In most relationships, at a certain point it just becomes common sense to move in together. More time shared, lower rent and a sure sign that the relationship is being taken to the next level. However, as many women have learned, often this can mean becoming a truly surrogate mother for a partner who suddenly doesn’t know how to do basic tasks.
We’ve gathered some of the most egregious examples of “weaponized incompetence” shared by women across the world. So get comfortable as you scroll through, prepare to roll your eyes, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below.
#1 Just Done My Business. *someone* Left This. And Yes, I’m Using This Sub Of 4 Million Users To Personally Call Out My Boyfriend
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#2 Boyfriend Put His Drink On My Brand New Notebook, Yesterday
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#3 This Is How My Boyfriend Leaves The Sink After He Shaves
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For those who are unfamiliar with the concept of weaponized incompetence, it’s rather simple. Imagine a couple, living together. Perhaps they have just moved in together. It’s time to do the laundry. The man, either lying or entirely truthfully goes "I don’t know how to do it!" So now it’s the woman’s household task.
Now this suddenly becomes her regular routine chore. She asks him to learn, but he either insists it’s impossible or, even worse, he attempts to do it and does the laundry so poorly that she feels like she should do it next time. None of this to say that all women are saints, but this flavor of poor behavior is often male.
#4 Sisters Boyfriend Lost His Wallet Before Leaving To Go To His Moms
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#5 My Boyfriend Puts The Butter Away Like This In The Fridge Door. Fully Exposed And Touching The Fridge I Haven’t Washed In Months
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#6 My Boyfriend Lovingly Insists On Cooking Dinner On Mondays, But Ends Up Leaving All Of His Dishes And Mess Behind Because He Has To Leave For His Weekly Chess Meet Up
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Remember, asking a grown adult to do a household task is a normal thing to do. If someone can work a job, even an entry-level one, they have the necessary skills to wash a plate, mop the floor or iron some clothes. It’s ok to not be good at it at first, although it’s really never that hard, unless the plates are truly piled sky-high.
#7 Went To Get Some Ice Cream And My Boyfriend Left Me This. In Case I “Needed A Pick Me Up But Didn’t Want A Bunch Of Ice Cream.”
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#8 Called My Boyfriend From The Supermarket To Check If I Needed To Grab More Pads, He Said ‘No There’s Loads Left’
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#9 This Can Has Been Directly In Front Of My Boyfriend's Sink Side For Two Weeks And I've Chosen Not To Toss It Just To See If He Would. He Still Hasn't
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Unfortunately, some men seem to think that doing their share of manual labor is worse than openly admitting that they can’t figure out which end of a broom to use. This entire strategy relies on the fact that no one calls them out. After all, at some point, as the live-in partner of such a man, you will need some dishes, so you will end up cleaning them yourself.
#10 Boyfriend Leaves All His Trash In The Car
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#11 Boyfriend Leaves His Used Dental Floss On The Side Table By The Couch
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#12 Why Is My Boyfriend Doing This? ) ‘ :
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The causes are myriad, but it mostly comes down to the fact that these things simply have to be done. Most likely, growing up, these fellows had a parental figure, a maid or even a sibling who picked up the slack while they relaxed. They never mature into adults who take responsibility for the environment around them, to the detriment of their partners. Even worse, they can’t do the most simple things, like finally taking out the trash (themselves.)
#13 Boyfriend Keeps A Graveyard Of Shower Gel With One Half-Squirt Left
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#14 Instead Of Rinsing His Cup Between Drinks, My Boyfriend Will Just Refill It With Whatever Since It “Mixes In His Stomach Anyway”. Pictured Is His Glass Of “Water” After Milk And Oreos
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#15 My Boyfriend, Who Doesn’t Buy Any Of The Groceries, Decided To Use Multiple Pounds Of Chicken In A Cooler Instead Of The Bag Of Ice We Have
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#16 Safari On My Boyfriend’s Phone
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#17 My Boyfriend’s Solution To Me Being Mad That He Finishes Everything In The House Without Buying A Replacement
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#18 When My Boyfriend Leaves Empty Packages In The Fridge
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#19 How My Boyfriend Leaves His Coffee Cup Every Morning
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#20 Stayed The Night At My Boyfriend’s, Didn’t Bring Breakfast Because He Said I Can Cook There. Morning Comes, He Proceeds To Pull Out These Two Things. Out Of The Dishwasher No Less
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#21 My Boyfriend "Tastes Tests" All The Chocolates One By One Whenever I Buy Us A Box Of Chocolates To Share
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#22 This Is How Much Ice Cream My Boyfriend Left In My Pint Of Ben & Jerry's ?
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#23 My Boyfriend's Job Title Is Actually "Solutions Engineer." This Was His Solution
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#24 The Amount Of Tea My Boyfriend Left In The Pitcher
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#25 The Way My Boyfriend Is Eating This Pie
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#26 My Boyfriend Insists On Storing Leftovers In Ziplock Bags Even Though We Have Plenty Of Tupperware. His Reasoning Is It “Saves A Dish”, Even Though They Have To Be Transferred To A Dish Later Anyway. In Reality He Just Makes A Huge Mess And Wastes A Bag
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#27 My Boyfriend : *does The Dishes* The Sink :
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#28 Came Home To A Smokey Apartment And A Boyfriend Asleep On The Couch. Not Even Sure What These Were
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#29 Good Morning. Found My Boyfriends Glass Bottles In The Freezer. He’s At Work
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#30 Recently Moved In With My Boyfriend Who Has A Habit Of Leaving His Clothes On The Floor, I Asked Him To Put His Jeans Away In His Closet And This Is What I Found Later
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#31 My Boyfriends Gaming Set Up
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#32 Are These Really Still Ok? My Boyfriend Thinks That These Shoes Are Fine. Wears Them To Work, Around Town. “50% Of People Wear Their Shoes To This Point”
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#33 According To My Boyfriend, His Toothbrush Does Not Need To Be Changed
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#34 My Boyfriend’s Toilet Paper Graveyard
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#35 Asking My Boyfriend To Not Empty The Entire Can Of Pringles (My Fav Flavor)
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#36 Hos Much Dishsoap My Boyfriend Think He Needs For One Pot
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#37 My Boyfriend Ate All The Skin Off Our Rotisserie Chicken
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#38 My Boyfriend 'Helpfully' Put My Expensive Indoor Plants Outside For "Fresh Air", And They Got Irreparably Sunburnt :(
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#39 My Boyfriend Forgot To Buy Shower Curtain Rings
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#40 My Boyfriend's Single Bite Of My Apple
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#41 My Boyfriend Took A Bite Out Of All Three Of My Hashbrowns
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#42 Came To The Kitchen To Find Out That My Boyfriend Hung The Towel Like This ?
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#43 My Boyfriend Puts Snacks In My Fruit Hanging Basket
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#44 My (Now Ex) Boyfriend Just Broke Up With Me Via Text Message Tonight :|
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#45 How My Boyfriend Packed Up A Moving Box With Kitchen Stuff While I Was At Work
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#46 My Boyfriends Food Cupboard ? I Think He Must Upend His Shopping Bags Direct In The Cupboard Rather Than Unpack
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#47 The Container My Boyfriend Picked To Put Away Leftover Pancakes
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#48 My Boyfriend Made Me Coffee The Other Day
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#49 My Boyfriend Made Croissants This Way.. Am I Dating A Serial K*ller?
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#50 Boyfriend Always Buys A Bag At The Store
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