Bored Panda found out when we reached out to the OP, u/PerceptionMain7258, they were just as curious about these things as everyone else has been, at least at some point in their lives. The poster was very surprised by the amount of attention their post received, as they definitely did not expect it to be so successful, but they were more than glad that it turned out the way it did.
The OP revealed that they’re currently a high school student. They have only had one relationship in the past and are currently single. While there is nothing at all unusual about their situation, their natural curiosity drove them to look for an edge that could be useful in preparing them for what’s yet to come. “I made the post because I wanted to know some decent things for the future,” shared the author, revealing their inspiration for the question.
When you first start dating a woman and you are living in separate spaces: Taking off her bra means sexy time.
When you live with said woman: she just never wears a bra at home.
Well, I'm a woman and I don't understand. Am I the only woman blessed with perfectly fitted bra?
Load More Replies...C cup here. I am very comfy wearing a bra a whole day. Once adjusted, it fits like a glove and I forget about it being on me.
Depends on their size. Girls with massive boobs often find not wearing them to be more uncomfortable. Source: an ex with F cups.
I'm a H cup. I find both wearing or not wearing one uncomfortable in different ways. I just swap back and forth between discomforts
Load More Replies...Not the case for all women- it is more uncomfortable for me to wear a bra, I only take it off for bed
Women wear bras for necessity, we don't actually like them. So the moment we get home off it goes.
Common areas which can be seen by guests: SPOTLESS
Their personal space that closes that cannot be seen by guests: F*****G DISASTER.
Clutter gives me anxiety. Once I'm done with something, it gets put in its spot.
Cleaning gives me anxiety XD I guess it takes all kinds!
Load More Replies...I don't have a problem with this. I kinda feel like if you have a personal room it is just that, YOUR room. If you like it messy then that's your prerogative. Not rotting food scraps and bottles of urine on the floor messy, but untidy messy. Just respect the shared space and keep it clean.
My personal space is kept neat and organized because it's the only spot in the house that isn't used by anyone but me.
**Belief:** Women are tidy, organized, and keep everything clean.
This belief was implanted in my head because whenever I was invited to a girlfriend's home, it was always immaculate, and she fussed over every detail.
**Married:** She's my beautiful ADHAD disaster. Everything is everywhere and nowhere all at once, and can never find that thing that she just had her hand a few moments ago, but that's ok because she just found a shiny state quarter in the laundry and is now looking up it's potential collector's value on Google.
### Update:
Hindsight 20-20; thinking back when we were dating and all the times her home was reorganized perfectly before inviting me over to (reorganize her) perfectly, is nothing short of an astonishing amount of sheer will and determination.
I should thank her for her hard work and dedication, then apologize for not noticing it sooner. I owe her a romantic dinner and a day at the spa.
I love my beautiful disaster.
OMG. This is me. People keep telling me I should get checked for ADHAD or something similar.
Can confirm. ADHD-I and one of the coping mechanisms I've never been able to develop despite years of therapy is tidiness.
Load More Replies...We have all heard the saying, “Opposites attract.” Seeing all these habits of women listed in this thread, it might at first appear as true, at least for men. After all, you’ll rarely find a guy who, among other things, owns lots of hair ties that are accidentally hidden around the house or who spends a lot of time doing fancy makeup.
However, the further we investigate, all these differences can start looking rather small when observing the big picture because, as Ian Sample of The Guardian wrote, people tend to choose quite similar partners with whom to build their lives.
They need so much stuff just to sleep. That special pillow, a fan, sub arctic temperatures, and a huge blanket.
I just need to stop moving for about 5 minutes.
I get some people have different internal thermostats. Some people still feel cold in warm weather or vice versa. That's fine. What bugs me are people who complain that it's too cold, but will leave windows open and have a fan, or worse airconditioning on, all while wearing shorts and a tank top.
I don't know what this guy is talking about; I just need the room to be refrigerator cold, my four head and shoulder pillows, my body pillow situated just right, to tuck the three (maybe four) blankets under my chin, turn on the podcast and white noise and then I'm out in like five minutes.
