If I was to ‘live as a man’ from tomorrow, what would I do?

And if that hobby is cycling or golf your partner absolutely cannot name it when complaining about it on Mumsnet because it's "outing"

This would be my first move.

Some, of course, are just gross (peeing in the wrong place). Nothing to stop people of either sex not giving a shit about polishing water marks off mirrors etc.

Remember to refer to all childcare or child related activities as “babysitting” your kids.

Not tidy up.
Not cook.
Demand dinner from your partner as soon as you get home from work.
Scratch your groin/adjust yourself in public.
Burp/fart/pick nose in public.

Better yet, leave it down and pee on it

Take up a time consuming hobby, ideally one that requires regular trips away and/or expensive equipment.

Stop seeing mess.

Go for loooooong poos.

Get a pay rise.

Do the bare minimum of parenting and collect your medal.

That’s only if a woman objects to the manspreading. They don’t normally grumble when it’s another man. Actually they dint manspread nearly as much.

Never use the bell on your bike when you’re on a bridal way or pubic footpath. Bells are perfect for letting people know you are behind them. But the blokes round here are far too manly man men to use bells, instead they silently creep up on you and then when directly behind you, they think it’s appropriate to bellow loud and deep - sending me and the dog into the grass verge with a startle.

Leave all the kitchen cupboards and drawers open.
Leave your used teabags in the sink.
Milk on the counter all day - so much easier than having to open the fridge.
Eat your wife's special cereal at all hours of the day and night so she finds there's none for breakfast.
Put your dirty dishes near the dishwasher but never in it.
Leave all your chicken bones on your plate - it's amazing how they just jump into the food bin!

I have short hair.
I don’t wear dresses or heals.
I have hobbies that i don’t shut up about (some would consider them ‘male hobbies).
I take my phone to the loo when I’m taking a shit.
I love a pint of Guinness

The only thing I don’t have is a beard 🤣

I’m very much a woman, wouldn’t want to be a man but I guess it would be interesting to be one for a day.

If I were a man for 24 hours tomorrow, I’d probably spend that whole 24 hours masturbating! 🤚 🍆

🤣

if their partners are lucky

If you only could make a deal with God,
get him to swap your places. You could be running up that road, running up that hill...

Empty your head of most thoughts.

Funny bit on Seinfeld saying if you ask the average man what he's thinking the answer is 'nuthin'. DH agreed with that!

The truth is, you can't 'live as a man' without resorting to stereotypes. Living as x, y or z surely means haircut and clothes.

Come in 75 seconds.

Impossible. Men are raised to believe theybare superior to women. And they act accordingly. Its a mindset not a physical thing

And rub with towel, leaving water marks all over the sink and mirror

Pee all over the toilet and leave it.
Use the last of the toilet paper and leave the empty roll on the holder.
Wet hair

At the risk of mansplaining, it never occurred to me that people would not make full use of the toilets their employer provides..

@WeeBisom

Haha the poo thing ! What is with that! My partner says he likes to read on his phone but why do this when you’re having a shit ? Anyway, you would need to announce you are a man and do the male pronoun thing. Maybe change your name if you like. Then after that point all the suggestions in the thread are very helpful. Do keep in mind that if you fancy getting pregnant and having babies that is perfectly consistent with being a man and won’t in any way impede your “living as a man” for a year goal.
i would suggest you start random conversations with women in the street , cafes , bus stops , waiting areas. Just talk at them. Tell them to smile.

😂😂😂

I'm a female and I'll poo at work if I need to.

Have never, ever conflated this with being female!

Tell everyone you unloaded the dishwasher. Tell them twice more in case they didn't hear. Remind them when they come home. Say it again tomorrow and next week even though you only did it once.

Mansplain how to load the dishwasher despite only having done it once.

Have views on what dishwasher the family should buy and what functions it should have despite only having used a dishwasher once, a long time ago.

After reading some of these suggestions, I have discovered that I am, in fact, a man.

Go for a run at 11pm through a park without worrying about getting raped or catcalled.