Kate Hackett
I don’t love the “battle of the sexes” trope, but even I’ll admit that sometimes men and women just differ on a whole lot of stuff. I firmly believe that, as Pete says in The Muppets Take Manhattan, “Peoples is peoples” — and people can vary wildly.
u/Careful_Ride3205 recently asked the men of Reddit what women do that “baffles” them and we gathered up some of the best replies.
1. Shhh.
Talk like we’re sitting in a library and then get mad when I couldn’t hear what you said.
2. We… do not do this.
How they stick those clumps of hair to the walls of the shower.
3. True.
How many hair strands they lose per day. It’s a lot.
4. Fight for me
Legit had a convo with a girl who told she had a guy ask her out but said no because she wants him to put more effort into it. Absolutely baffled when told that it is wrong on many levels. “Seriously? Can’t you tell the difference between no and no?” [pronounces them with slightly different intonation and head movements]
5. Dinner
When they ask you what we should eat. We name 5 things and they say I’m not in the mood for that. Then why did you ask me in the first place. Also when I ask my girlfriend you pick dinner you can’t make your mind up.
6. Dream-Me
Being mad at me for something “I” did in your dreams.
7. Misdirection
You’re allowed to be mad about something without us being mad about it but when we get mad about something you feel the need to also get mad but then direct it towards us.
8. The signs
The signs, it’s hard to know whether someone is hitting on you
9. Turn it down!
Walk right past the thermostat and then sit down and tell me to go turn up the heat.
10. What are you thinking?
Saying nothing is the wrong answer, but giving a genuine answer, a.k.a I was just thinking about who would win in a fight between a Gorilla and three baboons, and that’s far worse.
11. Say what you MEAN
Speaking with subtext and implications. Girls think they’re being obvious, but it’s really difficult picking up on their attempts to communicate.
12. Shoes on
Take whatever time you need to get ready whether it be 30 minutes or 3 hours, then rush us when we’re about to leave to put our shoes on
13. Shops
You’re willing to spend an eternity in a shop you like and complain at me when i say i’m ready to go, but if it’s one i like i better be ready to drop everything and leave when you say you want to
14. Sex talk
Why do y’all share intimate details about our sex life to your friends? It’s strange to us because contrary to what happens in high school movies, guys don’t talk about private bedroom stuff to our buddies. That’s private. We don’t like when y’all do it lol
15. Mind readers
Assume that men are mind readers and get mad when we’re not.
16. HOT or cold.
Shower with water that’s either boiling or freezing. No in-between.
17. Can’t tell!
When a woman says she was into me a while back, but is not anymore because I didn’t make a move when she was communicating her interest through extremely subtle and undetectable signals.
18. Pimples
Your obsessions with popping pimples. I have had a couple of girlfriends (and my mom was the same) that loved doing that to me. I can’t understand how that is not considered gross.
19. BFFs, not.
Acting like you’re best friends with someone you hate. It doesn’t baffle me (I understand the importance of saving face and keeping people on side) but I do find it quite disingenuous and contemptible.
20. Witchcraft
what are all the bottles of stuff in the bathroom and all around the shower? why do you need 300 different potions to clean yourself?
