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AIBU or does anyone else thinks that most (not all) men are inherently lazy?

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SunnyPinkMouse · 07/12/2024 23:27

as I get older I am becoming more intolerable to men. I think they’re lazy. I think they are mummy’s boys. They get out of helping. They get out of doing a lot of things. They just do what they want to do. Why? Is it because their mums let them get away with this growing up and so they continue this way and then expect their wives to replace their mum?

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UmbrellaEllaEllaElla · 09/12/2024 16:08

Yes, yes and yes!

gannett · 09/12/2024 16:08

In general men and women have different standards and priorities. Traditional "women's work" like cleaning and cooking is not seen as a priority to men. A woman sees a room as 10% dirty so it needs a thorough clean. A man sees the same room as 90% clean so it's fine. A woman thinks of a meal plan that tastes nice and is healthy. A man sees eating as a functional thing needed for staying alive, so a takeaway is fine.

How interesting to learn that I am a man and DP is a woman.

GreyCarpet · 09/12/2024 17:35

gannett · 09/12/2024 16:08

In general men and women have different standards and priorities. Traditional "women's work" like cleaning and cooking is not seen as a priority to men. A woman sees a room as 10% dirty so it needs a thorough clean. A man sees the same room as 90% clean so it's fine. A woman thinks of a meal plan that tastes nice and is healthy. A man sees eating as a functional thing needed for staying alive, so a takeaway is fine.

How interesting to learn that I am a man and DP is a woman.

I need to tell my partner that he's gay...

taxguru · 09/12/2024 18:18

In general men and women have different standards and priorities. Traditional "women's work" like cleaning and cooking is not seen as a priority to men. A woman sees a room as 10% dirty so it needs a thorough clean. A man sees the same room as 90% clean so it's fine. A woman thinks of a meal plan that tastes nice and is healthy. A man sees eating as a functional thing needed for staying alive, so a takeaway is fine.

Some people may think that as an excuse, but it's really not true at all. Lots of men are just as picky about cleanliness, hygiene, tidiness, etc as women.

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GingerPaste · 04/11/2025 22:40

In my last job, occasionally the computer systems would go down for a couple of hours. Then, I noticed quite a stark contrast between the men and women. The men, typically, would kick back, relax and do nothing. The women took the free bit of time to clean their desks or organise something.

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