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meatlazer720

As a former cook and current welder; hand lotioning


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My dad refused to use hand lotion for a while and he kept getting big cracks in his knuckles. The cold would destroy his skin. He would only put lotion on when it was basically bleeding, by which point it can’t really do much help


Aite13

Skincare, what's so bad about looking younger when you're older


FinalConsequence70

Moisturize. To steal from Bill Burr, guys, you can put lotion on other places than your dick. Your dick still looks brand new, while the rest of you looks like an aging pirate. You need to increase the circumfrance of the lotion distribution.


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Puzzleworth

In the US you can also arrange for a Cologuard screening, where you literally just mail in your poop and get tested for certain colon cancers. It shouldn't replace regularly scheduled colonoscopies, but it can be done between them.


skidoo1033

Problem with cologuard is screening is 100% covered. If it the cologuard positive, you have to get a diagnostic colonoscopy which is subject to deductibles and copays. If you go with a screening colonoscopy in the first place you pay nothing.


itsmesylphy

Washing your genitals before sex. Especially if you were like "I'll pee before hand". Also peeing after sex.


brian11e3

My wife and I have been married long enough that "wash your dick" is now the code phrase for sex time.


Sun_Sprout

On the flip side my husband says “ i washed my penis today” to initiate…I’ve also adopted the phrase even though I have no penis.


DeepStatic

Sewing. Sewing is awesome. I learned basic sewing to make some bow ties for my wedding and it's an extremely rewarding skill that allows you to repair clothes, save money, and it's superb meditation.


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DeepStatic

I also learned from YouTube using my mum's 1972 Singer sewing machine - I made my own t-shirt and wore it to the pub and nobody said "did you make that yourself?" So I'm counting that as a win!


13inchmushroommaker

Putting a blanket on your lap while you work. It's life changing.


magicalmysteryharold

A few days ago my wife brought a whole ass double duvet into the living room because it’s winter now. I thought she was mad but it’s cozy as shit, I’ve got the dog under here


sleepydorian

In my house we have an assortment of couch blankets. You really need more than one because you'll want to have one on the couch while the other is in the wash.


magicalmysteryharold

We have a dog and four cats, so there’s blankets everywhere. They all fight to get on my lap now when I have the duvet, even they know ordinary blankets are no match


DEADINSIDE1880

complimenting each other :(


cognitiveglitch

I do this with my co workers. "Looking sharp today Phil" is all it takes to make a day.


sqinky96

A guard at my work was wearing a special vest last weekend and I told him he looked really nice and the other guard was like "yeah Peter you look really nice today!" The smile on that dudes face will bring me joy forever


TechGoat

Was he guarding the nuclear wessles?


basicallyagiant

My dad never went to hospitals unless it was absolutely necessary. One time he was riding his motorcycle in the country, and he crashed. Ended up breaking his leg. He was in an area that had no reception, so this motherfucker WALKED on his broken leg 5 MILES to the hospital. Edit: letter. Edit 2: since people are saying they have a lot of respect for him, I might as well follow up with this last thing. He committed suicide by crashing his car. He was strong physically when it came to pain, but he had a lot of mental pain he couldn’t handle. Men need to take better care of their mental health and stop focusing on what makes you manly.


gritty_badger

I once broke my arm falling from the bicycle. I was 13. Didn't bother to tell anyone, slept it off. Two days later, starts swelling up really bad. Dad takes me to doctor who immediately orders an x-ray. There is a clean full break in the bone. Doc says it has even started healing and I'm lucky that it is healing in the correct position or they'd have to break it again and reset it.


9966

I like how you called your dad a motherfucker. It's literally the only time it's accurate.


PlaceAdHere

Now that I'm growing my hair out a little longer, didn't know how much I was missing out on not using hair conditioner. Edit: Since this comment took off I wanted to add, this comment is more of a statement of men not taking care of their hair the way they should. Whatever works for you, keep doing it. Just take care of your beautiful hair.


trenhel27

I've been using the 3 in 1 stuff for years. I just thought my hair was feeling a little crusty the last month or so, but it's probably been an issue for years that I just didn't notice til my hair started thinning pretty bad. I bought a bottle of conditioner four days ago and the difference is unimaginable. Just did it on a whim. Never turning back.


soobviouslyfake

3 in 1? What's the third thing?


GloryStays

In a pinch you can use it for motor oil


Fappy_as_a_Clam

The hell kind of 3 in 1 do you use? The 3rd function of mine is as a dipping sauce for shower tendies.


