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50 Pics Of Men That Personify The Idea Of Weaponized Incompetence (New Pics)
In most relationships, at a certain point it just becomes common sense to move in together. More time shared, lower rent and a sure sign that the relationship is being taken to the next level. However, as many women have learned, often this can mean becoming a truly surrogate mother for a partner who suddenly doesn’t know how to do basic tasks.
We’ve gathered some of the most egregious examples of “weaponized incompetence” shared by women across the world. So get comfortable as you scroll through, prepare to roll your eyes, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below.
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Just Done My Business. *someone* Left This. And Yes, I’m Using This Sub Of 4 Million Users To Personally Call Out My Boyfriend
Sometimes the level of urgency is such that this isn't an option, but if you have a bidet then it's not as awful.
Load More Replies...The good thing about living alone is I always know who's to blame. Then again, I keep the bag of bog rolls within reach of the toilet.
This is why you always have a few extra rolls in the bathroom. Then you can always replace the extra rolls when you use them to replace the main roll.
I'm always forgetting to put a new roll of tp up there. I live alone so I'm usually the only victim of my own non weaponized incompetence lol
Keep a stash in the bathroom near the toilet.
Load More Replies...This Is How My Boyfriend Leaves The Sink After He Shaves
This would make me so mad. Its just plain dirty and lazy to do this
My college roommate did this once. In our shared sink. I didn't waste time letting him know that if I ever crossed a single hair again I would be s******g under his pillow. Then he had the audacity to call ME gross.
Load More Replies...I hate this, but it's not an example of weaponized incompetence so much as WTF?! man behavior. I guarantee he'd do it living alone too.
Can confirm. Friend of mine lives alone and when you enter his bathroom, it's there.
Load More Replies...When I lived with my brother this really annoyed me, though it wasn't this bad.
My ex would brush his teeth and spit out so that it hit the faucet before the sink. There were layers of dried toothpaste spit from months before I met him. When I first saw it I told him, "the painters did a really sloppy job in the bathroom." I was wrong.
Boyfriend Put His Drink On My Brand New Notebook, Yesterday
I know it’s personnal but I love the scratches, stains and wear on a well loved notebook
I do too! I'd give a bit of side eye, but overall I tend to doodle, put stickers on, glue things to the outside of journals because it tells just as much of a "story" as writing in it. To me this would simply become "this is from where my silly partner put his drink on my new journal..." with an added bit of ribbing for fun 😉
Load More Replies...I'd work with it - maybe turn it into a ring of flowers, or a smiley face, like my Noel Gallagher HFBs hoodie.
Lol Katy, i thought of a smiley face too! That notebook, in my hands, wouldn't stay clean for long - it's screaming out "decorate me, decorate me, please 🤗"
Load More Replies...Women really complain about everything. He decorated the notebook with this nice Ring symbol, yet it's wrong? Time to dodge the bullet. Or already happened, 7 days passed yet. 💁
For those who are unfamiliar with the concept of weaponized incompetence, it’s rather simple. Imagine a couple, living together. Perhaps they have just moved in together. It’s time to do the laundry. The man, either lying or entirely truthfully goes "I don’t know how to do it!" So now it’s the woman’s household task.
Now this suddenly becomes her regular routine chore. She asks him to learn, but he either insists it’s impossible or, even worse, he attempts to do it and does the laundry so poorly that she feels like she should do it next time. None of this to say that all women are saints, but this flavor of poor behavior is often male.
Sisters Boyfriend Lost His Wallet Before Leaving To Go To His Moms
Right! "I found what I needed. You can clean it up now". Don't let a man child into your home.
Load More Replies...Throw his clothes out the front door. When he gets back, say "I was looking for my keys."
My Boyfriend Puts The Butter Away Like This In The Fridge Door. Fully Exposed And Touching The Fridge I Haven’t Washed In Months
I actually do wonder about the frequency in which people clean their fridge? I wipe the door and shelves down with a cloth every week, but I only deep clean (take everything out and wash with warm soapy water) once a month. Am I normal?
My husband will put one slice of bacon back in the fridge… who eats one slice?
Yuck ,I really don't remember the last time anyone cleaned the fridge since I did it. They are lazier. I'm also disabled. Today I am sick. Also I decided it's payback time. Let them do some of the other stuff.
Boyfriend Leaves All His Trash In The Car
My ex-husband did this. I remember the reaction i got from him when I left a straw wrapper in a cup holder. Wow, you'd think the car was spotless before I did that. Apparently it's OK if he makes a mess because he'll clean it up (false), but not me because I'll just leave it. Uh, excuse me? But who just bought gas for this car?
Remember, asking a grown adult to do a household task is a normal thing to do. If someone can work a job, even an entry-level one, they have the necessary skills to wash a plate, mop the floor or iron some clothes. It’s ok to not be good at it at first, although it’s really never that hard, unless the plates are truly piled sky-high.
Called My Boyfriend From The Supermarket To Check If I Needed To Grab More Pads, He Said ‘No There’s Loads Left’
If he'd simply responded "I see three" that would have been the right answer
Men should really have to go through what it's like being a woman for at least a month!
This Can Has Been Directly In Front Of My Boyfriend's Sink Side For Two Weeks And I've Chosen Not To Toss It Just To See If He Would. He Still Hasn't
I glued my bfs up with tape in the bathroom. He actually noticed and likes it
My roommate does this. I refuse to clean up after him. After numerous times asking him to clean up after himself, i've instituted my own weaponized incompetance in retalliation.
My Boyfriend Lovingly Insists On Cooking Dinner On Mondays, But Ends Up Leaving All Of His Dishes And Mess Behind Because He Has To Leave For His Weekly Chess Meet Up
My boyfriend does this too. He'll make a lovely elaborate dish and transform the kitchen into a warzone in the process (which he then leaves for me to deal with, because he thinks it's 'not that bad').
