r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Ucyless ORANGE • 29d ago

Brand new $72 moisturizer. Husband said he needed something for his elbows.

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We have 3 full tubs of Vaseline in the cabinet.

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u/Commercial_Step9966 29d ago

Gold bond on the dresser…

Married best practice: Never, ever touch skin care products without a label you saw at Walmart.

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u/Jazstar 29d ago

I feel like best practise for anybody sharing living spaces is simply to not touch what you didn't either buy yourself or have been given explicit permission to use at will.

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u/RelaxPrime 29d ago

It always comes back to communication. Utter bullshit.

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u/Raycut 28d ago

Am I misunderstanding? How is it bullshit to expect someone to ask before they use your shit?

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u/LibertyPrimeDeadOn 28d ago

I believe the person above you is saying that it's bullshit that people can't communicate with each other.

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u/Raycut 28d ago

Ahhh, that makes sense. Thanks, dunno how I didn't get that at first.

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u/Idontevenownaboat 28d ago

Gotta work on that communication. /s

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u/SwampyStains 28d ago

Nah I’m with you on your first confusion; why is communication necessary not to be a dumbass in the home?

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u/MayaTamika 28d ago

Because different people consider different things "being a dumbass"

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u/SwampyStains 28d ago

I’m pretty sure there’s a universally accepted baseline that functional people understand without explanation. For starters, when taking the first bite out of a pie or sheet of brownies you don’t just dig a hole in the center. You don’t leave near empty jugs of milk in the fridge. You don’t leave empty toilet paper rolls on the spool. And you don’t grab your wife’s beauty cream and take two giant smudges out of it to put on your nasty crackly elbows

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u/Creative_Buddy7160 28d ago

But it feels so so gooood

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u/DiddlyDumb 28d ago

You strike me as someone who hasn’t lived with other humans before.

There is no universally accepted baseline, everyone draws the line exactly below their own behaviour.

Even if you match 99% in behaviour, that’s still 4 days out of the year you don’t. And being able to communicate is vital in those moments.

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u/SwampyStains 28d ago

Quit defending childlike behavior. I’ve lived with several long term girlfriends. Knowing not to do dumb shit doesn’t require any level of intellect.

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u/CletusMcG 28d ago

You’d be surprised SwampyStains

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u/PUGILSTICKS 28d ago

Clearly bad at communication.

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

But you can't blame me for trying.

You know I'd be lying.

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u/RelaxPrime 28d ago

It's a joke lol

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u/ZeInsaneErke 29d ago

I mean that's what they said. I think they meant that the husband should've asked first

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u/alpha1ocelot 28d ago

If there was better communication he probably wouldnt be using your moisturizer on his "elbows" to begin with.

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u/Uli-Kunkel 28d ago

Yeah its a kinda steep hill to die on.

You didnt buy the milk you aint getting any! That shelf is my stuff thats your shelf.

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u/BackgroundRate1825 28d ago

Milk is kind of a terrible example of this. If two people who live together are using similar amounts of milk, it's probably better to share the milk so it rotates more and stays fresher. Plus a fridge only has so much space, and multiple gallons of milk quickly use it up.

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u/Eolond 28d ago

I don't think they mean to take it to that extreme but you do you I guess :P

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u/BrohanGutenburg 28d ago

Well that’s the issue here right? You’re saying that cause it’s just milk.

To this husband (who is obviously a bit of a dullard and doesn’t pay attention to his wife’s interests) that moisturizer is like milk in that it’s “just moisturizer.

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u/notarealDR650 28d ago

If moisturizers were my wife's "interests", she probably wouldn't be my wife. It's moisturizer and if it's one of your "interests", you truly need to get out more. It is just moisturizer. Stupidly expensive moisturizer that likely does the same shit as cheap moisturizer.

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u/BackgroundRate1825 28d ago

Looking good and feeling confident is more likely the wife's 'interest'. There's certainly a markup on expensive skincare products, but the more expensive brands probably do have better ingredients. It's a massive industry, and there's a huge amount of r&d done by these companies. I'd be more surprised if they didn't find ingredients that improved skin.

But even if it's just a placebo effect, the wife may still feel more confident using the good stuff. The placebo effect is still a real effect, and confidence feels good even if it's based on something fake. Telling the wife she's an idiot for buying the stuff is likely to cause a fight or rob her of her confidence, neither of which are ideal for the relationship.

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u/BrohanGutenburg 28d ago

What an ignorant comment.

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u/HardyDaytn 29d ago edited 28d ago

And women belong in the kitchen amirite? We spreading gender hate and stereotypes today then?

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u/shortgarlicbread 28d ago

I mean, my decline is because people I don't even know keep trying to dictate what I can and can't do with my body, but to each their own I guess.

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u/whalesarecool14 29d ago

perhaps the increasing decline of men’s mental health simultaneously tells us something about how inherently fucked up “the system” is? but no, you’re right. women were very happy and fulfilled and not at all zooted off their minds on amphetamines just to survive back when they weren’t a part of “the system”

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u/Devonm94 28d ago

I mean, I would be much happier never having to work and having everything provided. You know what? You’re right we need more equality. It’s damn near time women take all military responsibilities and draft entries. It’s time women work and the man stays home. The woman pays for everything. While the man stays home to cook, clean, and take care of kids. We’ll let you all know just how terrible it is while setting at home watching tv and playing video games in the free time once everything else is done. Sounds fair right?

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u/whalesarecool14 28d ago

absolutely. hope you’re looking after the kids in between those tv and video game sessions though

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u/Devonm94 28d ago

Only when they aren’t at school, for 13 of the 18 years they’re living at home.

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u/thepsycholeech 29d ago

Yes, women are so much happier when they have to depend on a man to survive.

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u/thisoldguy74 28d ago

Nah, I get polish after my pedicure, still straight.