Not unless the door is open exactly 9 inches, the LED on the computer speaker is off, and the rest of the house it lit up as bright as a sunny day.
Load More Replies...Yeah, you just described my husband, the pickiest sleeper I've ever known. Me on the other hand, can fall asleep ANYWHERE, in mere minutes. Fell asleep in a tree a few times, on a nice warm rock by a river, in a snow bank on a sunny day, every night on the couch watching the news on TV, it's a running joke that I have some form of narcolepsy??? But he's just insanely jealous I think ;)
I run hot, my wife runs cold. I also love the comfort of a heavy blanket/quilt, but I get too warm underneath blankets, but can't sleep if I don't have a sheet or blanket covering me. So we have two fans going ( I take a fan to the hotel also even if the room has AC) and until recently kept a window open most of the winter. As I have aged, I lost some body heat, and now we close the window during the winter. If I turn on the heater in the bedroom, my wife knows I'm sick, but we still have a fan going. I sleep in my underclothes year round.
During summer I slept with one quilt on the bed, sometimes two. My wife needed the ceiling fan going all night. Separate bedrooms was the only answer
I like to be warm and Cosy, my hubby's the one who likes it cold. I usually have the blankets wrapped around me like a human burrito. My husband says he's jealous because I fall asleep fast, and he has a harder time doing so.
I just need a decent pillow an open window and two dogs on either side to rest my arms on. And of course cuddles.
They shed hair like cats.
You do that whether you have long hair or not. It's just more obvious with long hair!
And sometimes as a guy, you will find her hair in your butt and have no idea how it got there.
My wife pulls on the toilet paper like she's trying to start a lawn mower.
The DMZ between the two sides is only about half an inch, can you blame us for being thorough?
The post was funny but your comment made me snort laugh
Load More Replies...Attack from three fronts down there. Lucky guys give the little fellow a shake, use a few sheets for the other and done. Just think of all the stuff women need to keep clean and separate. We don't double/triple purpose one handful.
"Women hold up half the sky. And use up two-thirds of the toilet paper." -Graffiti I spotted in 1976
A recent study found that among the partners analyzed, over 80% of their traits were quite alike, ranging from things like political views to the use of substances or even the age at which they started engaging in sexual activities.
Moreover, only 3% of those traits were significantly different, but there was nothing out of the ordinary, like differences in height, weight, medical problems, and even some personality traits, like extroverts pairing up with introverts.
Blankets. Blankets. and MOAR BLANKETS.
I’m the other way. I love a nice blanket but for my arms. Can’t stand having warm feet.
Load More Replies...The blankets I understand. It's the twelve pillows on the bed and seven on the couch that puzzles me.
I use 5 blankets year round...I was weighted blankets before it was cool! Love to burrow in! People ask how I can do that in the summer...just adjust a/c...lol..
It's a comfort thing. I'm similar as I must have at least 1 comforter at all times to snuggle in or I can't sleep. At night I turn into a human burrito.
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Anything that comes in a mini size is called cute.
Mini bullet = cute
Mini Machete = cute
Doesn’t matter what it is as long as it’s mini.
How much time and effort they spend curating style. The reason they call “shopping” a whole hobby is bc half the time they aren’t even buying anything. They’re spending hours just browsing (online or at a store) just concocting aesthetics in their heads and brainstorming new looks or ideas.
Meanwhile I’ve been wearing the same 8 shirts and 8 pairs of pants for the last ten years.
I think I must be a man then. I absolutely detest shopping and always have. I can't stand shopping centres with the noise and competing music and crowds and smells. I have to psyche myself up to go in a big shop when I actually need to buy something and it can take a few weeks and several false starts!
I've recently discovered "fashion" and have had a lot of fun putting together outfits to look good. Most people where I live dress like they pulled the least dirty clothes off the pile on the floor and put them on in the dark, so with just a tad of effort, I feel like I really stand out. Plus when I make that extra effort, my whole day just feels and flows better. Use main character syndrome to your advantage! <3
I have socks that are fifty years old and still have a lot of wear in them.
