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“D”H being rude and spiky because of international women’s day…

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ChampagneSuperNova00 · 08/03/2025 18:17

….he doesn’t think it’s fair that men don’t get a day and I didn’t agree, so I am getting the silent treatment with a helping of grumpiness, bitterness and spikiness and lots of huffing….what on earth is this about?

I wouldn’t mind but I didn’t even mention it in the first place, he brought it up. Its like living with a huffy teen.

OP posts:
Fagli · 08/03/2025 18:31

What an absolute knob. Exactly how does IWD affect him at all?

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ChampagneSuperNova00 · 08/03/2025 18:30

Theeyeballsinthesky · 08/03/2025 18:26

Sorry OP you seem to have married a misogynistic twat

Shame they don’t advertise that when dating. To be fair he’s not normally too bad but obviously this is deep rooted bitterness….so weird and deeply unattractive

OP posts:
Modernskylines · 08/03/2025 18:29

ChampagneSuperNova00 · 08/03/2025 18:29

I didn’t know there was one. Not sure whether to tell him or let him find out for himself…

I don’t think he’s actually bothered about men’s day it’s just bitterness about the women’s one

What a prince

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ChampagneSuperNova00 · 08/03/2025 18:29

I didn’t know there was one. Not sure whether to tell him or let him find out for himself…

I don’t think he’s actually bothered about men’s day it’s just bitterness about the women’s one

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ThighsYouCantControl · 08/03/2025 18:28

I think this is a sign to spend IWD 2026 as a single woman. Your husband is a bellend.

WaterMonkey · 08/03/2025 18:28

APATEKPHILLIPEWATCH · 08/03/2025 18:23

It’s because they don’t really want their own day - they just don’t want women to have one.

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This. It’s the same kind of inadequates who complain about women’s aid, refuges, male mental health crises etc. If they really cared they could set up their own refuges for male victims, put the volunteer work in to getting them established etc. like women had to, but they won’t because the whingeing is the whole point. They don’t give a monkey’s toss about male victims, male mental health or any of that. They just hate women.

ZeusandClio · 08/03/2025 18:26

APATEKPHILLIPEWATCH · 08/03/2025 18:22

Has anyone seen if the November 19th guy on Twitter has been at it again? I can’t remember his name but I love his feed

Richard Herring. He did great work for a long time, but now believes some men are women and some women are men.

Theeyeballsinthesky · 08/03/2025 18:26

Sorry OP you seem to have married a misogynistic twat

NeelyOHara1 · 08/03/2025 18:26

On a sidenote, I'm not liking this constant pitting of women versus men. Time for some collaboration type focus, I feel?

APATEKPHILLIPEWATCH · 08/03/2025 18:26

CynicalSunni · 08/03/2025 18:24

None of the men he invited to celebrate/ organise never got back to him. 😂

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So funny! He also raised money for Refuge as well I think with it

Keiththecatwithamagichat · 08/03/2025 18:25

Was he also part of the "all lives matter" brigade? And questions why there is no straight pride?

If so, dump him.

Happierthaneverr · 08/03/2025 18:25

Spoiler: he doesn’t care about a day for men (it’s in November), he just hates women.

Amanitacae · 08/03/2025 18:24

outerspacepotato · 08/03/2025 18:21

He's giving you the silent treatment because of a holiday that has the word women in it?

Tell him shithead day is tomorrow and he'll get all the consideration and care he deserves.

You could buy him this book to help him celebrate shithead day OP?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Problem-Men-When-International-matters/dp/0751581453

CynicalSunni · 08/03/2025 18:24

Amanitacae · 08/03/2025 18:23

Richard Herring.

He doesn't do it anymore unfortunately - it was gold when he did.

None of the men he invited to celebrate/ organise never got back to him. 😂

APATEKPHILLIPEWATCH · 08/03/2025 18:23

Amanitacae · 08/03/2025 18:23

Richard Herring.

He doesn't do it anymore unfortunately - it was gold when he did.

Aw that’s a shame! It’s terrible that the highlight of my IWD was always tweets from a man 🤣🤣

pizzaHeart · 08/03/2025 18:23

I don’t know what it is about but it’s definitely not about International women day.
Generally I would advise you to ask him and try to understand what bothering him but not when he behaves in such an idiotic way,

Amanitacae · 08/03/2025 18:23

Richard Herring.

He doesn't do it anymore unfortunately - it was gold when he did.

APATEKPHILLIPEWATCH · 08/03/2025 18:23

mnahmnah · 08/03/2025 18:21

An idiot said this at work yesterday. He was complaining that we had all been asked to put a poster up to celebrate. I told him it was in November and to go ahead and make posters to put up at the time.

It’s because they don’t really want their own day - they just don’t want women to have one.

APATEKPHILLIPEWATCH · 08/03/2025 18:22

Has anyone seen if the November 19th guy on Twitter has been at it again? I can’t remember his name but I love his feed

Lazyladydaisy · 08/03/2025 18:22

International men's day is in November. He sounds like a gem.

CynicalSunni · 08/03/2025 18:22

International men's day is in November. Has different themes each year etc
Also i think peak googling for this day is on international womens day.

mnahmnah · 08/03/2025 18:21

An idiot said this at work yesterday. He was complaining that we had all been asked to put a poster up to celebrate. I told him it was in November and to go ahead and make posters to put up at the time.

outerspacepotato · 08/03/2025 18:21

He's giving you the silent treatment because of a holiday that has the word women in it?

Tell him shithead day is tomorrow and he'll get all the consideration and care he deserves.

MrsTerryPratchett · 08/03/2025 18:20

Amanitacae · 08/03/2025 18:18

19th November tell him.

This. I think men want women to do the admin of IMD for them. They can organise their own and I encourage them to.

BansheeOfTheSouth · 08/03/2025 18:20

Amanitacae · 08/03/2025 18:18

19th November tell him.

Exactly. Not only is he a "insert whatever your favourite term for him is" @ChampagneSuperNova00 , he's an uninformed one. Misogyny over knowledge, what a catch.