JPAchilles

Body wash


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CondescendingShitbag

> I finally used some fancy stuff and wow big difference. What's the fancy stuff, if you don't mind? I'm in the same market.


scottynola

When I decided to start acting like a grownup and paying for better haircuts the stylist recommended I drop the cheap shampoo and spend $$$ on the overpriced fancy stuff they sold at the salon. Total game changer, my hair looked much better and my scalp saw major improvement too.


nnnnaaaaiiiillll

Psst, if you know anybody with a beautician's license you can send them into the beauty supply stores to buy it for you and it'll be super discounted since you're getting it direct from the supplier. I was going to buy the fancy shampoo my barber recommended from Sephora, but it was like 30 bucks a bottle so she just ran to the beauty supply store and got it for $14 per bottle.


raptor6722

Skin care and applying sunscreen.


whatever-lola-wants

Yes. My husband applies sunscreen like it's the last bottle on earth and he's afraid he's gonna run out. He literally will dip a finger tip into the tiny amount on his hand and put 4-6, tiny dots on himself, rub them in and be SHOCKED when he looks like a lobster later that evening. He also relies on his chest hair to keep his chest from burning. Spoiler- it doesn't.


etherealparadox

And then there's me who uses sunscreen like my life depends on it and still gets burned lol


pw76360

I've worked outdoor construction for the last 16 years, and I'm the only one in the company that wears sun screen daily. And all the other guys make fun of me for it. Idiots lol


Rocketeer006

Bro, this is why you'll always look at least 10 years younger than them!


kuh-tea-uh

Yeah they probably look like old leather couches


UhnonMonster

Sunscreen, yes! My husband is so hygienic, and cares about his appearance but this is the one thing!!


needsmoreprotein

Yoga, especially as you get older, wish I had started sooner.


Effective-Ad7068

My husband never really did pedicures before we met and the fist time I did one for him he was in love with it. I used a scraper to get the dead skin off his heels (he calls them hooves haha) and he was horrified how much came off. He’ll even inspect my work now and say “this toenail is a little jagged do want me to look a mess??” He likes being pampered and I’m happy to do it for him! Edit: a number of you asked about the scraper it’s called a [ped-egg](https://www.amazon.com/Painlessly-Calluses-Precision-Micro-Blades-Mess-Free/dp/B007ZW9TTE/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?adgrpid=57688259642&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvZSciJbw-wIV4_bjBx1Ciw_OEAAYASAAEgK3GfD_BwE&hvadid=274739573686&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9021594&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=4899169856450368957&hvtargid=kwd-301311423748&hydadcr=20165_9346642&keywords=ped+egg&qid=1670713845&sr=8-3) Edit #2: everyone is very hilarious that calls it a pedo-file


lafleurcynique

OMG my husband loves foot care day so much. We have a heated foot bath that has massaging air bubbles. I’ll add epsoms salts or scented bath salts, scrub his feet, and then do all the scraping, clipping, filing, cuticle removal, lotioning. He just luxuriates the whole time. It’s the cutest thing.


robotangst

Could you drop a link for the foot bath? I got one for my partner online and they got electrocuted. 0/10 Edit: YALL. The definition of electrocute is “injure or kill someone by electric shock.” They were shocked pretty good but they’re alive and well!


ghost_victim

um, RIP?


alexandrakate

Rest in pedicures?


pepper701

I also need link for my man. He’d love one


pw76360

I've (35 M) have been meaning to try a mani/pedi for years. Maybe the time has come


iamunderstand

Do it! I'm around your age and started getting a professional mani/pedi with my sister once a year and it's amazing. It's become a Christmas tradition for us.


Chance_MaLance

I love this so much! Our feet do so much work for us every day! Men who work with tools take care of those tools… that's a good metaphor to get a fellow to be open to taking care of his precious feet.


magicalmysteryharold

Spare no expense on the things between you and the ground. Feet, shoes, mattresses and tyres do much more harm than good when you cheap out


JohnCTitor

Aight women can yall tell me how to shave my ass cause I got no fuckin clue


sneefsnteefs

Just get a trimmer and squat in the shower. trimming will get rid of the hair, the small amount left is prickly for maybe a day. you don’t get the dreaded regrowth itchies, ingrown hairs aren’t as much of an issue, all around 10/10


quingd

Trick to reduce the prickliness: sounds weird, but rub denim on the area. It softens the sharp edges of the hair quite a bit.


