Men at the sales

I didn't mean I was being accused of misandry; I was just referring to accusations of misandry flung around on GN by other males, presumably those of a sensitive disposition.

I shall never take accusations of misandry on Gransnet seriously again
Grumppa; If I'm not "automatically wrong" being a male, as implied elsewhere in this thread, I understood you are a male, so you'd need a sex-change procedure to become the target of accusations of being a "misandrist"! Or have I got it all arse- about- face! ?

However, lots of other ladies are, like me, only too happy to hear a man's opinion
GrandtanteJE65; Especially when they are asked, " Does my bum look big in this?" and they answer "No!; of course not my dear!"

First world problem
Be happy that you have OH

I Suffer from anxiety which prevents me being able to go to shops alone. My DH does all the supermarket shopping, very efficiently. I mostly shop for clothes online but when I need to go to shops my DH is always with me. He is certainly not following me around looking miserable or carrying my bags for me. He is supporting me as only he can. I promise he doesn’t get in anyone’s way!!

The only advantage to taking a man ladies clothes shopping is when he's paying

Paddy Anne. Mine DH is exactly the same. We shop or browse and visit coffee shops most weekends together. I shop with him and he shops with me. Doesn’t cost much when we browse and gets us out of the house. Apologies to all those shoppers we intrude upon!

I can't find an anagram for misogyny! But if you are suggesting that I do not take misogyny seriously then I assure you that you are wrong. I was simply making tbe point that the humorous comments about men, mostly husbands, on Gransnet, do not amount to misandry in my book.

I take it misogyny falls into the same category grumppa

Yes

Where is 'Grumpa's' post? I can't see it on p1. Am I missing something?

I have been pondering the ghastly word misandry, and it occurred to me that it is an anagram of randyism. So I shall never take accusations of misandry on Gransnet seriously again (come to think of it, I never did, anyway).

I am not sure that Grumpa needs to start defending himself against Mrs G, they seem to work as a team. Have you read a later post of his? "For the record, DW and I regularly shop together amicably, and we hardly ever go to the sales."

I’m with you soda pop ...grow a pair grumppa and refuse to go shopping! Sales and clothes shopping is too strenuous for men!

Sales shopping!! .... clothes shopping!!... who are all these men. Mine doesn’t even do food shopping!!

Do you know, I might just hibernate for a while. Life is too short and there's too much unpleasantness out there anyway at the moment without bringing it 'inside'. Happy new year!

Oh but hang on a minute, other way round here. I hate the sales, but DH expects me to help him buy a winter coat next week. Needs no help at all really. He knows what he wants, a replacement for what he has already, in a sort of glum workhouse grey. Three styles will look identical to the normal eye, but oh no, only one will do and they will only have it in black or navy. So we try another shop, and another, and I say You know you could and should have bought this coat in November... Now, if as we trudge between shops he is thought to be trailing after me it would be the last straw.

Magsymoo There was a run of good humour and interesting conversations but it deteriorated even before the season of goodwill started. A series of fake posts was followed by a spate of people unmasking other dodgy threads and suspecting even more. These moods swing from one extreme to the other, so once this has run its course it will probably all be fine until the next batch. Hibernating for a while could be a good move.

I do try, Magsymoo in fact if you look at other threads I'm sometimes "accused" of being quite nice! But I do get a bit miffed when GN members are insulted,
patronised or taken advantage of.

Is it just me or have so many posts on GN now degenerated into slanging matches? What is wrong with some of you people? Clearly the season of goodwill is over! Some posters 'talk' in a way they would never dream of doing face to face. Bring back some civility, I say.

Grandad1943, not sure if you are one for New Year's resolutions, but why not have a go at attempting 50 posts without using the word "misandry" (I know, it's so hard not to use a "new" word, isn't it, just look at all those people on the radio and television who seem to have recently learnt "binary")

Or, if that is too much, you could consider just making pleasant posts, or of course just buggering off?

Some couples just seem to automatically do everything together. While it's nice to see them so fond of each other, I don't think that it's a good, or healthy, idea. A couple who live near me seem to be almost joined at the hip. You never see one without the other, and neither seems to have any hobbies or outside interests. I can't help wondering how the surviving partner will cope, when the inevitable parting comes.

MOnica Agree with every word you wrote, good for you.

My goodness, there are one or two sensitive souls on this thread, male and fenale. Lighten up. Some people see things that really aren't there.
I liked your post Grumpa. ?

I don't like sales or markets because I hate crowds. DH and I usually do the supermarket shop together but he has as much input as me as to what goes in the trolley. In fact I tend to say I need the trolley to help me get around or else he is charging off somewhere with it and I am looking for him with an armful of shopping. When it comes to clothes shopping he goes his way and I go mine. He is usually finished sooner than me and so gives the nod about which of the tops I have picked out suit me. He is usually right. As I am having difficulty walking at the moment he is having to do the food shopping on his own at the moment. When he got back in the car he said he hated shopping. Never heard that from him before. So I replied that as soon as I could I would go shopping on my own. He didn't fancy that idea either although I would love a mooch round the supermarket on my own.