I'm a guy and I'm in-between. I have my own style, and aesthetic, but I don't have the patience to browse and shop for hours and definitely not to try on a bunch of things. I go into one or two stores at the mall, look for what I like, pick three or four things, try them on, buy however many of those fit me, hallelujah, we're done for the day.
I hate shopping. or going anywhere in public. it's always crowded, you have to try stuff on, and it's so dirty. I'd rather spend all day in nature. not shopping.
My year 'round attire is blue jeans and a tee shirt. It's also all I own. I have no dress clothes whatsoever.
In the end, no two humans are ever the same, regardless of our age, gender, or anything else. Even though, when it comes to choosing a partner, we will still most likely go with someone who is not so different after all, we all still have our differences. That’s what makes getting to know others interesting, whether it be in person or online.
What did you think about these habits? Is there anything you’d add to this list? Tell us all about it in the comments below!
First time I moved in with a partner I certainly wasn't ready for the transformation my bathroom counter was about to go through.
As a woman, my counters in the bathrooms are super clean. I have soap and hand lotion. The rest is kept in drawers and cupboards. My husband also keeps them clean.
I'm single and still have a clutter free bathroom vanity.
Load More Replies...I hate the counter clutter so much, I don't know how people live like that.
A bit of a rude awakening for some, just how much goes into "looking like a proper woman" these days.
Yeahhh, our bathroom vanity doesn't look like this, I'd lose my mind if it did, and has always been neat, clean, and tidy.
My hubby continuously leaves stuff on the originally clear sink counters. And it just keeps growing! Eventually I use the bathroom in the middle of the night and knock a bunch of stuff all over the place trying to wash my hands, scaring him awake. Brief argument and the next day he completely clears and cleans the sink. So the cycle begins again.
They always need to feel warm.
Before they were teens, when my daughter was cold, she'd go sleep with one of her brothers. They both run like a furnace.
Definitely depends on the person - if I have a blanket on all night I swelter.
Load More Replies...There is no such thing as "too warm" 🤭
Load More Replies...Until we reach a certain age and start to naturally be as hot as the fires in Hell. ;)
Or is this because office thermostats are set at the comfortable level for men? 🤷🏻♀️
Nope, nope, nope. I am forever too hot. I used to be 300+ lbs and when I got a gastric bypass I was all excited, figuring I'd trade the warm in the winter for cool in the summer. No, I am almost always too hot, only to get cold for two seconds, just long enough that I bundle up so I can sweat moments after.
They put their hair that comes out on their hands when in the shower on the wall and sometimes forget to throw it away afterwards.
I have done this. It’s no different to a man shaving and not rinsing the sink afterwards.
I always rinse the sink. And I clean up the hair of 5 girls that don't clean up after themselves...
Load More Replies...It goes on the wall to avoid it all going down the drain. I always swish it off the wall, ball it up and toss it out onto the floor mat. I USUALLY remember to throw them out when I finish my shower, but sometimes they stay there till the next day. My partner calls them my hair spiders. Sometimes if my partner is outside of the shower I throw them out at him and shout "hair spiders ATTACK!"
I'd never seen this until we had a teenager and it's beyond gross. Had to threaten to take it off and leave it on her pillow before she stopped.
I did that until I got a Shower Cat from Amazon. It's not a real cat. ;) Just a thing you stick on the wall to hold the hair that falls out in the shower. Highly recommend!
Same. I take it off once it's dry, but wet slimy hair that's not attached to my head just squicks me out.
Load More Replies...We call those things hair bats after the time a friend saw what he thought was a wad of hair on the floor of his shower, but it was actually a brown bat that got in somehow.
They can be fascinated by a piece of cheese.
Why on earth would someone downvote you for expressing a craving for cheese. Honestly people...
Load More Replies...You may fascinate a woman by giving her a piece "of cheese" - Kathryn Paulsen For the unaware. But yes it is very true for me.
SCALDING HOT SHOWERS.
Ewww no thanks I prefer nearly frozen water to shower in whereas my hubby acts like he is a demon that escaped hells fire lakes 🤣 we rarely shower together bc either I freeze him or he makes me go into a major hot flash 🤣
Its preferable to the icy hand of death straight to the chest that is a cold shower!
