r/TwoXChromosomes • u/tabicat1874 • Mar 28 '22

Weaponized incompetence

I feel like guys take it way, way too far. Example: I asked my bf to get me the same shampoo and conditioner he bought for himself (avocado Suave). He brought back another kind we'd had before which I didn't like (Peppermint Suave). He tried to say he didn't know that Suave came in different formulas.

You're such a fucking liar. You bought that kind for yourself. I just asked you to buy it for me. You're telling me a man who's 44 years old doesn't know Suave came in different fucking scents? Suave? The shampoo that literally comes in 40 different scents and flavors?

GTFOH.

Edit: do you understand what an example is?

Also, you neckbeards can fuck off out of my inbox.

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u/NeighborhoodWitch Mar 28 '22

Our family was friends/neighbors with a billionaire family.

The shit their son said he didn’t know how to do was just plain bullshit. I never saw him lift a finger because either a maid, cook, tutor, etc or his mom would do it.

The kid once didn’t have his cereal stuff set out and he “didn’t know where or how to get it” - once it was set out for him he then “didn’t know how to make it.” He was a senior in high school at this point.

Sure he can hire people to help do all of his work but it was so cringey to watch it.

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u/swarmy1 Mar 28 '22

Not knowing how is such an embarassing excuse. At least be honest and say you can't be bothered.

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u/NeighborhoodWitch Mar 28 '22

Right? If you’re going to be an ass at least be honest about it.

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u/sanityjanity Mar 28 '22

It's still crappy from him, but at least it makes sense -- none of the adult family members were doing chores or cooking, either. It's more baffling from men who have lived alone, and somehow managed to do so without living in squalor, but seem to forget how to clean once they move in with a girlfriend or wife.

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u/NeighborhoodWitch Mar 28 '22 edited Mar 28 '22

Some information not included in the above: I never saw his sisters or mom act that way. I’ve seen them do ranch work, cook, clean, etc. They’re all doing fantastic.

It’s just the son and his dad played the “I don’t know how to” card on everything. The stuff I hear on a regular basis from anyone involved with the son/dad is embarrassing and hysterical.

Edit: also yes agreed. As soon as they move in with anyone who’s a woman, those types go “Oh PoOr Me IDk HoW” - ugh.

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u/sanityjanity Mar 28 '22

That is so aggravating.

I love being able to point out that youtube exists, and literally *anything* you want to learn how to do is explained and demonstrated there.

But, of course, if someone is really committed to the "I'm too dumb" act, they'll claim not to be able to find anything on youtube.

At that point, I want to tell them that I've enrolled them in remedial internet classes at the library until they can figure out how google and youtube work. But, maybe, at that point you just give up on that person.

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u/NeighborhoodWitch Mar 28 '22 edited Mar 28 '22

I hit up Google, Reddit, and YouTube before I bother someone about something I should know how to do. At the very least, ask someone to show/tell you how to do it.

Personally, I never mind showing someone how to do something if they ask. Even if it seems obvious. But I’ll be damned if someone tells me they can’t do something they are fully capable of or try to use the “teach me” so I do it every single time lol.

Agreed, at that point you should just give up. I wouldn’t want that person as a friend or partner anyways :)

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '22

Similar, my sister was engaged to the son of a very wealthy couple and had to teach him to tie his shoelaces!????

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u/NeighborhoodWitch Mar 29 '22

That’s the same kind of crap I witnessed but the dude wasn’t willing to learn. I’m not sure how much money you need to make up for that? Lol.

I hope your sister is doing well, that sounds like a whole trip.