Well if it's not that bad, he can do it in a jiffy, right?
Load More Replies...I wish you could convince my mom of that! She makes the biggest mess. But I think it's a lost cause at this point - she's in her 70's and I doubt she'll ever change. :)
Load More Replies...Right? If someone cooked for me I'd be plenty happy to clean up.
Load More Replies...One cooks, another cleans. Immutable law of the universe.
He most likely does it that day on purpose so he doesn't have to clean up.
Load More Replies...We got a deal: one cooks the other one cleans. It has been like that and it is ok
If you clean up the kitchen after you cook, I'd stop cooking until he cleans it up.
Unfortunately, some men seem to think that doing their share of manual labor is worse than openly admitting that they can’t figure out which end of a broom to use. This entire strategy relies on the fact that no one calls them out. After all, at some point, as the live-in partner of such a man, you will need some dishes, so you will end up cleaning them yourself.
Went To Get Some Ice Cream And My Boyfriend Left Me This. In Case I “Needed A Pick Me Up But Didn’t Want A Bunch Of Ice Cream.”
or rather he did it to avoid having to replace the tub
Load More Replies...Go in his wallet, if there's $50 there, take 49 and leave them a buck just in case he "needs some money but doesn't want a bunch of it"
I know certain people who do this so they don't have to be bothered with throwing away the empty container.
My Boyfriend, Who Doesn’t Buy Any Of The Groceries, Decided To Use Multiple Pounds Of Chicken In A Cooler Instead Of The Bag Of Ice We Have
Found it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmRIEYAgynA "We're from Sam 'n' Ella's Coffee Shop Eat our food and you're bound to drop! Then the only thing that's left to do Head to potty and spew spew spew! Sam 'n' Ella's!"
Load More Replies...This is a crime on so many levels. Chicken killed for no other purpose than to be thrown out. He could have bought ice, every US supetmarket sells tons of pre-frozen ice.
You can also get ice at most gas stations, so he wouldn't even have had to wait in a line
Load More Replies...chicken that went bad tends to smell terrible, that smell alone is nature's way of saying "don't eat this"
This is wrong! Decay smells, but the toxins in food that are produced by the bateria that flourishes in a warm environment does not smell, it just makes you sick.
Load More Replies...I'd throw the boyfriend out with the chicken. They are both too spoiled.
Boyfriend Leaves His Used Dental Floss On The Side Table By The Couch
Not only EW but what if you have a cat(s). That could kill them.
Load More Replies...The causes are myriad, but it mostly comes down to the fact that these things simply have to be done. Most likely, growing up, these fellows had a parental figure, a maid or even a sibling who picked up the slack while they relaxed. They never mature into adults who take responsibility for the environment around them, to the detriment of their partners. Even worse, they can’t do the most simple things, like finally taking out the trash (themselves.)
Instead Of Rinsing His Cup Between Drinks, My Boyfriend Will Just Refill It With Whatever Since It “Mixes In His Stomach Anyway”. Pictured Is His Glass Of “Water” After Milk And Oreos
I thought it was a drowned insect, so at least it wasn't that.
I reuse the water glass for days, but for water only and it gets to be dry in between. This with the oreo bug and milk stains is just nasty
Yeah everything mixes in the stomach, but its the tongue that craves taste.
My Boyfriend’s Solution To Me Being Mad That He Finishes Everything In The House Without Buying A Replacement
I'd suggest doing it back to him (literally taking all but the crumbs out of every cereal box every cracker box every cookie box, leaving a tablespoon of milk a tablespoon of soda, etc) but he probably wouldn't understand the passive aggressive lesson
And that makes you even madder? Passive aggressive feedback loop detected!
This actually could be weaponized incompetence but more info would be needed
When My Boyfriend Leaves Empty Packages In The Fridge
Even if they take half out, get the rest out of that pagage, it uses space
Safari On My Boyfriend’s Phone
His phone, his tabs, his choice. This is not weaponised incompetence, this is none of your business.
I don't understand the problem since this is his phone. I don't understand how people have so many tabs open like this either, but it's not my business if someone else does it on their own stuff.🤷♀️
Oooh I would kill anyone that closes my tabs. I organize them in folders that I name and it's no-one øeses buisness how you organize (or dont) your phone or pc! *shakes fist*
Having this on my phone would drive my autistic butt insane: i always delete old emails, close tabs, and delete all notifications, but it's his phone so why do you care?
update: in a recent incident (not having any recollection of this post), had a conversation with my son about why i don't use my phone to quickly google stuff--he then showed me that i could have different tabs open ON MY PHONE {mind blown}. We had a good laugh because it's still hard to believe I worked in IT and stuff like this floors me now, but in my defense, it was 20+ yrs ago
Load More Replies...Hah your boyfriend is bad wait till you see my mom (legally grandmother), me and my pop pop (her son, legal guardian) have told her to close her tabs and notifications so many times and I've even told her how it can slow down her phone and she listens to us but never closes her tabs still
My Boyfriend "Tastes Tests" All The Chocolates One By One Whenever I Buy Us A Box Of Chocolates To Share
Don't most of these types of bonbon de chocolat come with a little "map" on the bottom or inside of the box to tell you the different flavors?
The top and third chocolates on the righthand side are identical. So he didn't actually need to "test" their taste. The only thing being tested is how much jerk behaviour she's willing to put up with.
I can see, if you're sharing, cutting each in half (with a KNIFE not your teeth)
Stayed The Night At My Boyfriend’s, Didn’t Bring Breakfast Because He Said I Can Cook There. Morning Comes, He Proceeds To Pull Out These Two Things. Out Of The Dishwasher No Less
Nothing like working towards that cancer in the morning...