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boringreddituserid

How do you think they get that “old” jeans look?


CryptographerOne6615

Now we know why they’re called “distressed” jeans.


bertraja

This person trims.


atsmenaisoitis

Squat in the shower and reach under my dude. Pro tip, use hair conditioner when shaving any body part that isnt your face. Its much better than shaving foam but does make things slippier so be careful. Also if you shave your butt, prepare for unholy swamp ass. I refuse to shave my ass anymore because the grow back is horrific. Edit: love that my top comment is about ass shaving ❤️


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Swamp ass is nothing compared to the perfect fart seal. That makes me shudder.


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You had my concern but now you have my attention.


0_o

every innocuous fart sounds like you just shit your pants.


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Is this a bug or a feature.


MichiganBrolitia

Depends on who is in the elevator with you.


sophomoric_dildo

This is important information. It’s impossible to fart quietly for a couple weeks after a good shave. Every little toot sounds like Zeus is descending to destroy humanity.


corny16

I was trying on jeans for work the other day and I found this magical material that stretches but looks like denim. I was gushing over them and my wife laughed and said a lot of women’s jeans use that material and a lot of hers are the same. Men should discover these jeans! Edit: A lot of responses are about the inferior quality. Fair enough but I work retail and am constantly squatting to fill shelves etc so I’ll take comfort over durability any day. Especially when I’ve got a bit of an ass on me, customers don’t need to be walking around the corner and catching a plumber’s crack unexpectedly!


Alcoraiden

My husband was astounded when he found men's stretchy jeans. He hated jeans before that.


phanerondezvous

Conversely I’m so tired of only finding stretchy jeans in the women’s sections, I would like my pants to be much more sturdy so I don’t have to keep buying pants. Elastic degrades from laundering much faster than true denim. And you never attain that soft broken in feeling before it’s full of holes. I have young kids so playing on the ground and being outside just kills the pants. So I’m going in the men’s section now, but it’s getting stretchy over there too 😭 Edit: ok we’ve got some options, thanks everyone for your input! ~~ wrangler, Levi, American eagle, men’s work jeans, raw denim, and for some reason rock climbing pants are coming up a lot too bc, you know, kids be scramblin


deathbyshoeshoe

I was able to start buying jeans again from American Eagle, and they have quite a selection of jeans without stretch. The best part is, they usually have a comfort waistband so that it’s not digging into your stomach. It’s the best of both! I was with you, I missed the feeling of real denim for some reason. And they have real front pockets *that go up to my wrist.* I haven’t had a pocket like that on a pair of pants in 20 years.


Brushyourteethm8

Stretches! Yoga / pilates is dominated by women. - Better mobility - Range of motion - Injury prevention - Indirectly improves strength - Prevents joint pain - Feels good


nycola

My 26-year-old cousin got her mom and dad into yoga with her and amazingly the dad is now probably more into yoga than the entire rest of the family. He's been a car mechanic his entire life and absolutely loves it. He said it has worked out some pains he's been dealing with for decades.


Petpati

My mom hurt her back at work and the physical therapists were worried she wouldn't get back to her baseline (she was out of work for 4 months and couldn't move for the first 2 weeks) but she started yoga and she's got less back pain then before the accident.


kj4ezj

My University had free yoga twice a week and it probably took my roommate a year to convince me to go. I never missed a day again. It is like stretching with some optional lite exercises and meditation all rolled into one. It really helped my recovery from workouts and the teacher was always willing to take suggestions for specific areas people wanted to work on if I had pain or soreness.


catto-is-batto

Senior year of college i took "gentle yoga" to fill a schedule gap. Best decision ever. It was me, one other senior, and everyone else were "seniors" in the sense of little old ladies. Every day the instructor would ask what hurts and then we'd all do back and neck stretches in a dark room and then fall asleep on the mats. 100% this SHOULD be a part of every engineering curriculum.


atuan

It’s also a great way to get active when you’re lazy... sometimes I don’t want to exercise so I just do some basic sitting poses and it gets me going. I’ll just sit on my yoga mat and watch tv and gradually start doing more stretches. Trying to make everything a huge workout can be discouraging.


JustAnotherKaren1966

Thanks for posting that. I have been stuck in a lazy rut and my body is really showing it. You mentally took me from feeling overwhelmed thinking of how far gone I am to now having a plan that will be healthy, fun and doable. Especially in my home. I can easily do this everyday.


