Things men can't see

[GlitteringUnicorn]

Crumbs
Empty loo rolls
Things on the bottom of the stairs

Anything else?

They do see them, they just don't care as much as you do.

I would watch the hell out of a rejigged Great Expectations where a gilet-glad Mr Havisham was bringing up a cold-hearted slob called Esteban to entice girls into falling for him and then wrecking their heads with his liking for living in filth and taking car engines apart on the kitchen table.

The laundry basket and the dishwasher seem to evade DH's eyes

Nonsense.

My partner seem all of those things and more.

I agree with 'get a better man'

Everything that doesn't benefit them or that they are not interested in.

the solution,

rain, when there’s washing on the line.

Their own children during night feeds - they can’t see or hear them!

The many benefits they get through living in a patriarchal society designed for them and by them.

Stuff in their wardrobe hung up- instead asking the 'where's my xxx etc'

Hear hear.

@Crikeyalmighty …and they’ve looked and it’s ‘definitely’ not there. 🙄

It's a bit like a house share, the one who can't stand the mess any longer ends up doing the cleaning...

Oh god, so f-in true!

I daren't respond to this-I was told yesterday that I think I'm the only feminist on Mumsnet.....

@BendyStringBean oh my god yes- the number of times I've been through ironing piles, when it's in front of their nose.

I'm teaching my sons to look correctly just yesterday they lost a book my directions were face the TV stick out your left hand move your pokemon cards....oooh here it is 😂😑

More serious note my ex husband can't see he has really hurt his eldest sons feelings im not sure he has even noticed that he failed to show up yesterday I've certainly not had an apology off him or an acknowledgement that he should have eventually he will (be told) might notice then he will invent a disaster or claim he was soooo busy he "forgot" and ds needs to get over it and be kind

Things women can't see:

Too many cushions
Too many sceneted candles
Too many shoes.
Too many hair bobbles
Etc

None of those things interfere with the cleanliness of a household so what is your point?

@TomatoSandwiches the post doesn't specify cleanliness

Sorry, thought this was one of those light hearted Friday threads.

I shall be po faced, curmudgeonly and serious from now on.

It's a 'lighthearted' thread using social pressure to keep women in their place as support humans. Men who 'don't see' that housework needs to be done because they know the women in their lives will deal with it and so they don't bother.

My husband can't see when he's wearing odd shoes but he's still capable of doing his share of the housework without being nagged because he's not a selfish arse.

The majority of posts allude to it.

You are forgiven if it's reciprocated, it is a bone of contention in our household.

Please revert back to lighthearted shinnanigans.

My husband is brilliant. Does most of the housework, almost all of the cooking, the DIY, looks after us all brilliantly.

He does, however, suffer from a lifelong condition called Skidmark Blindness, which is sadly genetic and has passed on to my son.

Thoughts and prayers.

In an entirely lighthearted way- do we really want to have lighthearted conversations about women having to clean loos after the men in her family have done a poo? To prove this post is lighthearted ->🥰

I'm a woman and I don't see those things either. It's not that they necessarily don't register at all but it's more a case of me thinking "oh I'll clean that later". Then I forget or get distracted! So actually I can understand why "people" can be like that. Luckily I don't live with a partner so no one can get annoyed at me about it.