Women are halfway to being cold blooded, showers let us feel warmth.
yeah, I love showers where the water is the warmest it can be. because when I first wake up in the morning I'm always freezing cold.
Ever notice how women wash dishes in scaldingly hot water and blame their red skin on the brand of detergent.
Just a cute little show I noticed after we were married. My wife holds her breath when she applies mascara.
The last thing you want is to suddenly have your position shift even slightly when handling a little wand covered in semi-toxic dust mere millimeters from your eye!
We must open our mouths, refrain from breathing, and lean in towards the mirror with our head slightly tilted upwards. If you skip any of these steps, your mascara will look like you used a raccoon's Pinterest for inspiration.
Must open mouth...I've tried without the open mouth. It can't be done (Yes it can, but my brain can't quite get it!).
Having panties specific for periods.
Bloodstains are not an "in" fashion, see. And you can't always predict the timing or intensity of the flow to ensure that there's always a pad/tampon at the ready! Better to have a pair destined for discharge than to risk it with a nice pair.
Literally explained this to my hubby just this morning
Load More Replies...I envy younger menstruators today: period underwear was not a mass-market product available in 2004, refashioned/repackaged diaphragms as 'menstrual cups' wouldn't hit mass-market till the 2010s, ditto for reusable pads, and all we had the handy hoodie-around-the-waist when nature showed up like pushy missionaries interrupting Saturday morning cartoons.
2004?? I’ve had periods since 1989! They have no idea, and even then I was assured by my mom that I didn’t have to deal with menstrual belts…
Load More Replies...I don't, I just own all black ones and track my period so I don't get a "sneak attack"
I only wear "period panties" because they are big enough for a pad. Luckily mine starts out slow before the horror show so I didn't really have an issue there. Then if I leak, I spit on it, gross but effective. Saliva breaks up blood stains, Rinse in cold water and no stained panties. (Edit:.cold not child water)
My ugly panties are for that one week, then my cute ones for the rest on the month.
Just got married and surprised with....
How messy she is but clean - takes showers every day
How everyday she makes coffee with 80% creamer only to drink 1/3 of it and forget about it
How often she gets close to dying with small accidents like bumping her head or knee or stuff like that
How often she farts
HOW MESSY HER MAKEUP AREA IS. My garage with tons of tools and stuff is so neatly organized. Like how???
How she is a wreckless speed demon w her 2010 toyota rav4 playing songs she knows 100% of the lyrics to
Yup, but still love her for her. Wouldn't change it...well, besides the driving habits, we're working on that.
Did this guy only meet his wife 2 months before marrying her? Or is it the guy from Sister Wives and he’s describing 5 of them?
Is taking showers every day a 'clean person' thing? I feel like that's not unusual for all genders?
I swear this post just described my sister driving Mach 30 in her Rav4.
she is a wreckless speed demon - At least there are no dents in the car, if she is wreckless. But, reckless, look out.
Same, I thought my husband might have written this
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I always thought, " I can't that night, I'm washing my hair" was a really lazy excuse some women used to get out of unimportant things (by the way, I think the media is partially to blame about this because the trope does seem to imply it's an excuse a la 'the dog ate my homework'). But after living with my wife, I realize that "washing my hair" is truly close to a 2 hour+ event that needs to be scheduled around for some. Although the hair washing and drying is long enough, "washing my hair" also means running through a full beauty routine - for my wife at least.
I grew up with women in my family, but their schedule didn't impact mine often, so I guess I never paid attention to the length of their routine.
I'm not like this at all but this one is funny. The last time I heard someone saying "I'm washing my hair tonight" was to push back on a colleague who wanted her to go out with him.
My grandmother said if I didn't want to go out with a chap I should tell him I was washing my hair that night.
Load More Replies...“Washing my hair” = washing, conditioning, drying and styling my hair; plucking and/or shaving everything, exfoliating, taking a long hot shower, doing a face mask and a Crest Whitestrip, full mani & pedi and probably other things while listening to a podcast. It’s my weekly “me time” and yes it takes 2 hours, and no I won’t cancel it to make other plans. Sorry!