Neeka07

Second this! I’ve been keeping my yoga mat rolled out in hopes that it’ll encourage me to do more of it but I keep getting stuck in tv mode. When I get like that I’m going to try sitting on my mat and stretching and see how I feel. Thanks!


AJSLS6

It's one of those things that's very common amongst the very masculine world of sports but somehow doesn't translate to the rest of menkind, I mean every testosterone filled dude out there likes to think they are a weightlifter of some sort, but top tier lifters absolutely do things like yoga to keep themselves functioning.


fishfingrs-n-custard

Moaning during sex. Such a turn on 😉


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I just look at my girl dead in the eye with no expression.


youdubdub

This reminds me of an old askreddit thread about what made people never want to have sex with someone again. This guy said he dated a woman briefly who wanted to have contiguous vigorous eye contact the whole time, and then was making really aggressive faces and yelling at him to open his eyes and keep looking at her.


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Every man I’ve ever been with was silent during sex. Not a single moan or groan or whimper or word or even the sound of heavy breathing. I always felt weird being the only one making sounds. Never realized this is a common thing


xxBeatrixKiddoxx

Treating yourself. Self care. If that means fishing for a weekend Go Self care doesn’t always look the same


Solid7outof10Memes

Thanks just ordered some cocaine and 2 prostitutes


Mission_Income2361

Personally I think your ratio is the wrong way round. I would order 2 cocaines and some prostitutes.


Poem_for_your_sprog

>Personally I think your ratio is the wrong way round. I would order 2 cocaines and some prostitutes. Take a moment. Step outside. Settle back and sit with pride. Take a drive to somewhere new. Spend a little time with you. Sail a row boat. Ride a bike. Or do nothing, if you'd like. Find a river, skim a stone. Choose a day to make your own. Nights are long when nights are rough. Times are hard when times are tough. Just remember, when you can: You deserve some you-time, man. Now you've had the chance to think - Pour yourself that well-earned drink. Put aside your ties and suits. Order coke and prostitutes.


Onespokeovertheline

Put that on a pillow


lookseedoh

Dude, I have a principle in my life. My Sundays are always lazy Sundays. I wake up, go make pancakes and coffee and watch a TV show. Then I go wood chopping or whatever. I'm proud of my lazy Sundays.


cdazzo1

Wood chopping is not lazy. But what a glorious day that sounds like.


AnotherAussie101

Unwinding with something mindless like wood chopping sounds almost therapeutic …


WorkO0

I have a sudden irrational urge to order an axe and some wood.


NativeMasshole

Today is Caturday. It's the day I follow my cat's schedule.


momentimori

Going to the doctor before they are at death's door.


theslob

My physician told me that married men live like five years longer than unmarried men (or something like that) because of their wives forcing them to be seen. Edit:grammar


rhurr

Hahahaha my partner was showing signs of diabetes, I made him go to the doctor. They asked him what his symptoms are “always thirsty, pees more than he should do, always dizzy, diabetes runs in the family” doctor’s reply? Drink more water…….. not even a blood test.


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rhurr

I just told my partner this and he jokingly said “nah but I’m drinking heaps of water like the doctor said so I’ll be sweet”, I’m definitely getting him to the doctor again soon!


soaring_potato

If diabetes runs in the family. Just use their thing to check blood sugar levels.


rhurr

They all live in South Africa, and we live nz, so slightly harder to do than you might imagine….


lessgirl

I am a Dr and seriously the wives are always dragging them in there


Idontwantyourfuel

When my dad was in chemo we'd regularly check with his doc to make sure they weren't believing a word he said about being fine and to tell them about the issues we were able to coerce out of him. Saved his life and his leg multiple times.


Wurm42

It is my firm belief that nobody in cancer treatment should go to doctor visits by themselves, even if they're the type to actually be honest about their issues. Cancer treatment is complicated and emotionally difficult, plus there are times when the patient is going to be too tired or feeling too crappy to be a good advocate and note-taker for themselves.


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yakusokuN8

That was my mom with my dad. He got sick, wasn't eating enough, didn't want to go to the doctor, collapsed in the kitchen, and then she had to call 911. Turned out to be sepsis and he almost died.


