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AIBU?

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Original poster

'Love her' 'respect him'

75 replies

Namechangernottroll · 01/01/2017 16:54

Someone I used to go to school with has posted pictures of matching Tattoos saying 'Love her' (for him) and 'respect him' (for her).

It doesn't sit comfortably with me... I know it's totally up to them, not my skin or relationship but... it just seems all wrong.
The man must be respected and obeyed and the woman loved an adored... feels a bit 1950's to me.

DP says I'm massively over thinking it, I said I'd open it up to the MN jury.

AIBU?

OP posts:
GeillisTheWitch · 01/01/2017 16:56

I'm with you. "Respect him" bollocks to that. Sounds controlling and weird.

Original poster
Namechangernottroll · 01/01/2017 16:59

I'll add you to my tally chart!

OP posts:
SirMixALot · 01/01/2017 17:01

YANBU

thisismyYuleTimenickname · 01/01/2017 17:02

Sexist.

steff13 · 01/01/2017 17:02

Yuck

FourEyesGood · 01/01/2017 17:02

YANBU

GruochMacAlpin · 01/01/2017 17:02

That does seem.. odd.

CauliflowerSqueeze · 01/01/2017 17:03

Agree. Odd.

Whatthefoxgoingon · 01/01/2017 17:04

Sexist bollocks!

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 01/01/2017 17:04

YANBU

DotForShort · 01/01/2017 17:04

I'm with you. Yuck, yuck, yuck.

NovemberInDailyFailLand · 01/01/2017 17:05

They've been reading 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus', then?

Klaphat · 01/01/2017 17:06

Gross.

CantChoose · 01/01/2017 17:06

Grim.

ToastieRoastie · 01/01/2017 17:07

Agreed - yuck

AmberEars · 01/01/2017 17:08

YANBU

Simonneilsbeard · 01/01/2017 17:14

YANBU wouldn't sit well with me either.

CostaAddict · 01/01/2017 17:18

Very odd Confused

birdybirdywoofwoof · 01/01/2017 17:18

Ewww.

Tell dh underthinking is so 2016 ;)

goadyfuckersgetmygoat · 01/01/2017 17:23

Yuk! Sexist

MagicChicken · 01/01/2017 17:30

YANBU.

TinklyLittleLaugh · 01/01/2017 17:30

Bit sad for him if she doesn't love him, but he loves her.

I think matching tattoos are pretty grim whatever they say.

DorcasthePuffin · 01/01/2017 17:32

Not good at all.

kaitlinktm · 01/01/2017 17:33

If you have to have matching tats Hmm they should be equal - love and respect for both or better still, don't have them at all

ThymeLord · 01/01/2017 17:33

Grim as fuck.