I think this really depends on length and thickness of the hair as well as the effort put into it. As well as other routines that might be baked into the event. And then there is the drying, long thick hair takes forever to dry, especially if you want to air dry it.
I only use shampoo and conditioner but my hair wash routine(including body wash, moisturise etc) takes an hour because conditioner takes a long time to rinse out of my hair
I cut my hair short, never going back to long hair. I'm also lucky to a have a textured straight hair type, so there isn't too much complicated upkeep. Washing my hair takes like 20 minutes max unless I'm treating it to a deep conditioning or similar.
I wash my hair most nights, and my showers are always under 10 minutes. If we still had water restrictions, I could get it back down to 4 minutes!
As a parent the favorite cop out usually involves using your kids as an excuse.
Also, you don't want to wash and style your hair then do something like swimming or sitting by a smoky campfire.
How much work going to bed is, and how sometimes staying up later to avoid it is a reasonable alternative.
Nobody nentioned yet. Clearing up the living room. Clearing up the kitchen, cannot stand to wake up to a dirty kitchen. Clearing up the bedroom, clothes to the wash. Checking tomorrow's weather & choosing & putting out an outfit to wear. But I'm a night owl still buzzing around at night. In the mornings i can't function so need everything done & ready to roll.
I haven't the faintest idea what this is about. Quick wash, pjs, bed with a cuppa, snooze. Done.
Make up, as a little bloke never really saw my Mum putting it on, she’d be up and ready to go to work before I got up. Sure I’d see her do touch ups etc.
First SO I lived with, watching her put it on fascinated me. When she went full in for an event though I lost track of time!
They plan things way more than I do, and much further out as well. I have no clue what tomorrow will bring, but my wife has the next 5+ years of our life together planned out.
yes, many doctors schedule non-emergency appts. out a year in advance...my OBGYNE does...plus, dentist twice a year...if you want to have a nice vacation, you cannot wait until the last minute...holiday travel plans/meals/gifts all have to be planned...you probably thought your mine made all that s**t happen instantly and by magic...it doesn't...a woman is working very hard and planning heind the scenes
It's the total opposite in my house. I'm the methodical planner, and my wife goes through life flying by the seat of her pants.
Coming home from visiting a girlfriend, my wife asked me I it was really true that if you could prove paying higher sales taxes than the government stated amount, you could claim the larger amount. I said yes, and asked if she wanted to start saving sales receipts. She said no.
I feel ya! And for all she plans, it never works out. Mainly because of her! LOL!
This definitely varies. I know people where it's absolutely the opposite. The hubby has plans up to retirement while the missus lives day to day. I also know people where it varies depending on the event. Bloke thinks something is important, it's scheduled, planned and organised perfectly. If its something he's not that interested in but his wife wants to do, then he's like "when did you say we were doing that? I don't remember it". And funnily enough, the same couple it goes the other way too, with the wife being fanatical about something she wants and "forgetting" his stuff.
My girlfriend is a walking ball of nervous anxiety.
Well think of it this way a period lasts about one week, the whole cycle lasts a whole month, our hormones are in constant flux. One week period next week hormones transfer, next week ovulation, week after that hormones change again to prepare for next period. Going through menopause is no better. So from the time we start puberty basically until we die our hormones are constantly changing and flip flopping. (Is it any wonder we get so moody and emotional). (Pregnancy also involves changing hormones and mood swings, just more intense and frequent than usual.) All things considered moody shouldn't be considered that bad.
It's far better to see a properly certified psychiatrist and discuss options unless you're actually a physician yourself. Propranolol is a cardiac medication that can have severe side effects.
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The bathroom drain has to be cleaned daily due to the amount of hair.
Women don’t lose more hair than men. It’s just that often their hair is longer. My daughter and I both have long hair so we do the old put it on the wall thing and we get it in the drain. And we clean both. Can’t say the same for my partner with the sink when he shaves. But that’s why I’m here to remind him.
me shed hair too, you know. My son sheds enough hair for me to make a wig for his bald brother
The wife-unit uses a hair catcher in the drain. Then forgets to take it out. It looks like a hundred spiders having sex. ICK!
That skincare was such a big deal.
