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Whats a question women get asked that a man would be never get asked?

173 replies

OneUmberJoker · 27/09/2025 17:21

For example
When are you going to have kids?

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peoplegetreadyforthetrain · 27/09/2025 18:03

When pregnant at work - so are you planning to come back part time?

Mucholderlittlewiser · 27/09/2025 18:03

Does your husband know you're doing this (leafletting for a political party)? Have you got his permission?

TwistedWonder · 27/09/2025 18:03

Time of the month is it?

walkawayytime · 27/09/2025 18:05

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Tbf I've questioned my male colleague on why he's not wearing a wedding ring...... But generally the only reason men don't is to cheat so probably not the same

TurnTheGodforsakenVolumedown · 27/09/2025 18:06

ACynicalDad · 27/09/2025 18:02

Ours always call me, we put me down as first contact and they do as we requested.

Because you've told them. If you hadnt told them, who would they default to?

LadyHexham · 27/09/2025 18:07

I'm ashamed to say I once saw an acquaintance in the pub and said, "Great, Marmaduke is babysitting tonight then"
Her response was, "No, he's not babysitting, he's looking after his son"

I will never say that again.

ACynicalDad · 27/09/2025 18:07

TurnTheGodforsakenVolumedown · 27/09/2025 18:06

Because you've told them. If you hadnt told them, who would they default to?

quite possibly, they know me better as the one that does all the school admin, also a governor.
Also do most of the washing/getting it in when it rains.

WFHforevermore · 27/09/2025 18:09

Some of these are ridiculous.

And im sure men get asked most of these, and many things that women would never be asked.

ThreePears · 27/09/2025 18:09

walkawayytime · 27/09/2025 18:05

Tbf I've questioned my male colleague on why he's not wearing a wedding ring...... But generally the only reason men don't is to cheat so probably not the same

My DH is a music teacher and we discovered that his wedding ring knocks against the neck of his guitar, so he doesn't wear it. Hasn't for years.

theresapossuminthekitchen · 27/09/2025 18:10

TheNightingalesStarling · 27/09/2025 17:54

Can you imagine the wife of a World Cup winning Sportsman's being interviewed pitchside about his sacrifice having to leave their toddler for training?

I was just going to mention this - the (female!) interviewer asked one of the winning Red Roses rugby players whether ‘it was worth all the time away from your daughter?’ and I said to my husband that there’s no way that would have phrased it like that with a male player. If they mentioned the daughter at all, it would have been to say ‘I bet she’s so proud of you’ or ‘she’s going to be so proud of you when she’s older’ or similar.

everybodymustwearsunscreen · 27/09/2025 18:10

Discussion on many subjects with many men (ime) indicates that you a) don't understand it/can't do it and b) need help understanding/doing the basics

*edit - those you don't know so well generally

CantHoldMeDown · 27/09/2025 18:11

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RampantIvy · 27/09/2025 18:12

Beenwhereyouareagain · 27/09/2025 17:53

Any chance you're pregnant?

This isn't true any more. DD is a radiography student and has been told that she needs to ask everyone between certain ages (I'm not sure what they are - maybe between 12 and 45?) this question when doing X-rays.

I think this must be a new NHS guideline. She always prefaces this with "I'm sorry, but I have to ask you this"

FuglyBitch · 27/09/2025 18:14

Is your husband babysitting

Haveaproperty · 27/09/2025 18:19

Wouldn't it be better for the children if you were at home with them being a mother instead of here at work?
(Actually said to me by my boss at the time after I came back from maternity leave because he was a wanker and I was better at my job than he was).

Haveaproperty · 27/09/2025 18:20

Also... ' for gods sake smile woman' also said to be by a boss in a board meeting while I was presenting a serious topic.

Haveaproperty · 27/09/2025 18:21

'Are you on the blob?'

Haveaproperty · 27/09/2025 18:22

'Your tits are like fried eggs' shouted at me once by a young boy on a bike.

AmyDuPlantier · 27/09/2025 18:24

OneUmberJoker · 27/09/2025 17:21

For example
When are you going to have kids?

That one’s not true; two guys in my work both just got married and they get asked this all the time now.

Cactus12 · 27/09/2025 18:25

“Does your neck look older than your face?” Is one that comes up in my Facebook adverts a lot lately. Meanwhile DH just gets Star Wars jokes apparently.

tellmesomethingtrue · 27/09/2025 18:35

Do you want me to do it?

ChipDaleRescueRangers · 27/09/2025 18:37

You're going back to work full time after the baby?!?!?!?!?! (Said with a look of horror on their faces)

Shr3dding · 27/09/2025 18:43

Why do you keep starting these types of threads and never come back to them?

CantHoldMeDown · 27/09/2025 18:45

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Purplebunnie · 27/09/2025 18:46

Job interview - are you on the Pill. Back in the late '70s

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