Load More Replies...easy solution...he cooks for you at his house...preferably not in those pans
Boyfriend Keeps A Graveyard Of Shower Gel With One Half-Squirt Left
Except my husband who says the water makes it useless.
Load More Replies...Pretty sure the half-squirt is just gravity pulling the liquid down over time, you really can't even get a quarter squirt with that. Although it's weird that he can't throw away empty bottles.
Is that a feminine wash or am i confusing it with something else?
It's a soap that would be a traditionally considered a "women's " scent.
Load More Replies...Just throw all all but one. Irritation over. If he has an issue he'll have to change.
Aren't men the ones complaining about "too many bottles" in the shower?!
My Boyfriend's Job Title Is Actually "Solutions Engineer." This Was His Solution
Well it _is_ a solution. Is it a good solution? No. Is it an annoying solution? Yes – but it is a solution.
should have balanced it upright or on the tank. When my bathroom got redone, they neglected to put the toilet paper holder back so now I just balance it on my bidet. Its not like I use it for my feet anymore, I just shower every day.
Load More Replies...Well, he doesn't think replacing the toilet roll is part of his job
Solutions Engineer sounds like a made up title. Is that a real job title that companies use because I have never seen it.
New rule, if you didn't take Calc 4 in college, or have the ability to drive a steam-powered locomotive, you can't tack "Engineer" onto your job title. No more custodial engineers, audio engineers, sales engineers, interior (or graphic) design engineers, etc. If you didn't have to get licensed by an accreditation board, you are not an Engineer. That's about as fair as me going by "Electronics Doctor" in my field. I DON'T HAVE A DOCTORATE!
Load More Replies...How My Boyfriend Leaves His Coffee Cup Every Morning
Maybe, be more concerned about the two empty alcohol bottles left beside the table?
Why? Where do *you* store your bottles? Also, why should anybody be concerned about two bottles of, I assume, wine? I'm keeping about 20 in my apartment at the moment as I recently bought some new and received some as a gift, what's the problem with that?
Load More Replies...Why Is My Boyfriend Doing This? ) ‘ :
Whenever I see those signs in public restrooms reminding people to only flush toilet paper, I wonder who could possibly still need to be told this? Now I know.
I’m always confused too by those signs, because there’s nowhere else to dispose of my poo. So I just leave it on the floor.
Load More Replies...My cat used to pick my husband's used cotton buds out of the rubbish to chew on. They're attracted to the smell of ear wax I discovered 🤮
My ex husband used to do this, when the trash barrel was literally right next to the toilet. 🤬
Just let it go.. He said he was sorry and he won't do it again. There's worst things you could go through in your relationship, if q-tips are a big deal then you aren't ready for a relationship.
Went from asking to YELLING pretty quickly. And why would she ask him if she thought the cat was doing it. It was a trap question!!!
Y'know, she mught have been trying to make him laugh about their cat. Or maybe just a comment, not a question.
Load More Replies...Incompetence is not the same as weaponized incompetence, also dude said he would stop the moment it was brought to his attention.
My Boyfriend : *does The Dishes* The Sink :
Every time, but I don't complain because he did the dishes.
But he didn't finish the job. You wouldn't leave that mess and expect him to clean it up I assume?
Load More Replies...This is like when my husband empties the bin, he always ‘forgets’ to put a new bag in aargh
unacceptable...doing the dishes means putting them away, cleaning the sink and kitchen surfaces...period.
According To My Boyfriend, His Toothbrush Does Not Need To Be Changed
The toothbrush I use to clean the small gap behind the faucet looks better than that.
Last time I saw one like that, it was my housebound 99 year old ma in law who couldn't get out to buy more, and was embarrased to ask - at least that's 'understandable'.
The Amount Of Tea My Boyfriend Left In The Pitcher
Omg my son does this to avoid making more. Drives me nuts! At least he has the excuse of being a literal child but I've been putting my foot down so he doesn't become a grown man who does this b.s.
Exactly. This is what moms do. They "train" their sons to believe that "it will magically get done" and it becomes someone else's problem. Moms, stop doing this.
Load More Replies...Came Home To A Smokey Apartment And A Boyfriend Asleep On The Couch. Not Even Sure What These Were
Asleep on the couch for that long and didn't wake up to the smoke? Is he ok? Was he passed out drunk? Super high? Does he work night shift? If nome of those, he may have a medical issue.
Smoke often doesn't wake you up, that's why people die in fires from smoke inhalation not from being burned. That's why you need a smoke alarm
Load More Replies...This Is How Much Ice Cream My Boyfriend Left In My Pint Of Ben & Jerry's 🙃
Asking My Boyfriend To Not Empty The Entire Can Of Pringles (My Fav Flavor)
I learned when I was married to my ex-husband that if there was a specific snack that I wanted to actually last, I kept it in my car (or hidden in the basement by the washing machine during the summer), otherwise it would be gone before I even got a bite of it. I still have a tendency to stash little snacks in hiding places around my house, which is actually fun when I forget about them and then suddenly find a "surprise" later on when doing chores.
I buy/make snacks the he doesn't like. Anything with cinnamon, cherry or grape....I'm good. But hell help him if he touches my salt and vinegar peanuts! Man will be drawing back a bloody stumps!
Load More Replies...I had to learn to hide mine. Turns out the shelf where I put the clothes I'm not wearing for the season (ex, sweaters are not worn in summer, so to save space in my small closet,I put them out of the way), makes a great hiding spot!
My Boyfriend Ate All The Skin Off Our Rotisserie Chicken
The way Kenny wails after cartman has eaten the skins...sooooo sad!
Load More Replies...That's not weaponised incompetence, that's competent selfishness.
This is how he ended up with drumsticks in his ear, why do you ask?