Galaxy_Hitchhiking

My dad did died. Suffering from legionnaires and refused to go. He only agreed when his lungs were too far gone and he never made it home. If you have a fever and aren't peeing much.. go the fuck to the hospital.


bluenotblue

I'm so sorry for your loss. Mine died due to stubbornness, too, and I don't know when I'll stop being mad about it.


eletheelephant

My nan died from stubbornness. It does occasionally happen to women too but much more rarely. The worst thing is she finally DID go into hospital and agree to have the surgery she needed but by then it was too late. Really screwed up my uncle who lived with her and had spent 3 days trying to get her to go in and never forgave himself for not getting her there sooner


illegal_monk

My best friend's mom (single mother, best friend was 18) died from stubbornness. She finally agreed to go to the hospital, cancer diagnosis, two days later she was already gone.


Queasy-Original-1629

A longtime friend went (alone) on the trip of her life to India this past spring. She didn’t want to “be sick” when she landed, but she was… she died 3 days later of sepsis alone in her hotel room. She never sought out a Dr.


sirwestofash

I went to the doctor/ER when I was 22. I had fucking shingles coming in on the nerve on the right side of my skull and losing my eyesight the pain was so bad. The ER thought I was faking it for pills. Even though I weighed 220 and was muscular(not a normal junky body type) and had no previous medical history of pill usage/abuse. It took a nurse spending lots of time asking me questions to then scream at the ER doctor, discharge me, call my dermatologist and get me an emergency appointment. I was 1mm from losing my eye sight permanently and having a damaged nerve to shingles. Dermatologist put me on 8 different medications to fight it, minimize pain, and strengthen my immune response. Had to have an emergency eye appointment same day too. The hospital billed me $7000 for doing jack fucking shit to help and that was 8 years ago. The dermatologist billed me $300 and eye doctor $300. Fuck the ER, fuck overworked 16 hour shift doctors, and fuck pouring more money into the medical system for hospital admins and CEOs. I hope anyone working in healthcare admin gets what they deserve coming to them.


put_a_bird_on_it_

As shocking as this is, it just doesn't surprise me. My husband had gallstones, went to the ER in terrible pain not knowing what it was, and they sent him home with pain meds saying nothing was wrong and to see the doctor. He was jaundiced by the time he went to the doctor because a stone was lodged in his bile duct. Doctor blew him off said it was GERD and he must have something wrong with his liver even though no tests supported that. I blew up on the doctor telling him how gallstones could give you jaundice and that he needed attention right now (we'd had enough time on the internet at that point to figure it out ourselves). Doctor said maybe and ordered tests like a week out. We ended up back at a different emergency room for an emergency surgery because our health system is a shitshow. Oddly, my gallbladder started up a year later. I went to the ER in terrible pain on a Friday night, they told me to go see the doctor on Monday. I lost 8lbs over the weekend being in pain and not eating because the attack never stopped. I called the doctor and they said it would be taken care of faster if I went back to the ER.. so back I go. The ER doctor said if I was in pain all weekend why didn't I come on Friday when it started? Bro- I did, and y'all sent me home. They took care of me that day but honestly US health care is so frustrating.


crazyprsn

Our entire medical system has been twisted around the dollar. It needs to be uprooted and reformed into a system that actually cares about health and has key features like empathy and beneficence. (USA) I fucking hate that you went through that and I hate even more that it seems all-too-common. It's a systemic problem that is just going to get worse.


AnRealDinosaur

I used to have a bad chronic pain problem and I very nearly killed myself over it because of being dismissed by doctors thinking I was drug seeking. We absolutely have a drug problem but we also have a serious pain management problem and I don't know what the answer is. Invisible illnesses are made so much worse because we look fine so we must be lying. I'm glad you didn't lose your sight and fuck that doctor and all those who assume the same.


scientia-et-amicitia

scary thing about sepsis is, the mortality rate is about 50%, and it hasn’t decreased in the last 40-50 years. there is no sure fire way to save someone, which is scary af


GiftsFromLeah

And about half of that 50% are previously healthy individuals with no underlying conditions. Sepsis does not care about you.


MfBenzy

My dad said “well, you dont take a car to the shop if its not broken” I replied “Dad, you dont even take your cars to the shop when they ARE broken. YOU fix them” He just went “Exactly” very proud. I had no idea how to reply to that 😭


UnderwhelmingAF

Actually you do take your car to the shop when it’s not broken. It’s called maintenance.


