Today, I introduced the concept of 'mansplaining' to my husband. Ever since, he's been deliberately mansplaining every single thing to me. All. The. Time. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I tried to talk to my soon-to-be-husband about how he needs to take a more active approach in his own life. It devolved to him screaming at me and putting words in my mouth. This has been going on for six months. FML
Today, my boyfriend decided he was going to narrate everything I do. I can't get him to stop. FML
Today, my husband explained that talking to me makes him miserable. FML
Today, I explained to my husband how much it bothers me when he constantly talks about one of his coworkers. He listened closely, never interrupted me, and seemed genuinely sorry afterwards. While he was consoling me and telling me that he'll stop, he called me by her name… three different times. FML
Today, when I had a go at my husband for spending way too much time in front of the TV, he pointed the remote control at me while miming turning down the volume in order to make me shut up. FML
Today, my husband asked me to spoon him. He used it as an excuse to start farting on me. Yep, this is my husband. FML
Today, my husband has a terrible temper and starts screaming for everything. Consequently, I've learnt to deflect and shift blame to save myself. He says he flies off the handle because I shift blame, while I do it to avoid being verbally abused. Made for each other much? FML
Today, my hubby asked me what we were doing for dinner. He'd already asked me twice and each time I responded, he said, "Sounds good." He has no idea why I feel like he doesn't listen to me. He's been doing this shit for 12 years. FML
Today, I was complaining about the weather when my fiancé looked at me and said, "Can I ask a favor? Can you stop moaning and complaining and bitching about every single little thing that doesn't go your way?" He continued on for a good five minutes detailing how much I complain. He's a dead man. FML
Today, my man complained about having to listen to my "emotional problems for hours." Yeah, we did talk for two hours, 90% of which was him asking for my advice on which new mattress to buy for his bed. FML
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breadman_s 4
If you say mansplaining.... you deserve everything that comes your way
AC98 19
Am I only the one who doesn't know what mansplaining is?
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Comments (69)
heavenlyassbutt 11
you absolutely deserve this. don't you think we have sexism in this world? now you have your own significant other more ammunition. smdfh.
the_bammit 5
Mansplaning term is just a way to easily ignore the message. It often seems to come from people who don't handle criticism well. Same with term "haters". Just gives a sense of entitlement to one party and allows them to ignore the facts. If you disagree with me then it's not that I am wrong, it's because you are a hater. (As an example)
Nathan_R 10
Mansplaining is a completely sexist idea to discredit any argument made by a man, because radical feminists can't handle logic. You deserve to be spoken to like an idiot if you're going to act like one
pharm121 21
You deserve it for thinking that "mansplaining" is a thing. If you asked me what Flexeril was and I told you that it was a low level muscle relaxer. That's not "mansplaining" that's me giving you an answer to something you asked.
genYnot 19
Mansplaining is not a man just explaining something. Mansplaining is the guy who went to space camp lecturing a female astrophysicist who he doesn't even know on Twitter about basic astrophysics.
Alek Sander 3
Then he's just an asshole. We don't need a new word for that. And especially we don't need a word that makes it obviously clear, that the issue is gender-related and the ones who are being the assholes are the men.
TaoShaman 24
All they said was that they explained what it was. Not that it's a term they use all the time. And saying they deserve it or that their husband should leave them just for thinking a different way. What is wrong with you people?! You're making so many cruel assumptions based in absolutely nothing.
MattAtBat 9
If you bring up mansplaining you deserve every single bit of karma that comes your way.
raven_of_azarath 35
What if he brought it up, not her?
raven_of_azarath 35
Just reread the fml. She introduced it. My argument is invalid.
Arashikage 18
Maybe you shouldn't get your terms from Tumblr. You reap what you sow
HeXr 22
So basically everyone replying needs to Google the word 'mansplaining', and try some sources that aren't urban dictionary.
Ramisme 12
you're right, buzzfeed and feminist are would likely have a more accurate definition of mansplaining since they're the ones that made it up ?
Aylla89 3
Karma.....probably a SJW psycho.
slothstronaught 11
Sorry I need this mansplained to me.