Does your DP have future post apocalyptic warlord potential?

[Fedupandpoor]

So if the worst happens, how would your DP handle him/herself in an end of the world situation?

My ex is strong, athletic and very brave so would be an excellent soldier. He has fast reflexes (ex professional athlete) and good instincts so would be very useful on supply runs. Unfortunately, he's a miserable, whingy bastard so would probably suffer an 'unexplained accident' in his community or be exiled to live on the settlement boundary wall.

DH could build shelter, with booby traps, make a meal out of anything and plan journeys in unknown or unrecognisable terrain. The man has the best sense of direction I’ve ever come across. He doesn’t have a violent bone in his body but he’s brave and stoic and a good leader so he could delegate violence to others I reckon

Part of the reason I keep my DH around is that, as rubbish as he is at admin / daily life in many ways, he would be amazing in a post-apocalyptic survival situation (ex-army) and would protect me to the best of his ability.

Dp is 6ft 8 and bald and beardy. He can scare most people off with a look Although he wouldn’t be able to actually kill anyone, as he’s a giant softy really so we’re a bit screwed if the look doesn’t work!

My husband would be a good negotiator and friend to all.... absolutely pap though at ANYTHING practical, or requiring bravery.... thats why he married me! 😂🤣😂🤣

Not sure how relevant to a post apocalypse world but according to The Facebook Villain Test my DP is most like Colonel Gadaffi. I found that very comforting given that I am most like Heinrich Himmler.

DH is an ex-army electronics engineer. He's probably not going to be the warlord, but will be the nerdy tech guy who gets looked after because he's useful.

Nope, he is incredibly clever and sharp but the least said about his fitness or strength, the better.

But it's OK, because I am strong af and I don't back away from a challenge so I can be a post apocalyptic warlady

He doesn't have any potential

Nah he'd give up and die on day 1

@BurnIt I am sorry to break it to you but we are definitely married to the same man

@elfycat lol! I'm picturing Eugene from Walking Dead!

DP would be the negotiator. Hapless at anything physical or practical though - that's me. I never panic or get stressed so I'm the organiser. We'd be stuffed for muscle though!

DH would be excellent at any post apocalyptic scenario that involved cooking complex recipes from The Guardian or knowledge of interwar history.

I once asked him to help me in the garden and sent him upstairs to change into old clothes. 45 minutes later, after I'd mowed the lawn and painted a section of fence, I went back in to find him - he was standing upstairs, in his pants, halfway through dressing, reading a collection of contemporary poetry that had just caught his eye.

So basically, we're fucked.

Mind you, he looks after our 5yo plus 2yo twins on his own most of the time whilst being on crutches, and that's pretty much what the apocalypse is like, right?

My DH is pretty strategically minded but he’s Type 1 diabetic so wouldn’t last too long under a whole world collapse if he couldn’t get insulin. On a desert island we’d have to kill and eat him first. I have discussed this with him but he’s never exactly thrilled by the idea.

He's one of the most extraordinarily intelligent people I've ever known, but not in the least fit or scary.

I, however, am both fit and scary, and am often described as a "natural leader". I will be the warlord, and he can be the Grand Vizier.

Oooh, good fun!

Think DH would fare MUCH better than me in a lot of scenarios. He is physically v strong and fit with stamina, no MH issues and high “stoicism”, to date. Good interpersonal skills. Practical intellectual skills, eg planning, organising, problem solving, also “execution” skills, eg building shelter, carpentry, making and fixing stuff, childcare.

He might, however, struggle with aspects of teamwork under pressure, he’s somewhat “here is the plan, and it’s the best plan” / “my way or the highway”. No military experience and would be crap at cooking with poor provisions.

(I am physically in good shape but have some MH issues, likely to be much exacerbated by extreme stress, and few of my current skills and knowledge seem useful in apocalyptic scenarios.)

To amuse myself in dull work meetings I have also sometimes reflected on which colleagues might be most useful in apocalyptic scenarios

Despite watching every series of The Walking Dead, we would be done for.

DH is pretty clever, very practical and can turn his hand to most things. Even though he's in his 60s he is pretty fit and would be a good resource in most camps but definitely not a fighter. Me on the other hand am pretty useless at anything remotely survivalist and would be dead in a day

Yep same in this house every episode of the walking dead and would be one of the first to go! Fitter than me but not a practical bone in his body. Blue sky thinking yes. Food for survival no chance

Mine would be the hermit in a cave in the hill. Hates talking to or spending time with people (except me weirdly even though I talk too much).

He would be awesome. He'd fashion a shelter out of 3 twigs and some sods of earth, be able to light a fire and be able to kill small fluffy animals to eat (I know this as he got rid of our recent mice problem). He eats anything and the constitution of an ox so would be fine.

I would get flu first time I got soaked and wither away as i'm a fussy eater and a wimp. :-(

Dp is physically strong and intelligent, but a bit shit at practical physical stuff without direction. However he'd probably be fine if he could find an old phone or computer part, he'd have that part up and running no problems. And then he'd ring me or his dad and ask how to use a screwdriver or change a car tire.

Mine is intelligent, practical, fit and strong, good at diy, great at growing veg etc and also a keen fisherman, so we'd probably do ok. He's also a headteacher with decades of teaching experience, so has good interpersonal skills and is pretty used to de-escalating things with tricky people and situations. I also have the interpersonal skills. The strength and practical skills... not so much.

Mine would be brilliant in a post-apocalyptic scenario. He’d just survive forever, even if just through sheer force of will.

I’d be best off dying in whatever the original incident was, on the other hand.

My husband would be brilliant at explaining to everyone what the plan was, and really good at actually doing the practical stuff (the fact that his aesthetic finish isn't always exact probably won't matter in this scenario).

So long as he had the good sense not to alienate the person who can actually persuade people to let them be the leader - not by any means a given - he'd be great.