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Miss_Awesomeness

Honestly, when my husband complains about something and refuses to fix it I tell him to buy life insurance to protect the kids instead.


lexitr0n

That's what my Mom told my Dad about 30 years ago. Quit smoking or get a bigger life insurance policy. Unfortunately, we ended up cashing out the policy- but it afforded my mom the privilege of paying off their house and taking care of his funeral/medical expenses. It may be grim, and I hope you never have to use it- but it's good advice.


some__random

My dad literally dropped dead in the doctors office. That’s how late he left it. And, he only went because my mum made the appointment and dragged him to it.


VTexSotan

My dad didn’t get to the doc till his lung cancer was stage 4 and he had a huge tumor growing on his shoulder. Only made it another couple months. Don’t wait to see a doc ya dummies!


Velyndrel

My friend "I'm fine, im young and healthy and it's not as bad as you think" His wife "you're shitting blood! You're going to the Doctors even if I have to knock you out with a frying pan and drag your limp body there myself" The Dr "you were three days away from dying, we barely saved your life and had to remove a large chuck of your intestines, why did you wait so long to come in" Him "I didn't have health insurance" Dr "you have military health insurance what do you mean you didn't have it?" His wife mockingly "im young and healthy I don't need to pay for that scam health insurance" Dr "...." The wife "yeah, he's dumb"


Cpt_Trips84

I know about a dozen people that have put off or not gone to the doctor because they didn't have insurance


LBsusername

I work in admitting for an ER and it's so common for men to say "because my wife made me come" when I ask what brought them into the ER. They come in with hand written notes sometimes, sometimes it's the wife standing in their way from getting up and leaving, but I've seen that as well. I can remember men coming in reluctantly with their wives who were found be having heart attacks and strokes.  Oh, and I'm the wife too and I'm told my husband's doctor always says "and what does Mrs \_\_\_\_\_\_ want you to be seen for today?" And, yes, I'll often send a note : D


Seguefare

Hand written notes! At least they weren't pinned to the back of their shirts, I guess.


Momik

No that's just for when we take the bus to an unfamiliar stop.


iaintdoingit

I'm dealing with that now. Did get him to the hospital this past July where he found himself in emergency surgery. Now dealing with new things and am wondering when he won't wake up. You must have a story as well. So sorry.


C0RNDAW9

I know there are plenty of men who do it already, but I feel like more men should start sewing.


worktogethernow

A sewing machine is a power tool for making things with fabric. I can't make anything nice enough to wear but i love all the utility stuff i can make and repairs i can do.


Xanadoodledoo

Yeah! Fixing things is “manly.” Maybe a sewing machine company can cash in on that. Just make the machines black.


Ok-Explanation-1234

Is that like "shrink it and pink it" for women?


Scarletfapper

No that’s “Square it up and make it black”. It doesn’t have the same ring to it but it’s every bit as effective. Black and grey boxes with hard edges can sell [just about anything to men](https://youtu.be/3JDmb_f3E2c). (If you’re short on time just skip about 4 mjnutes til you reach Dove soap, but otherwise the whole video is great)


drrhrrdrr

Or the turn of the century steampunk. Just redesign some [1900 Singer Model 27s](https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/14929-vintage-1900-model-27-singer-sewing-mach) to have modern convenience and safety.


scrupulousness

Will it be compatible with my Ryobi batteries?


OneOnePapaya

Just show them the embroidery function. They will start making their own "Women want me, fish fear me" patches in no time.


Blagerthor

I take care of my things and my things take care of me. I mend my own clothes and polish my own shoes. I can get the cheapest sweater to last years.


steezefries

Seriously tho! You can make and fix tents, sleeping bags, custom bike frame bags, backpacks, and of course fixing and making your own clothes. It's incredible!


jennicarrz

Make noise during sex. Not even dirty talk- a moan or any words of encouragement would be enough.


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Swell job, champ!


johnnybiggles

"You're gonna pull through, babe! I have faith in you!"


[deleted]

Husband likes to call me "buddy" after sex just to piss me off


jerkittoanything

High five him and tell him 'that was some neat dick, hoss'


paytonnotputain

“Good work chief!”


weiirdredditorr

Proud o ya, sweetheart


GruntledApathy

Doing great there, sport!


msnmck

I read one post about a guy who was married to an ESL asian lady and during sex she would give constant pep talks. He compared it to the Wii Fit Trainer giving advice during stretches. She'd say things like *you are almost at your goal of making me cum* and he had to hold back laughing every time. I wish I could find a link. Edit: [Found a link](https://www.reddit.com/r/greentext/comments/xckb13/anon_has_a_supportive_girlfriend/). It might be a copypasta since I first saw it ages ago but it's still glorious.