Are These Really Still Ok? My Boyfriend Thinks That These Shoes Are Fine. Wears Them To Work, Around Town. “50% Of People Wear Their Shoes To This Point”
Did he grow up in poverty? Because when your parents can't afford new shoes, you make cardboard insoles so you don't feel the holes or get cold feet, and put a ductape patch over the hole from the inside to try and keep your feet dry.
Agreed. I'd say he's correct that, globally, 50% of people DO wear their shoes to this point. I think people forget how many people in extreme poverty this earth still holds.
Load More Replies...I guess if he’s fine with it then so be it. Doesn’t affect anyone else
The thing is though, if you are able to get proper shoes you should. Good shoes help prevent injury, can relieve pressure, help adjust posture, etc. You always want to take care of your feet, and you definitely need good support. I'd understand if this was a monetary issue, but when that's not the concern, always buy good shoes.
Load More Replies...That’s really bad for not just his feet but his body too. He’s going to start getting aches if he’s not careful
I find those fine a*s long as he's comfy....I stay completely barefoot 9+ months out of the year.... Keep emergency slip on shoes in the truck in case I gotta go in the store
My Boyfriends Food Cupboard 😳 I Think He Must Upend His Shopping Bags Direct In The Cupboard Rather Than Unpack
Twinings English breakfast is the best tea so at least he has some class.
We have the - everything in the fridge goes on the top shelf and half boxes of pasta on the counter because we may use it today. We'd be eating pasta for two weeks straight if we cooked it all today
Good Morning. Found My Boyfriends Glass Bottles In The Freezer. He’s At Work
Leave them there and pretend you haven't seen anything. He can clean them when he arrives home. If he says something, look surprised.
Poor dummy didn't understand how liquid expands when frozen- expensive lesson!
Leave them there for him to clean up. But text him a pic without description
The Way My Boyfriend Is Eating This Pie
If it's his own personal pie, let him be. If it was meant to be shared, get rid of him.
I wouldn't be mad at this because the crust is my favorite part! My husband often leaves the crust for me because he knows...
Same! I'm not much one for sweets, so my partner gets the middle bits & I get the crust 😊
Load More Replies...My Boyfriend’s Toilet Paper Graveyard
WHY DO MEN DO THIS??? Our recycling box is literally right outside our bathroom door, and my fiancé will STILL create a pile of empty rolls if given the chance!! One of the many reasons we have separate bathrooms!!
I end up with a large amount of rolls in the bathroom. It's mostly because going to the toilet is a process, that I do automatically. Going to toilet, wash hands, leave toilet. My brain wanders off and I simply forget them .i'm driving myself nuts with it, because of it, but it's almost impossible for me to register the rolls again before leaving the toilet.
Load More Replies...So here's what I did. I was getting tired of coming home from work (two weeks on, two off) and finding a tower of toilet paper tube's in or around the bathroom garbage that he'd never empty. So I removed the can. I quickly figured out that wasn't a solution and he'd put them on the floor.
My late husband learned this from his mom. They were both terrified of finishing a roll and changing it.
Just roll all those small bits onto one roll and then it is easier to use them up later I have children who will not use a roll that is nearly used so this is nothing new. It is like pets who only see an empty bowl when it is not totally full
Came To The Kitchen To Find Out That My Boyfriend Hung The Towel Like This 🤨
Maybe the way he avoided making the label unreadable by aiming the hook through a blank section?
Load More Replies...This is the whole problem. An attempt. It's okay because he tried. Stop making excuses for them! What he did isn't what he should have done.
Load More Replies...My Boyfriends Gaming Set Up
Can hardly call that a gaming setup without keyboard and mouse. 😇😁
I hate to say it, but this isn't THAT bad. I have seen waaaaay worse. No p**s bottles here.
Could be anywhere in Australia as apparently it's the highest selling beer in the country surprisingly.
Load More Replies...This is what happens when all the good ones are taken. Everyone else is left with drunken gamers
Sadly looks like my ex-husbands gaming area. He got very offended when I called it a breeding ground for nee lifeforms. Imagine my surprise when I lifted the lid off a take out cup of coffee and proved myself right? (The other dozen or so helped my point further)
Ok ok I have to admit I let my trash pile up sometimes but always at the end of the day I get a shopping bag or something and throw that days trash away, here's a maybe solution, get a little plastic bag holder and put it somewhere in his setup, label it "trash bags", and tell him to use that and then once it's full tie up the small bag and throw it in a trashcan
My (Now Ex) Boyfriend Just Broke Up With Me Via Text Message Tonight :|
Idk, I need more content. Is this person violent when they are mad, and the ex thought it would be safer to dip out with some kind words in a text? I'm not pointing fingers at ex until I know the full story, sorry. 🤷♀️
If you're going to break up with someone, at least have the balls to tell them face-to-face.
How My Boyfriend Packed Up A Moving Box With Kitchen Stuff While I Was At Work
Looks like he emptied ’ The Drawer' into a box. I have done the same every time I've moved, then I just have to empty the box into a new drawer. I would however not mix in the fridge contents.
The big knife is a it of a hazard though. I'd probably wrap it in a towel or store it along the side of the box, cutting edge down.
Load More Replies...I have a small collection for reconstituting liquid lipstick. They could also be for injecting marinade or butter in meat.
Load More Replies...Must be the 3rd drawer. Everyone has a 3rd drawer for junk right? First drawer cutlery, 2nd drawer, utensils, 3rd drawer everything else. And 4th drawer dish cloths and tea towels
Recently Moved In With My Boyfriend Who Has A Habit Of Leaving His Clothes On The Floor, I Asked Him To Put His Jeans Away In His Closet And This Is What I Found Later
Yeah, my husband has his closet space and to be honest, it's a huge mess. I used to keep tidying it, but only for it to be back in a mess only a few days later. So now I let him keep his closet space as he likes it, all I ask of him is to keep the closet door closed, so I don't have to see the mess.
