Having a partner should, as the name suggests, mean dating someone who is helpful, reliable and who makes your life easier. However, as it turns out, some folks have the survival skills of an eight year-old and, much like a pet, rely on their partner for everything.
A woman shared her experience with a male partner who is so incapable of being useful, she felt like she was “mankeeping” him. Other women shared their stories as well, and we’ve gathered them here. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to add your own thoughts and experiences to the comments down below.
#41
Ladies, remember this line when talking to your manchild: "Im sorry you feel that way." Then let them sit with it. If they act like a child, then treat them like one.
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8points
#42
It should be about some kind of balance that works for both people from the very beginning...maybe you're a people pleaser or think you're not loveable u less you do the lions share of the work...maybe you grew up in or saw imbalanced relationships like that and at least in the back of your mind you thought that was hows it's done. Anyhoo glad you're out.
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8points
#43
Conditioning, is my guess. And the fun you can have, now that you see it! You get to forever play dumb when he asks things like this.
“I dunno” and the shrug emoji should be your only reply to everything he asks for help with. Time to let him grow up.
“I dunno” and the shrug emoji should be your only reply to everything he asks for help with. Time to let him grow up.
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7points
#44
This wasn't even one of my complaints about my ex when we were married, but he got a letter from the IRS about the last year of taxes we filed together and I could literally not believe how stupid he was about it. Like, sent me pictures of the letter he got without realizing there was content on the back of each page stupid.
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7points
#45
I spent 10 year explaining to my ex that his job didn’t take out enough taxes. At one point our income was pretty even +- 1000-5000 dollars annually… I’d pay 2-3x the taxes he did. I ended up just having my job take out more in taxes so we didn’t have to pay in.
After we separated he was struggling with taxes (was going to have to pay in like 2000$ or something.) so I agreed to do married filing jointly vs separately despite having a separate household. I got back 700 or so instead of 1400 I would have gotten back… and he got mad I kept the money… bro… I saved you 2k….and lost half my return to help you!
After we separated he was struggling with taxes (was going to have to pay in like 2000$ or something.) so I agreed to do married filing jointly vs separately despite having a separate household. I got back 700 or so instead of 1400 I would have gotten back… and he got mad I kept the money… bro… I saved you 2k….and lost half my return to help you!
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7points
#46
Here for the comments because SAME. He managed to make everything really hard for no reason. Even simple daily things. We’re divorced now. Why did I put up with that!
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7points
#47
My ex would literally make me do any phone calls for utilities etc because he didn’t like talking on the phone to strangers. What a f*****g loser man-child. Why are they absolutely everywhere??
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7points
#48
I woke up to this realization as well.
It’s absolutely exhausting! I pulled back completely and it has taken so much off my plate. I have so much more free time and free mental disc space.
It’s absolutely exhausting! I pulled back completely and it has taken so much off my plate. I have so much more free time and free mental disc space.
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6points
#49
You probably had someone in your family who did this, and in the words of the famous Hank Williams Junior, it's a family tradition. .
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5points
#50
Love is blind. When you take color glasses off. Meaning honeymoon face is over.
Reality sets in. But your out of it. So good for you.
Reality sets in. But your out of it. So good for you.
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4points
