Men sat in women's changing rooms

[nycfrog]

AIBU to get annoyed with women who plop their (male) SOs on the stools/seating in changing rooms?

Yesterday I needed the store assistant to help me with the back of a dress - on the way out of the changing rooms I realised my bare back had basically been exposed to a random bloke sat at the entrance. I know the shop assistant probably could have been more discreet but aibu to think they could sit somewhere else?

Most women I know would want their male partners and companions to sit there.

I can't think of anything worse that having DH traipse around H&M with me and then pretend to look interested while I "model" clothes for him in the changing room like some fucking 50s housewife. "Which dress do you find me most attractive in darling?" Boak.

'The majority of women want to go shopping with their menfolk'?! Eh? Based on what evidence? Certainly not this thread and i dont think any of my mates do either.

The vast maj of women have men folk and enjoy shopping with them. A few threads put on and taken over by a few over zealous feminists on MN don’t speak for the female UK population.

Sometimes they are simply waiting, nothing to boak about.🙄

A few threads put on and taken over by a few over zealous feminists on MN don’t speak for the female UK population

That's true - I find it interesting when these type of threads pop out into AIBU and Chat, there's always a much more balanced debate and different viewpoints when it's not in FWR

New look in the nearest city certainly did mens clothes

I did wonder why they didnt anymore...its very recent

And i would agree with igot that the change had to do with sales...or lack thereof

I find it weird that women don't like to shop with their SO tbh. I went to a shopping centre with dp the other week, I wanted to look at prams in Mothercare and don't think this should solely be my responsibility. During our trip we had lunch in Costa, wondered around CEX and I tried some pinafore dresses on (unfortunately with bump these do not fit well on me at all!) I didn't 'model' for dp but he sat outside on the seat playing on his phone. I was in there all of about 5 minutes. Why should he bugger off to a cafe and spend extra money? Or should I have sent him home as his 'part' of the shopping was over?

Interesting though polls I've seen on This Morning and Loose Women for example are around 85/90% against mixed sex toilets or changing rooms. So that's representative of public opinion on these type of issues.

V1 - its got nothing to do with being a 'feminist'?! I think my dh is ace and i really enjoy his company but i dont need him to go clothes shopping with

Interesting though polls I've seen on This Morning and Loose Women for example are around 85/90% against mixed sex toilets or changing rooms. So that's representative of public opinion on these type of issues
Not that interesting really, most people on this thread, myself included, have not said they agree with men INSIDE the womens changing areas. In fact, I strongly believe we should keep sex segregated areas such as toilets and changing rooms. I just dont think that should extend to the shop or department.

I think my dh is ace and i really enjoy his company but i dont need him to go clothes shopping with

And that's great. But is it that difficult for you to think that other people do enjoy shopping as a couple? I need my DH with me because I've got mobility issues but I guess that's boak too is it?

I just dont think that should extend to the shop or department

Same

@V1daw1inter
I like shopping with my DH too, don't get me wrong! For things for the house, for the children, for Christmas presents. But I don't need him trailing after me in clothes shops, getting in the way of me and every other woman in there, and I certainly don't need his opinion on my clothes. And I'm as unfeminist as they come!

Has anyone else noticed a couple of posters on this thread are constantly bolding quotes taken out of context and answering whatever bit they like and not within context ?
It’s like a non stop attack. I have never known women so adamant that the menz should be in a woman’s changing room in my life, like what’s so hard to understand ?
Ok granted some women don’t mind and some do. But we are actually trying to discuss this and other factors re shopping - but it’s impossible with the constant bolding of quotes stirring up froth whilst accusing everyone else of being twats...
And leave me out of your epic bolding as I’m bored with it.
Or will you pluck a sentence, bold it and argue with yourself ? I think that’s best as I don’t give a fuck.

Sometimes I do sometimes I don’t. Ditto my sons. Ditto my dd with the menfolk and male friends in her life.

Gardai please can you give some examples of a) people bolding without context and b) saying that men should be inside womens changing rooms?

Oh and just for the record, DH would probably rather stick pins in his eyes than trail about after me trying on dresses or whatnot, he'd no doubt be wandering off to Maplins some random boring DIY shop down the road instead telling me to call when I'd done lol.
I just can't get worked up about men sitting on sofas outside the entrance to changing rooms, or being in women's clothing departments altogether like some posters do.... seems a bit extreme.
(Yes, I know the actual OP said sitting inside, yes I can see why people might not be comfortable about that, actually sitting inside the changing rooms) but the rest of it is just.... erm nope, nothing wrong with being outside of them.

Gardai

Who is arguing for men to be in the changing rooms?

I’m done with this party.
And don’t fucking bold my name.

Who is arguing for men to be in the changing rooms?

I don't think anybody actually is, that's the daft thing!
(I know I'm not, anyway, I've said I can see why people would have a problem inside changing rooms, if it was me one of those being referred to?!)
As for not bolding people's names, WTF lol, how else are you supposed to reference a poster?!
Fucking.
Batshit.
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I know.

Shewhocantbenamed not content with trying to police who can go into shops now wants to police how we post.

I have huge issues with this. Most women have had problems trying to close the curtains effectively in single sex changing spaces, why should we have to worry about men being there? And FWIW, as a middle aged woman, I doubt any bloke is interested in me, but I do hate the idea my teenage dd is being put in this position.
However, having been told I should suck it up when I said I objected to men being in my breastfeeding class, I am aware that many women positively wilt if separated from their beloved men for brief periods, so I guess the wishes of many go unheard to please the sad sacks.

I mean, I've seen "Don't fucking @ me" before but don't even reference my name, what's all that about lol, that's a new one

ooh that was in response to hearhooves but crossposted with drinkcider

Separated from their menfolk. Some people have menfolk. Apparently.