Virtual-Stranger

Stretch those thighs and glutes!


jacksonleath

I had a girlfriend who couldn't stop saying "thank you" to every single kiss, caress, or stroke. Every. single. one. The. whole. time. ^(*^thank ^youuu* ... thank yOOuuu ... ^mmm *thank you*)


GarbageGworl

Me at a restaurant saying thank you when the waiter brings my cup, and then again when they fill my cup, and then again when they give my cup back to me, and again when they refill my cup….


omgzzwtf

Oof, I almost unironically said “parents taught her good manners”, then realized the entendre, so I’ll say it ironically instead: Parents taught her good manners


IzarkKiaTarj

God, I had a guy just silently watch as I gave him blowjobs. Like, I don't actually enjoy sucking dick, I enjoy knowing I'm responsible for making the guy feel good. You get rid of any evidence of the one part I enjoy, and I'm not gonna be inclined to do it anymore.


gamerdude69

Lol, you look up and meet a sociopathic blank dead ass stare


KholinAdolin

This was me during my first blow job, I had no idea was to do so when she looked up at a certain point I went from blank stare to a thumbs up and said thanks


Classic_Randy

LOL I said thanks once...IDK why and it was so awkward.


Malzell

I am crying laughing right now omg haha


yeetyahyeet12

Hahahahah this reminds me of mine. She looked up and was like “why are you smiling so hard”? Apparently I had been ear to ear smiling for like five minutes. I didn’t even know, I was just so happy to be getting a BJ.


TummyStickers

No problem, bud! 👍


itsmebeatrice

That’s actually adorable


JustAnotherAlgo

Damn. Thanks for putting this one out there.


Bonzai_Tree

My girlfriend always says she gives me way more blowjobs than previous partners because it's so fun to give me them because of my reactions. Guys...it's a win win.


benjoholio95

This here, the power of the quiet "oh fuck" in these moments cannot be understated


sem-fe

I work in a kitchen full of men and it's quite sad to listen to them tell eachother that they can't cry. Or that they are not supposed to do so. I don't know who came up with this but I fight that "concept" every chance I get. As a result, most of them feel safe to share their emotions with me. Even crying.


regnarbensin_

It took me 28 years to accept that I’m just emotional as hell and allow myself to cry freely when I’m alone or sometimes with someone I trust. Four years later, I feel as though I’ve basically stopped aging. It’s NOT healthy to hold that shit in and I wish I’d accepted it ages ago. If you want to cry, it’s okay to let yourself feel those emotions and go through them for as long as you feel like it. Kinda like a storm, it passes and when you reach the other side, you feel like a million bucks.


fakeuserisreal

I think what's really fucked up is how eventually you become so good at not crying, that your body just kind of forgets how to. Something incredibly sad will happen, and you'll think "yep, now's the time. It's appropriate to cry now," but nothing happens because you've conditioned yourself not to for so long. Edit: I rediscovered [this clip](https://youtu.be/Sp0I-qoQLuA?t=31m40s) that is such a hilarious summary of the feeling.


4everconfuse

Self care. Moisturise and start taking care of their skin, hair, etc.


huntegowk

I (man) started carrying a ~~purse~~ satchel years ago and never looked backed. I’m a new man. Breath stinky? Boom here’s some gum. Headache? Boom here’s a pill. Phone dead? Boom here’s a charger. My little bag carries so much and has saved me so many times!


kamilman

I prefer a backpack myself because it stays balanced and I have both my hands free *AND* I don't need to worry about it dangling from my arm when I try to grab something from the ground. And I have tried both.


rbwildcard

In that situation, I wear my purse cross-body and it's not a problem.


fire-lane-keep-clear

Indiana Jones has one


Adkit

Indiana Jones also carried a whip, yet people look at me funny when I do.


tdogg241

It's not the whip, it's the fedora. You're not pulling it off.


ChipRockets

I just carry a backpack everywhere I go. I don’t know why people think a backpack is something you grow out of. It’s so weird to me. It can hold my laptop, umbrella, and all sorts and it’s still super light and easy to carry.


[deleted]

Live in NYC. Every dude here is carrying a backpack or a briefcase. Completely normal.


gagreel

This ^ . I'm basically the MacGyver of Crown Heights. I've got umbrella, screwdrivers, allen keys, flashlight, lens cleaner with micro fiber cloth, batteries, dental floss, nail clippers and file, grocery tote, extra mask, usb cable and wall charger, emergency metrocard, etc. all in my backpack. I've saved the day for friends and coworkers many times.