I think before I met my wife, I used to just use soap on my face, which almost gave her an aneurysm.
Meanwhile, she is using about 5000 products in the morning and night on her face (snail something was the strangest one).
After 7 years together she managed to get me using cleanser and moisturiser. I still can't tell the difference.
Some women do that, but some are different an will only wash their face in the shower. It depends on which women
I'm closer to the latter. I use bar soap to wash my face in the shower and if I skip a shower, I use a babywipe just to get the old sweat off. However, I'm also not at all talented at the makeup thing so I just don't use it and therefore my skin is pretty okay with just that since there is little outside interference.
Load More Replies...My ex used the bar soap for EVERYTHING. I eventually got him to try shampoo, and he was amazed at the difference.
Mr Auntriarch has only just come to realise that yes, moisturiser does make a difference to how your skin feels. He has his own though
Load More Replies...The damage we have to do with makeup (required for the societies in which we live) necessitates extra care…
Water and flannel followed by moisturiser in the morning and cleanser in the shower followed by vit e serum and a richer moisturiser at night.
I use an all-natural bar soap in the evening and an exfoliation scrub in the shower once a week. Hot flannel on the face for a few minutes in the morning to help the sinuses. My skin's clear and I love to confuse people with the fact that I have zero wrinkles to go with my "unicorn" (white/grey) hair :D
This is as individual as we are. I use hot water to wash my face, then use hand cream to moisturise. That’s my beauty routine. One product to moisturise, no cleanser, toner, etc.
Several years ago, I had a terrible accident and for the first 6 months my husband had to wash me, dress me, brush my teeth, etc. At the time, I had 5 different creams. My husband put his foot down and said he would NOT put 5 different creams on me. I got a bigger jar and poured all 5 in one. Then he creamed me from head to toe with one cream. Everyone was happy. I still wash my face with soap.
She won't drive if there is someone else to drive her.
Me neither. It's going to be my husband or my kids. We always check the backseats when we have a new car to make sure they are comfortable too. To be fair, I do drive when we're going somewhere far and everyone drives, or when my husband needs a driver like after an eye testing or something.
Driving itself makes me anxious. Decades of driving and I can still grip the steering wheel like grim death. If someone else will drive, hallelujah.
Load More Replies...What???? Who are these women? I Loved driving! I went every where at all hours, driving was Awesome 😍
I hate to drive, but I do. I consider it a necessary evil. My late husband loved to drive and was an extremely terrible passenger. He usually drove when we went anywhere together.
My husband nags and corrects so often that driving with him as a passenger is a chore.
Load More Replies...I just hate driving, it's scary. I do it, because I have to, but I hate it and I'm miserable the entire time, and when I'm done, I'm mentally and sometimes physically exhausted. but that's my adhd and other ailments that makes it so
I won't drive if another adult can because if I get talking to my front seat passenger my ADHD kicks in, and I get more focused on the conversation than say... The turn I'm meant to take... Red lights... Yield signs... Speed limits... I am super attentive just on my own, or if no one sits in the front passenger seat. I once had to take my parents to the next city over for a medical emergency. Before I started the car I told my chatterbox mom "My attention is like a spotlight; it shines only on the thing it's pointed at, and everything else fades to the sides. I can either carry a conversation, or get us to our destination in one piece, not both. Please just let me drive " No accidents yet in 16 years driving, and never been pulled over. Knock on wood.
I didn't have a car for the first couple of months when my wife and I were first going out, so she drove us in her car. In the 28 years since then I have always had to do the driving.
I hate driving. it makes me so stressed. ever since I was little I would tell my mom what the speed limit was so that we wouldn't get pulled over. police freak me out. and most of the drive I would be so freaked out that we were gonna crash. that I have had multiple panic attacks. so my husband normally drives. so that I don't have a panic attack and crash the car.
The "everything" shower.
Maybe they're referring to going into the bathroom to shower, but also shaving legs, doing nails, doing makeup, maybe reading a book and working on the first chapter of their novel... Most guys tend to be in and out of the shower quickly. So the missus disappearing into the bathroom for an hour seems weird.
