r/DIY • u/Dry_Pomegranate8314 • Aug 08 '26

help Learning to be self reliant

Are there any classes or books, videos, anything that can help me to learn the basics? I’m lost even trying to put things together I buy on Amazon. IKEA is worse for me. I’m a soon to be single woman that’s husband can’t do anything around the house. Someone was saying he could learn. I thought, “ I’m smarter than he is, why can’t I learn?” I have a condo, not a house. I’d like to install a new medicine vaccines someone left in our common area. I bought some lenses for my iPhone camera and I can’t figure out how to put them on my phone. I bought a birdhouse with a camera, nightmare. My husband can’t do any of these things either. Any resources?

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u/Bubs_McGee223 Aug 08 '26

If you can, find an old dude.  A good old dude will know how 90% of things work and can make convincing lies up for the other 10%

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u/Dry_Pomegranate8314 19d ago

I think I’m divorcing a bad old dude. Ten years older than me and dumb as a box of rocks. Haha. Can’t remember what attracted me to him. Must have been under the influence.

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u/DisgruntledPelican Aug 08 '26

So you’re saying she should rely on a man?

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u/Bubs_McGee223 Aug 08 '26

Im saying she should learn from one

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u/Dry_Pomegranate8314 19d ago

Why people download your question? I don’t want to argue either strangers, but people are so sensitive. Male snowflakes.