Domesticating Men 101

[TheBlondOne]

Gentlemen:

How long did it take your wife, girlfriend, etc. to domesticate* you after moving in with them? And if they DID domesticate you, what steps were taken to do so? HELP!!!!

*Domesticate:
To adopt or make fit for domestic use or life.
To train or adapt (an animal or plant) to live in a human environment and be of use to humans.
To bring down to the level of the ordinary person.

Or to just plain learn how to pick up after yourself and live in relative cleanliness rather than squalor.

Sarah

 

[tami]

haha, great question.

 

[jagec]

newsflash: Men are ordinary people who live in human environments. It's women who go crazy and insist on a sterile, hospital-like environment

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: jagec
newsflash: Men are ordinary people who live in human environments. It's women who go crazy and insist on a sterile, hospital-like environment

:thumbsup:

 

[puffff]

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152

Originally posted by: jagec
newsflash: Men are ordinary people who live in human environments. It's women who go crazy and insist on a sterile, hospital-like environment

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup: x2

 

[TheBlondOne]

Originally posted by: jagec
newsflash: Men are ordinary people who live in human environments. It's women who go crazy and insist on a sterile, hospital-like environment

I'm not arguing that, but how LONG did it take you to contribute to said sterile, hospital-like environment and stop resisting the inevitable???

Sarah

 

[robertcloud]

Originally posted by: jagec
newsflash: Men are ordinary people who live in human environments. It's women who go crazy and insist on a sterile, hospital-like environment

Sterile like a female public restroom?

 

[mobobuff]

I'll let you know when it happens

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: TheBlondOne
Or to just plain learn how to pick up after yourself and live in relative cleanliness rather than squalor.

I take offense to that. My organization skills are just different.

 

[leedog2007]

Originally posted by: puffff

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152

Originally posted by: jagec
newsflash: Men are ordinary people who live in human environments. It's women who go crazy and insist on a sterile, hospital-like environment

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup: x2

:thumbsup: x3

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: TheBlondOne
Or to just plain learn how to pick up after yourself and live in relative cleanliness rather than squalor.

I take offense to that. My organization skills are just different.

The word is system.

It's a system.

Viper GTS

 

[TheBlondOne]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: TheBlondOne
Or to just plain learn how to pick up after yourself and live in relative cleanliness rather than squalor.

I take offense to that. My organization skills are just different.

The word is system.

It's a system.

Viper GTS

I'm damn close to posting a picture of your "play room" and asking the guys here what the hell system could come out of that!

 

[Trygve]

Originally posted by: TheBlondOne
How long did it take your wife, girlfriend, etc. to domesticate* you after moving in with them? And if they DID domesticate you, what steps were taken to do so? HELP!!!!

Or to just plain learn how to pick up after yourself and live in relative cleanliness rather than squalor.

Don't have a wife, a girlfriend, or even an etc., but I've been quite capable of doing my own cooking, cleaning, etc., for myself since age four or thereabouts. My preference is to maintain a level of tidiness such that I could be ready to entertain with an hour's notice (somewhat longer if food preparation is involved). I could stand to dust more often, though.

Actually, I've never dated anyone who was into cooking, cleaning, or any of the traditional domestic stuff. Not really an issue as long as they didn't leave a trail of disaster behind them (which one in particular did). Do women do that kind of thing any more?

 

[Yellow Dog]

She hasn't, she won't, and she understands that. Men are men deal with it or become a lesbian.

 

[AreaCode707]

I just had a flashback to 2001, when I first joined the forums. Gregg, Sarah, it's nice to see you quibbling online again.

 

[The Stigenator]

oh boy gregg and sarah having relationsihp issues..

just my 2 cents.. adjust to each other and make changes for eachother.. remember it has to be two ways.

 

[notfred]

my fiancee is a slob. She's always leaving papers and dishes and crap all over the place.

 

[Aquaman]

Men are like Wild Stallions.......... hard to break their own habits because they have been ingrained since birth........ nay........... it's in the genetic code

To change them.......... you must have sex with them 2........ 3.............. 4.......... or however many times a day until you break them, :Q

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: TheBlondOne

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: TheBlondOne
Or to just plain learn how to pick up after yourself and live in relative cleanliness rather than squalor.

I take offense to that. My organization skills are just different.

The word is system.

It's a system.

Viper GTS

I'm damn close to posting a picture of your "play room" and asking the guys here what the hell system could come out of that!

Technically, the "spread it all across the floor so you can see everything" system is, in fact, a system.

 

[ribbon13]

HAHAHAHAHA

Women are the grossest people I've had to deal with! My god! My house is fvcking immaculate except for my room, and thats pretty damn clean too. My bathroom is brighter than titanium!

You have no idea how gross is to have a girl that leaves her rolled up pads on the counter.

 

[SilentZero]

10 years so far and hasn't happened yet. Don't think it will either.

 

[TheBlondOne]

[/quote]

Technically, the "spread it all across the floor so you can see everything" system is, in fact, a system.[/quote]

Yeah, that seems to be the general philosophy around these parts.

Sarah

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: TheBlondOne

Technically, the "spread it all across the floor so you can see everything" system is, in fact, a system.

Yeah, that seems to be the general philosophy around these parts.

Sarah

Just because our system is more time efficient than your system is no reason to hate it.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
You have no idea how gross is to have a girl that leaves her rolled up pads on the counter.

Wow, that's incredibly disgusting.