“Age, Past 35”: 46 Things That Are Normal For Men But Taboo When Women Do Them

This should be #1.

A parent can still be a deadbeat despite living in the same household and still be in a relationship with the other parent. If more people viewed in this perspective maybe society will understand how twisted we treat mothers.

This has gotta be a conspiracy, it's so crazy that women's clothing has such terrible small pockets (or no pockets at all). I think if men had to deal with that, we'd definitely carry purses ourselves, lol.

Don’t get me started….🤬

Enjoy it, and hype it up. Again, anyone who pushes back can be dropped without feeling bad at all. Anyone who pushes back is, IMO, outing themselves as a predator, or if it's a woman, someone with really pathetic internalized misogyny.

This is entirely dependent on where you live. I have no fears walking in my area at night.

By men and women.

This has always dumbstruck me. There are men out there with bigger breasts than some women. We all have nipples, but somehow a woman's is shameful. Some men I would prefer to not see them topless.

The way to avoid that is to live a long way away from both families.

This works both ways. Men are expected to know how to wire a plug, change a socket, put up a shelf, or change a tyre, but women aren't. Only today I saw a post of BP where a woman said she "got her boyfriend to change the locks". Why couldn't she do it? And I say that as a fully trained man who can do the cooking, cleaning, laundry, lawn mowing, minor electrical work, small car repairs, and decorating. EVERYONE should be able to do at least some of these things, regardless of gender (and both my stepdaughters know how to change a tyre, by the way).

I would upvote this 100,000 times if I could.

I absolutely hate that term "ladylike".

And often single mums are look down on for being single mums - as if they were ther only ones who could have prevented it.

When I shaved my head people asked me if I : Had cancer, went to the military (I was 17), got punished by my parents. They were all dumbfounded when I answered that I just liked having my head shaved. Anyway, my head has been hair-free for 3 years now and it's heaven !

Well, I guess the women who've had the privilege and opportunity to live past 35 have broken this rule.

Now maybe THAT's more likely to cause autism than giving a woman in pain the right medication?

No, I'm a guy, and my last principal told me I had a "tone". When I asked what sort of tone, he had no answer. Never did come up with one. The best response was Philip Marlowe's - "I know. I get a lot of complaints about it. I pace the floor long winter evenings worrying about it. But somehow it never changes."

I've seen men handle tantrums well. Pick them up and out the door. I love seeing all parents do this at the store.

Okay, US citizens, when you look at a map try panning your eyes past the boundaries of the USA. You'll discover the vast world of other countries. You can learn about these other countries, where you'll find an assortment of female leaders, including Presidents. That's right. The USA is not the only country with a President. You'll be astonished that there have been, and are, female Presidents.

Best entry on the list.

at least you got a new friend out of it if that's any consolation :)

Yet they interrupt us without even thinking about it.

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That's not really cool for anyone but go ahead, have your performative outrage about nothing, if it makes you feel better.

My ex practically wanted a parade in his honor for taking out the trash

My ex's family, during their gatherings, the men would actually move themselves from the dining room to the living room after the meal and say aloud "We'll let the women clean up." The day we broke up, I lost all his weight and having to deal with his sexist family. I grew up where everyone pitches in.

Especially inconvenient opinions.

Oh, we’re allowed—expected—to hide anger, sadness, really any negative emotion. People expect women to be bright and cheery 24/7.

I'm a hardcore believer in standing up for oneself, precisely because it outs those who are users, losers, abusers, boundary tramplers, sexists, and so on. Do it often and early in relationships to get someone's true character, then make your best decision.

you're not a sniper... "body count" is something I can't hear

Speaking as a plain/average woman who's been overweight all my life, just giving up on being high femme is liberating. I stopped trying to wear heels late teens/early 20s. I also gave up makeup (except for picture day as a teacher, otherwise I REALLY looked washed out), and never liked dresses. It's liberating to dress comfortably, and just expect people to like and accept me as I am. Never felt a loss for people who expected total femmy presentation. Not my people, not my group, and no loss.

This is a regional issue. In Canada, women have free will to have an abortion. I'm sure other countries do, as well.

Why is it commendable for anybody to do a big burp? It happens….people’s bodies do that. But I don’t think it’s funny or cute when anybody does it, male or female. Just say, “Excuse me,” and don’t make a big deal out of it.

This is not acceptable for any parent to do.

And PLENTY of other women.

My bf is 10 years younger than me. We met as adults. We are adults. It's no one's business. If it were the other way around, no one would bat an eye. Yet, I've been called a "cradle robber". Really? He wasn't underage when we met. Not even close.

Men are allowed to give long, boring monologues. My ex-FIL did it all the time. I don’t think he even realized it; to him, that was just talking.

This can’t be repeated enough. We are not livestock to be bred.

The amount of times I've been "counselled" over getting a bit stressed, or letting out a *sigh* would be comical if it didn't p**s me off even more.

“Be more assertive.” [Woman: states her piece directly.] “No, not like that! You’re too aggressive.”

Aging is natural. I never mind saying how old I am (66), but I'll never tell how much I weigh! 😁

The sooner everybody shuts up, the sooner the meeting will be over.

Women also tend to do this naturally. Maybe not to such an extent, but many women literally clench their legs together or sit with their legs crossed, to avoid looking spread eagle. Our thigh fat, labia and wider hips push out our legs at rest.

Meh. Beards are highly overrated. I’m not even fond of them on men.

There's a lot now in the UK. It started mainly with the late and definitely great Victoria Wood, but since then we've had Jo Brand, Angela Barnes, Maisie Adam, Ellie Taylor, Holly Walsh, Rosie Jones, Roisin Conaty, Sara Pascoe, Kerry Godliman, Zoe Lyons and a few imports like Katherine Ryan, Ria Lina, Aisling Bea, Sandi Toksvig, among others (there are 46 mentioned here: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls543013629/ - although ignore Kim Murray, not a comedian, just Sir Andy Murray's wife). The one they all have to live up to was probably Joan Rivers.

Men can't have this preference? As a woman you are perfectly allowed to have hair, or whatever else, but men are also allowed to not like it. Everyone can have their preferences in who and what they want while dating.

Scotland should have a law against women playing bag pipes. And one for men too.

There was a French streamer talking about farts on her live and I saw someone say "you're not very elegant" and I answered with "why should she be elegant ??". Women are expected not to p0o, burp or fart but men are allowed to do a 15 minutes comedy sketch about it ??

Not true with my parents because my mother was the (positively) emotional one and my dad was the one who thought things through. I went to my mom for support and my dad for advice.

Why would you want to?

I can’t say I feel deprived because I can’t do this. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I appreciate to-the-point emails from *everyone*, no matter what chromosomes you have.

Women can do this. They just don't like the result.

My last boyfriend was 10 years younger and my wife is 14 years younger..My older sister's husband is the same age as my wife.

Have you actually hung out with a lot of men? Because we really don't talk about c​h​o​k​i​n​g the c​h​i​c​k​e​n with other guys. I feel like women are probably more open about such things, talking about which v​i​b​r​a​t​o​r types they like best... but maybe I'm wrong.

Another one that I don’t understand. Why would you want to do this?

Another badly outdated one, that's complete nonsense now.