Load More Replies...yes....rarely happens after having kids...giving your wife the time to do an everything shower is free and will make her love you forever
I had never heard of an 'everything shower' until last week on FB. Lots of women were agreeing with the term. I'm in and out of the shower (which includes washing my hair, and cleaning my teeth ) in around five or six minutes. But then I'm old -ish and have no desire to shave or tweeze, or primp and preen. Clean and fresh does me.
Shampoo, shampoo with another shampoo, conditioner, body wash, exfoliate body, wash everything off, exfoliate face, brush teeth, shave legs and lady parts, clip nails, hair mousse, lotion everywhere, a bit of perfume, and blow dry hair. Boom. The everything shower.
They never finish their drinks, I find most of the time 2 cups of half drunken coffee around the house at multiple times a week till we ran out of coffee cups.
I need those coffees; there is no way I'm going to forget about them somewhere in the house.
Some days I guzzle it down like the nectar of life it is for me but other days, often my days off, I'll leisurely sip & then get busy doing something and forget. Once it's cold, I'm done. I do not enjoy reheated coffee.
Load More Replies...Mom used to have an open soda in every room in the house, because she couldn't remember where she left it.
I always finish my coffee and tea I have in a one-litre thermos jug thingie on my desk so I can just get more when I want a top up. I wouldn't waste hot drinks for the hell of it! It took energy to make them, after all.
They get cold. Or warm. Or they lose their fizz. Or the ice melts. Or the dog licked it..
I need coffee in the morning. or else I'm in a bad mood for the rest of the day. there's no way I'm going to leave it somewhere and forget about it. I'M NOT A MORNING PERSON!
3 foot tall piles of clothes on the ground I’d assume are dirty but apparently they’re not? But at the same time some are dirty? I guess? Idfk.
I bought my husband an elaborate coat rack for exactly this reason. It has plenty of hooks and it's not in the way either; way better than a chair.
It's the dirty-clean pile. It's not clean enough to be put away, but it's clean enough to wear again. It doesn't stink or have anything on it, but it's been worn.
I'm very passionate about this actually. Some clothes I've worn once but aren't dirty, those go on my chair, floor clothes I've worn at least once but they could be clean or dirty (u gotta inspect them first), dresser clothes obviously are fresh and I haven't worn them yet. IT'S A SYSTEM
I just put all my clothes in the basket. If it can be worn again, it's on the top of the pile and it doesn't get soiled by the other clothes
You find make up and hair related s**t all over the place. When you try and clean you don't know where half their s**t goes.
So learn. It’s no different from the kitchen. If you can figure out where the plates go you can figure out where the mascara goes. No rocket science involved.
She should be responsible for putting away her own stuff, don't you think?
Load More Replies...This is why you get one skinny drawer in the bathroom and we get the other nine, plus four shelves in the linen cabinet.
Stuff, so much stuff, and we have to move it **all** every time we move, and when you get rid of stuff, **HERE COMES MORE STUFF**.
My husband is much more of a hoarder than I am. Sports memorabilia, comics, records... Stuff stuff stuff
As long as it is put on shelvesinI a neat way and not being stacked up in boxes on top of each other, fine, if not sounds like he could be headed to being a hoarder.
Load More Replies...I acquire stuff, but I LOVE the purge. Every time we've moved I've beem able to get rid of so much. Every couple years I do a mad cleaning and donate loads of stuff that no one has touched in years. Husband's stuff in the garage? The piles keep getting taller.
My partner hoards computer guts, parts, and cords, and has no mindset for figuring out what is reasonable to discard or give away including no less than five dead monitors, and six empty tower cases. My partner has boxes of flattened Lego boxes stored in boxes as if his huge tubs of childhood Lego would ever get sorted back into their original sets. I purge my stuff every two years because clutter drives me bananas.
what the f**k are you talking about? I'm a person that only keeps nessary stuff. and if it's not nessary then it's decor. and there's not even that much decor. because stuff stresses me the f**k out. my husband isn't like this either. stuff stresses him out too.