Load More Replies...Better move out asap. That is malicious compliance, and he will continue to do it
Who hangs T-shirts instead of folding them and putting them in a drawer ?
This is something my 6 year old would do. Drives me nuts. I always find the piles right after I've tucked him into bed. I make him get up and put everything away correctly. My nightmare is that he ends up as an adult with these same habits.
My Boyfriend Insists On Storing Leftovers In Ziplock Bags Even Though We Have Plenty Of Tupperware. His Reasoning Is It “Saves A Dish”, Even Though They Have To Be Transferred To A Dish Later Anyway. In Reality He Just Makes A Huge Mess And Wastes A Bag
In many cases ziplock bags work better than tupperware. And it saves space in the freezer. Not everyone has a freezer the size of a pony
I do this. I'm not anyone's boyfriend though. I prefer this, saves room in the fridge and freezer
If we didn't do this (my husband's a food hoarder), we'd need a freestanding freezer! We live in a small apartment.
Load More Replies...Fine if he washes the bags out afterwards to reuse. Easier to wash out the tupperware though. If he's too lazy to reuse the bags, that would be an issue for me. Too much plastic in the trash already.
They specifically make reusable and compostable ones for less plastic waste. I have some of both (although I don't use them for stuff like this). It would definitely be worth getting them if one prefers using baggies to Tupperware
Load More Replies...Me too, but depends on what the dish is and how many I need to freeze if I have done batch cooking. I live in the UK and we don’t have those lovely big freezers as standard so a small bag takes up less room than Tupperware in my freezer. But if it is leftovers for the next day, I wouldn’t do this.
Load More Replies...Surely we two aren't the only ones that thought teeth or dentures
Load More Replies...My in-laws do this. Drives me nuts. I buy glass storage containers in my house specifically so everything isn't in toxic plastic and when they come they put everything in ziploc bags, then they have to dump it out onto dishes to reheat anyway. Idiotic.
The Container My Boyfriend Picked To Put Away Leftover Pancakes
At least he DID pick a container (remembering the exposed bit of butter in the fridge further up?)
OMG! 🤣🤣🤣 That's his way of getting you to take responsibility for cleaning up so he doesn't have to.
Incompetence is not the same as weaponized incompetence and I'm not even think this is incompetence just not how you would do it
Hos Much Dishsoap My Boyfriend Think He Needs For One Pot
No matter the brand, for just one small pot it's still too much.
Load More Replies...The thing with soap is that if you do use a little and then need more you can just squeeze a bit more out of the bottle.
Load More Replies...My Boyfriend 'Helpfully' Put My Expensive Indoor Plants Outside For "Fresh Air", And They Got Irreparably Sunburnt :(
This one doesn't seem quite as incompetent as the others. Like he had good intentions, but just knew nothing about plants, which a lot of people don't. But not lacking basic hygiene or typical common sense that a 10 year old would have.
He was lacking typical common sense tho, because common sense would have told him to ask or google first
Load More Replies...Agree with expensive, but the sunburn just affected that leaf, not the whole plant. New leaves will be just fine.
Do you see more than me, for example the rest of the plant?
Load More Replies...You can nurse it back to health. I re-potted one of my cacti once and the soil was bad, ended up getting moldy, so instead of using chemicals I set it out in the sun for a week or so. Ended up badly damaging all the leaves but it killed the mold. It's doing just fine now
I had one that was a bit more than 2 m. My partner did the same and killed a lot of it, but the good thing about Monstera deliciosa is that you can trim off the dead/ sunburnt bits, & with a little tlc it will grow back. That same monstera is now roughly 4 m. It can survive.
My Boyfriend Forgot To Buy Shower Curtain Rings
Oh no love what will happen?!. Maybe get off your a*s and buy them yourself instead of shaming
So did I in my first apartment. They don't tell you they're not included with the curtain and it was a week before we could go back to Walmart.
My Boyfriend Made Croissants This Way.. Am I Dating A Serial K*ller?
They are GREAT that way!! They are just a bit crunchy and if you coat it with a bit of melted butter and garlic, Oh My Goodness, you can't beat it. And, I am not a serial killer. I am a mom of a minister and an Air Force Pilot!!
Is give them a go - easier to spread the jam and butter.
My Boyfriend Puts Snacks In My Fruit Hanging Basket
At this point, it's a snack hanging basket, so it'd be messed up to put fruit in it... right? Riiiiight?
Even boxes??? Yes I notice that box of girl scout cookies, as a former girl scout I'm offended that they aren't in their proper place, the freezer
Particularly the thin mints. Never buy any other kind. Neighbor girls know I'm good for them.
Load More Replies...My Boyfriend Took A Bite Out Of All Three Of My Hashbrowns
Totally agree; that's obviously malicious bite-taking.
Load More Replies...That's actually very chivalrous of him. He was making sure they weren't poisoned before he gave them to you.
Well, you shouldn't have stacked them up together; looks like a sandwich.
My Boyfriend's Single Bite Of My Apple
Say, is your boyfriend that guy over there with the really big overbite?
Boyfriend Always Buys A Bag At The Store
We have so many bags for life it's stupid and he keeps buying them!
I just keep a reusable one tucked away in my handbag and my everyday backpack. Saves me from *waves a hand at the picture* this.
Load More Replies...this reminds me of the paper bag keeping between the fridge and counter. there were bags of paper bags just incase you needed a paper bag. Some were used for newspaper and some to make school book covers, but there still was enough around to insulate the entire garage...
can't b***h about this one, I have bags filled with bags too though sometimes I do remember to take some to reuse :)
We keep ours in the boot of the car, so we always have them, so no need to buy more.