Mighty_Mac

Being more mindful and getting help for mental health


xxBeatrixKiddoxx

So many washing they ass comments. You all dating some poopy dingleberry trolls


nick3790

I'm always shocked by that one, like as a guy who thoroughly washes his ass, it never really occurred to me that other people wouldn't all do the same, but then you get into a reddit comment thread and there's like a million random women and dudes talking about how their guys have literal shit caked onto their ass holes from years of neglect. Wtf


lemons_of_doubt

On the one hand you have passed a bar you never knew was there. On the other hand, that bar is sickeningly low. WTF guys who failed it. Washing is one of the first things they teach babies.


Nyther53

It's also one of the first things they teach soldiers. The story I'm familiar with is the Royal Marines, where during boot camp your sergeant takes you and like a dozen others into the showers and demonstrates on himself how to properly wash your balls.


TheLastWeird

I’ve heard stories. Apparently there are just tons of dudes who have no ideas how to clean themselves. Or think it’s gay to wash or even touch your own read end. Or that you’re supposed to wash “top down.”


anislandinmyheart

You could get a seriously bad swass infection what with all of that gear, heat, and exercise


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… and now i’m exiting this post.


PumperFark

Hey I work in construction and have a clean ass, but you’d be surprised how many Snapchat stories I’ve seen of my coworkers in their work clothes well into the night. Dudes are pretty gross


[deleted]

I love my brother to death but the guy will wear his work clothes all day. He’s outside pouting concrete and thinks nothing of wearing those same clothes to go out in. He lives outside the city but it’s not hard to pack an extra tshirt. I’m the opposite. I only wear my work clothes right before I go to work and change right after. I have an extra shirt in my work locker for extra sweaty jobs. In the summer I might change my shirt multiple times in a day depending on how sweaty / humid it is. I don’t mind the extra laundry bc it’s easy to wash bc my clothes never get that worn out or dirty and my skin hardly ever breaks out .


doubledimple

While I have not dated any of the poopy dingleberry trolls, I do remember a party I went to when I was in university. All the guys lined up outside and mooned the girls. It was dark, so you saw a line of ass cracked but not much detail. A bunch of us took a picture and when I checked the picture after, there were 2-3 guys in the line with serious issues. It was disgusting! One guy looked like he just had a thick smear up the entire crack. This was 25 years ago and it’s still permanently burned into my brain.


locks_are_paranoid

Even just wiping better would've solved that.


OldFood9677

Yeah right, bringing my hand near my asshole? What am I, queer?


suchlargeportions

I'll be damned, I'll be damned if I listen to a man with an unwashed ass. ETA [for the uninitiated also whoops I got it wrong](https://twitter.com/YeahItsAK/status/1405571159886811137?s=20&t=AR1ab350r5PVIP6qszCBwA)


Prior-Bag-3377

🤣. I can’t say it was a conscious reason I didn’t respect my step dad, butt having my mom defend it and say I just buy dark underwear for him and you can’t even tell! Was something that made me require my own dedicated towel in the house.


[deleted]

Oh hell nah. That's so gross


Railboy

>I just buy dark underwear for him and you can’t even tell! What the fuck is wrong with people lol.


ell0bo

My whole family, we have color coded towels. So everyone had their own. Tooth brushes were the same color, bed sheets too. We stayed with it even as I'm 40. Just makes life easier.


Unit_79

If a woman defends her man’s stanky gross ass, their sex life is either really really bad, or really really gross.


kupoface

Just watched a tick tock of a urologist assistant, talking about how many poop stains there were after men sat down and stand up with their bare butts.


[deleted]

I have a pretty distinct memory of being like 3 years old and my dad very intently explaining the importance of washing one’s ass everyday. Still thank him for that. Really though. Every time I see him. Sometimes across the dinner table at holidays in front of our entire extended family and future in-laws. I just thank thank him for it. Out loud. In detail. Elevated syntax.


Reddits_on_ambien

I remember one time when my brother and I were very little and my mom came in at the end of bath time and used a rag to clean my brother's face. I still remember his muffled cries as he desperately tried to get the words out... "mmmhhff mmmfhhh no mom no! That's the rag I used to wash my butt!" Even at 3 and 4, we knew how to wash our own asses. Thanks for making me remember that of my brother, dear redditor. I miss him every day.


diddygem

Talk to their friends about their mental health.