STUFF Stack it on stack it on up (STUFF) never gonna ever get enough (STUFF) It's treasure til it's mine then it ain't worth a dime it's STUFF! spreading like weeds dragging me under in an endless sea of STUFF! oh there ain't no end gotta get a bigger place so I can move in more stuff! -Diamond Rio
Sounds likeyoubare becom8ng a hoarder. Be careful.
Load More Replies...For me it's books and crafting stuff. For my late husband, it was kitchen stuff (which I'm still trying to clear out [still finding boxes of it]).
My husband and I live fairly low-impact lives ourselves - we never buy anything new unless we absolutely have to, etc., but the sheer volume of baby clothes to get rid of are creating mountains in the cellar! We need to take them to a flea market or something. Which is something I've been saying for a few years now!
Seems that around half of these are just to do with long hair and could equally apply to men. In our household it's easy to see which is which, blond (me) vs brunette, and although neither of us leaves hair stuck to the shower wall it does seem to me that whenever I clear the drain/plughole, which is every time I use it, there's also a lot of dark hair stuck down there...
Well, maybe. I have a mixture of salt & pepper hair - my white hairs are almost invisible, my dark hairs are much coarser and easily seen, so maybe your blonde hair is just not visible?
Load More Replies...This isn’t like….not all women do all these things. I don’t need 900 things to help me sleep. I don’t do 99% of this list. I think this is what THESE PARTICULAR WOMEN DO.
Absolutely. According to this, Mr Auntriarch is a woman, but he wasn't last time I checked
Load More Replies...I've come to the conclusion I'm not a woman a lot of these don't apply to me.
I’m come to the conclusion that this is just stereotypical s**t about women and it’s perfectly alright if most of these don’t apply to you. BoredPanda really loves putting people against each other .
Load More Replies..."My wife/girlfriend has a different habit than me, that means that WOMEN in general do this... It couldn't just be a difference between us as 2 individuals, no, it has to be a gender thing." Some of these have nothing to do with being a woman, just with personality and personal habits. I can't stand all the "They...." statements in this article.
Oh this one really got on my wick. I don't even understand what half of them are on about! Bed routines? WTF? Just get into bed, chill, sleep, done. I have never worn makeup, never wasted my time on hair care or skin care and couldn't care less about handbags and shoes. I have much better things to spend my time on. This thread really wound me up 🤦🏻♀️🤣
Ha, I guess I just found my identical twin sister in you!
Load More Replies...hmm. I don't currently have these issues except the tidiness one... she's a mess everywhere.
Seems that around half of these are just to do with long hair and could equally apply to men. In our household it's easy to see which is which, blond (me) vs brunette, and although neither of us leaves hair stuck to the shower wall it does seem to me that whenever I clear the drain/plughole, which is every time I use it, there's also a lot of dark hair stuck down there...
Well, maybe. I have a mixture of salt & pepper hair - my white hairs are almost invisible, my dark hairs are much coarser and easily seen, so maybe your blonde hair is just not visible?
Load More Replies...This isn’t like….not all women do all these things. I don’t need 900 things to help me sleep. I don’t do 99% of this list. I think this is what THESE PARTICULAR WOMEN DO.
Absolutely. According to this, Mr Auntriarch is a woman, but he wasn't last time I checked
Load More Replies...I've come to the conclusion I'm not a woman a lot of these don't apply to me.
I’m come to the conclusion that this is just stereotypical s**t about women and it’s perfectly alright if most of these don’t apply to you. BoredPanda really loves putting people against each other .
Load More Replies..."My wife/girlfriend has a different habit than me, that means that WOMEN in general do this... It couldn't just be a difference between us as 2 individuals, no, it has to be a gender thing." Some of these have nothing to do with being a woman, just with personality and personal habits. I can't stand all the "They...." statements in this article.
Oh this one really got on my wick. I don't even understand what half of them are on about! Bed routines? WTF? Just get into bed, chill, sleep, done. I have never worn makeup, never wasted my time on hair care or skin care and couldn't care less about handbags and shoes. I have much better things to spend my time on. This thread really wound me up 🤦🏻♀️🤣
Ha, I guess I just found my identical twin sister in you!
Load More Replies...hmm. I don't currently have these issues except the tidiness one... she's a mess everywhere.