Then you have to remember them before you get to the cashier.
Load More Replies...My Boyfriend Made Me Coffee The Other Day
Had to look at it multiple times to process what I was seeing
Load More Replies...My Boyfriend Refuses To Use The „wash As You Go“ Method When Cooking Dinner
This drives me absolutely insane, filling both sides of the sink to the max with dirty dishes. Now the cleaning process begin without digging all the dishes back out. Save time and effort and stack them neatly next to the sink so the sink can actually be used. 🤦🏾♀️ We have a triple basin commercial friggin sink and this still happens.
My Boyfriend Always Opens The Bag Like This
HEATHEN!! That's what I shout at my fiancé every time he rips open a box of donuts or bag of whatever like this and makes it impossible to close neatly or even at all. It makes him laugh, but also reminds him that at 46, he should know better.
Straight jacket or straitjacket? Very different things.
Load More Replies...My Boyfriend Left A Smushed Up Soap Bar And A Leaf In The Drain After Taking A Shower
Where do men sprout leaves in old paintings?
Load More Replies...My Boyfriend Doesn't Use The Card Slots In His Wallet
What he needs is one of those minimal wallets rather than a trifold.
That was my thought, my fiancé has one of those. Looks like it would work a lot better for this guy, and not to be mean, but make him look a little less dumb, like he didn't read the directions to how to operate the wallet when he got it.
Load More Replies...My ex didn't have a wallet, he used a rubber band to hold his cards
This Is My Boyfriends Car. I’ve Circled The Empty Trash Can For Fun
Before you get in, you need to tell him to clean it or you won't get in.
My car isn't this bad, but this is what I call the messy security system. No one wants to steal a car that they're gonna have to spend at least an hour cleaning out. That's my logic and I'm sticking with it lol
My Boyfriend Put My Nintendo Switch Through The Washing Machine
I went to Reddit and looked it up. They were in bed, she gave him the switch before falling asleep. He put it on top of the laundry basket next to the bed. The next morning he started a wash and just dumped the basket in the machine.
Because his girlfriend left it in a pocket when she put her clothes in the laundry hamper but won't take responsibility, perhaps.
Load More Replies...That's a pretty big "Sorry, I must have missed it when I was checking the pockets" item. Unless it was somehow in the laundry basket and he didn't check anything, just dumped the whole basket into the washing machine, that looks possibly deliberate?
She's a grown adult. If she can't be bothered to empty her pockets before putting her clothes in the basket it's on her, not him. EDIT: I've now seen the fuller story. I was wrong.
Load More Replies...For The Past Month My Windshield Has Been Icing Up On Both The Inside And The Outside. It Is Extremely Difficult To Remove From The Inside Even With An Ice Scraper. My Boyfriend Was Trying To Be Sweet And Washed My Floor Mats In The Middle Of Winter, But Didn't Dry Them
Actual advice that works: Two socks filled with (clean) cat litter. Should absorb the moisture in a few days 😊 (Love from Iceland)
Fantastic idea!! Saving this just in case I need it in the future. Thank you so much as I love advice like this. :)
Load More Replies...Okay, if it's this thickly frosted on the inside even I would turn on the engine and warm up the shield an air the humidity out, environment be damned: no matter how much you scrape and clean it very likely will fog up again and you're gonna be a hazard on wheels for yourself and everybody else. And dry the wet floor mats back in the house or you will have this going on for several days in a row.
Remove the mats, warm it up until it melts, dry everything with a towel, air it out, and get some disposable dehumidifiers in it. Let it cool. Get some spray de-icer and keep it in the car, along with a scraper and a towel incase of re-icing, because driving ice on the windscreen is dangerous.
My Boyfriend Loves To Text Me And Then Completely Abandon His Phone. Note That I Responded No More Than A Minute After He First Texted Me, Its Been Over An Hour And Still Nothing. I Even Tried Calling Him And Surprise, No Answer. It’s More Than Mildly Infuriating But I Love Him Regardless
It's just not though, at all. Getting annoyed at someone for not replying in under an hour though, red flag. I might still want to talk to someone, but I don't live by my phone, hell I lost it 90% of the time because I'm not glued to it. My partner knows, whether I'm at work or at home, that it will usually take me hours to reply unless it's urgent.
Load More Replies...The Way My Boyfriend Brutalises The Butter :(
I'm glad I had to tell my sister not to use my butter, in case I get gluten cross-contamination. No more looking like this.
My Boyfriend Refuses To Throw Away These Jeans
My brother and sister have had jeans wear in similar place. They just get iron or sew on patches.
Here I sit, with a pair of jeans in almost the same condition as these. I will get every bit of value I can out of these! ... and no, I don't go commando.
Yeah, it's a comfort/fit thing. Once you get a pair to fit *just right* you can't give them up.
Waste not, want not. Patch them up or sew a pair of funky boxers into them. Not a big deal as long as he's not going commando
I don't see the problem. My partner & I both have old ratty jeans like this. They're soft, easy to move around in, and perfect for mucking stalls or doing dirt work around our farm.
Sew a my little pony patch on them. Should get him to toss them out
My Boyfriend Took A Bite Of All The Chocolates To Find The Caramel One, There Wasn't Any
Some things are *mine* and some are *ours*. You have to hide your things.
Most chocolate boxes have the individual chocolates labeled so you know what you're getting. The box would also say if it included caramels or not. This just seems spiteful to me.
I hide food from my cats and dogs. If I had to hide food from an adult human being I'd show him the door. This is gross, disrespectful and unacceptable.
