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Why do some women despise me for not being neat?

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Tarene · 10/07/2024 19:30

I am lots better at math and science, and even art, than I am at being neat.
I don't have a dirty, messy place, but I do have clutter on my tables. I live in a small apartment, so it's hard to find enough space at times. I also like to write books, stories and poetry, so I have lots of paper around.
This all seems to make other women despise me a lot. I was told by my oldest friend that she didn't mind my messiness, but other people would. That was even though I thought that I'd cleaned like crazy before her rare visits to me. I was dropped by her, but try to feel relieved, because she bragged a lot about her money, trips abroad, and her perfect house.
She was not the only one despising me, though.
Should I try harder to be neat? I find math and all of the other things easy. But cleaning like those people do is beyond me. I seem to get confused, and never know where to start, and so on, whenever I try to make my place a showpiece like theirs. I can do math in my head, but not cleaning!

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ItsAlrightDarling · 11/07/2024 15:34

Everyone I know who says their house is ‘cluttered but clean’ has years worth of clutter that is never moved, and their house is far from clean. I’m sure there are some people who move the clutter, clean underneath, clean the clutter itself and then put it back, but no one I know.

whichmag · 11/07/2024 15:38

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ShadowChild · 11/07/2024 16:17

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Who put you on your high horse! If you don't have anything descent to say don't say it! Clearly here just to bring the poor woman down to make yourself feel better

whichmag · 11/07/2024 16:18

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