Load More Replies...Sometimes, I Think About How Much I Love My Boyfriend. Then He Does Stuff Like This
And thus we have the result of your ink blot test, sir. 😄
Load More Replies..."Obelix, cut the cake." (Recommend reading the lovely comic "Asterix and Cleopatra", the movie isn't bad either.)
"I just wanted a slice"..."Well, the pie's too small, so I took a bigger slice"
I'm curious why people do this. Are they simply non-conformists or are they purposely trying to p**s others off?
My Boyfriend Uses An Absurd Amount Of Hand Lotion Before Bed Every Night
I'm getting the ick just looking at that. I hate the feeling of stuff on my hands
Same here, on my hands or on my face. I just can't stand the feeling or the smell of most lotions, sunscreens and moisturisers.
Load More Replies...Even I don't use that much lotion, and I have an addiction to using the stuff.
I do this by mistake occasionally. Pls just put it on ur arms or something
Sometimes my partner does this on accident when the bottle decides to collect air & then suddenly poop out a lotion tsunami. I don't mind because then he shares & I get a free foot or leg massage 😁
The Plate My Boyfriend Made Himself For Dinner. Needless To Say The Air In Our Apartment Was Unbreathable A Few Hours Later
I love brussel sprouts as well, but idk wtf else is on that plate. Maybe some pureed squash or something? But why TF does it look like he added milk to his brussel sprouts, like it's some kind of cereal?!? 🤢
Load More Replies...Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
Load More Replies...What is that white stuff? It is not besamel... Cheese sauce? What ist that? I hope not icing.
What’s the white goop? Wait… don’t tell me, I know he really loves sprouts
My Boyfriend Insists We Hang Up The Banana Some How…
So that the bananas think that they are still on tree and rot slowly.
Load More Replies...It's not dumb if it works, but you can buy banana hangers. Then you'd be able to open the cabinet.
A banana hanger has got to be the ultimate kitchen monotasker.
Load More Replies...How My Boyfriend Eats His Jimmy Johns Sandwich
He eats the parts that usually slide out when eating end to end. No problem here.
Maybe he has elder siblings who always wanted to "taste"? Joke aside, for a grown up adult it's toddlerish behaviour, IMHO.
Where the fúck did THAT come from, now?
Load More Replies...How My Stoned Boyfriend Cut Our Pizza
Cut into different size slices for the convenience of the very hungry and not so hungry.
I mean, he was stoned and she gave him permission to cut the pizza, so this is her fault, obviously lol
How My Boyfriend Uses Cheese... I-
That's not too bad. 🤷 Those slices are way to big for a bun or most bread-types. If the breaking-line is that disturbing - insist that bf needs to cut them.
But also why would you use half of an additional slice rather than the other half of the original one 😭
Load More Replies...I don't see the problem with this one. Either the BF is breaking off the cheese to fit a piece of bread or because that's where the package is pulled down to. Either way, it's not like the pieces that are left can't be pieced together to use on a sandwich or something else. It's CHEESE, it's magical- everyone knows that!
It's not the broken cheese that bothers me, it's that they aren't using the rest of the cheese on the next go 'round. If you don't need the whole slice, nbd, but use it up before moving on to the next.
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The Way My Boyfriend Eats Pizza
Carnivore behavior again: Go for the parts with the greatest nutritional value first.
I doubt he's going to come back and finish it. Wonder if he still cuts the crusts off his bread like mommy did for him in kindergarten.
Load More Replies...How My Boyfriend Eats Burgers
I would be so insulted if I found out my partner had shared my personal eating habits in a bid to embarrass me and label me as incompetent - a lot of these 'shamers' need to get a grip.
I wouldn't care, it's all anonymous. I'm more concerned about the people who care about how this guy eats his burgers, it legit doesn't affect them at all.
Load More Replies...I have also done this. Sometimes the crust is crumbly and gross. Not incompetent.
I've done this before. Got a burger once and the bun was just ridiculously fluffy. It was so much bread that it overwhelmed everything else. I sliced the bun though instead of picking at it, but I understand how this can happen
How My Boyfriend Wears His Socks. They Didn't Roll Down On Their Own, He Intentionally Does This
So what? I really see no hygienic malpractice or "Fremdschäm-Anlass"(opportunity for feeling embarrassed for someone else's behaviour) like in the other posts.
I usually do something similar in wearing my large Socks only until over my ankle and wrap them back down to the foot. I don't like having the cuffs up my leg.
The Way My Boyfriend Wears Socks Around The House
I see no incompetence, weaponized or otherwise, just a guy being comfortable in his home while not even inconveniencing anyone.
I do this sometimes. Its not incompetence. Wear boots for work. Ankles get itchy push socks down. Toes stay warm and it's still easier then carrying my socks around until I'm next to the hamper if I don't feel like getting up to put them away right this second. Seems like someone gets annoyed at silly things. Not weaponized incompetence.
Thank you for the explanation. What you say makes sense. And I agree, there's no weaponized incompetence here or in the last few pics with the food, just women who are annoyed about things their BFs do that don't actually make an impact on them. Having an issue with the way your BF wears his socks or eats his burger doesn't qualify as weaponized incompetence.
Load More Replies...Is he a dancer? This is an old trick allows you to have a better turning surface but it's not as slippery as a full sock.
This Is How My Boyfriend Eats His Burgers
I don't object to the taste fusion, but am intrigued as to how he manages to consume that without looking as though a rice bomb has exploded on him, because that's what would happen if I tried it.
The Way My Boyfriend Makes Ramen
This is probably the least weaponized incompetence one I've seen so far
You don't need a pot and a ton of water to make pasta if it's just a small serving. If you have a large, deeper skillet, you can make spaghetti.
yall use a microwave to make ramen?????? i just add boiling water and wait.
Load More Replies...How My Boyfriend Folds Socks Versus How They Should Be Folded
😆😆😆 brilliant. As long as he does it and they're his socks, who cares?
Load More Replies...Are those his socks? If they are, he can fold them the way he feels like. If they are yours, fold your own socks instead of complaining. So easy!
I have a better solution: One type of sock, all the same color and pattern. I just reach into the sock part of the drawer and pull out a matching pair every time without looking.
That's me too! One Christmas, I gave a friend a present shaped like a giant cracker and invited him to pull it. Long story short, everyone helped in the retrieval of 50 pairs of scattered identical socks.
Load More Replies...I fold socks like the left...easier for me and always have the matching pair. The one on the right I can't get that so neat.
Instead of posting this insanity online, why not kick the toddler men to the curb? This stuff isn't cute, funny, or endearing.
THANK YOU! God, the amount of commenters going "we have to pick our battles" or "it's fine I just rewash the dishes/redo the laundry/etc" on here is insane. No way I'd just fall in line and clean up after this sort of person, regardless of gender. It's insanity.
Load More Replies...Honestly, these are no weaponized incompetent. These are men who's parents/family/caregivers failed to teach them the basics of self care. If their partners continue to carry on with allowing that then that is weaponized incompetence. You either tell him to pick up his act and insists he learn, or she leaves. Complaining and whinging about male incompetence is a choice
There were a handful that were deliberate (eg takeing a single bite of every piece of food) but there were quite a few innocent and often harmless ones as well like the guy who wore his socks wierdly
Load More Replies...These aren't pics from things MEN did. These are pics of what immature man-boys have done. Not sure why so many women love the immature man-boy, but ladies -- these are not men. They are little boys in men's bodies that are looking for a new mom to take care of them.
Yeah, because in addition to ridicule, name calling is an excellent behavior modification technique . . . .
Load More Replies...The worst are the ones who are SOOOO PROUD that they "gamed the system", aka leaving just a tiny bit left = "I didn't *finish* it". Why are women having relationships with mentally 8 year olds? Ladies, if he's too lazy and selfish to replace ice cream, what do you think he'll do if you need serious help?
Yeah, okay. So because he left a tablespoon of ice cream in the carton instead of throwing it out he is guaranteed to abandon you when you develop cancer . . . .
Load More Replies...It seems strange these are pointed at men, as I have seen more than my share of women who are equally bad at cleaning. Seems biased...
bored panda had this week an entire post where men pointed out "gross habits" of their female partners, so not so sure about the bias
Load More Replies...Who ARE these boys? The operative word being boys. These girls are a hell of a lot more tolerant than I'd be.
Tolerant? They are using ridicule, shaming, and name calling as behavior modification techniques. Immature maybe, but not tolerant.
Load More Replies...I'm a bit of a slob myself, bc I have ADHD and honestly don't even SEE the messes. This stuff wouldn't bother me (except eating my food.) Shaming the person who you love online because they don't value neatness as much as you... Well that's worse. Life is too short to make a big deal over toilet paper rolls.
And as per usual a non-controversial personal opinion is getting downvoted.
Load More Replies...I call BS on all of these. These aren't BF's they're clearly dating Racoons or some other feral animal.
Most of these are weird or annoying, or even incompetent... but I see very little evidence of *weaponized* incompetence.
Instead of posting this insanity online, why not kick the toddler men to the curb? This stuff isn't cute, funny, or endearing.
THANK YOU! God, the amount of commenters going "we have to pick our battles" or "it's fine I just rewash the dishes/redo the laundry/etc" on here is insane. No way I'd just fall in line and clean up after this sort of person, regardless of gender. It's insanity.
Load More Replies...Honestly, these are no weaponized incompetent. These are men who's parents/family/caregivers failed to teach them the basics of self care. If their partners continue to carry on with allowing that then that is weaponized incompetence. You either tell him to pick up his act and insists he learn, or she leaves. Complaining and whinging about male incompetence is a choice
There were a handful that were deliberate (eg takeing a single bite of every piece of food) but there were quite a few innocent and often harmless ones as well like the guy who wore his socks wierdly
Load More Replies...These aren't pics from things MEN did. These are pics of what immature man-boys have done. Not sure why so many women love the immature man-boy, but ladies -- these are not men. They are little boys in men's bodies that are looking for a new mom to take care of them.
Yeah, because in addition to ridicule, name calling is an excellent behavior modification technique . . . .
Load More Replies...The worst are the ones who are SOOOO PROUD that they "gamed the system", aka leaving just a tiny bit left = "I didn't *finish* it". Why are women having relationships with mentally 8 year olds? Ladies, if he's too lazy and selfish to replace ice cream, what do you think he'll do if you need serious help?
Yeah, okay. So because he left a tablespoon of ice cream in the carton instead of throwing it out he is guaranteed to abandon you when you develop cancer . . . .
Load More Replies...It seems strange these are pointed at men, as I have seen more than my share of women who are equally bad at cleaning. Seems biased...
bored panda had this week an entire post where men pointed out "gross habits" of their female partners, so not so sure about the bias
Load More Replies...Who ARE these boys? The operative word being boys. These girls are a hell of a lot more tolerant than I'd be.
Tolerant? They are using ridicule, shaming, and name calling as behavior modification techniques. Immature maybe, but not tolerant.
Load More Replies...I'm a bit of a slob myself, bc I have ADHD and honestly don't even SEE the messes. This stuff wouldn't bother me (except eating my food.) Shaming the person who you love online because they don't value neatness as much as you... Well that's worse. Life is too short to make a big deal over toilet paper rolls.
And as per usual a non-controversial personal opinion is getting downvoted.
Load More Replies...I call BS on all of these. These aren't BF's they're clearly dating Racoons or some other feral animal.
Most of these are weird or annoying, or even incompetent... but I see very little evidence of *weaponized* incompetence.
