# Guys, stop enabling these women.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-stop-enabling-these-women/644390>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 18, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-stop-enabling-these-women/644390 "2012-12-18T02:32:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![destineal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@destineal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/destineal)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-stop-enabling-these-women/644390/81 "2012-12-21T14:15:03Z")

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> [@Maastricht](#):
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> “Sorry, my girfriend/mother has taught me that I insult women by assuming they can’t pay their own way, so I won’t insult you by paying”.

Hmm…my girlfriend and mother are two separate people.

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**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-stop-enabling-these-women/644390/82 "2012-12-21T14:17:15Z")

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> [@destineal](#):
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> Hmm…my girlfriend and mother are two separate people.

Well, which of them taught you most? 🙂

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**Author:** ![destineal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@destineal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/destineal)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-stop-enabling-these-women/644390/83 "2012-12-21T14:20:22Z")

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It’s hard to say-they had different areas of expertise.

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-stop-enabling-these-women/644390/84 "2012-12-21T14:26:10Z")

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Shakes: The total is $20. Plus I figure about a $5 tip so that makes it $5 a person. Are we all cool with that?

Group: Yeah, great!

45min goes by and the pizza guy arrives. I go to each one of my coworkers to gather up the money.

Shakes: Girl-1 you got your $5?

Girl-1: I don’t have any money.

Shakes: That’s ok…there are…other…forms of payment.  
[unzip pants]

Girl-1: Hey Guy-1 can you pay for me?

Guy-1: Uh… Wha…? Yeah…I…geuss.☹

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**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-stop-enabling-these-women/644390/85 "2012-12-21T15:20:47Z")

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This thread is the best. I love all the dirty guys unzipping their pants in a place of business.

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-stop-enabling-these-women/644390/86 "2012-12-21T16:13:35Z")

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> [@drewtwo99](#):
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> This thread is the best. I love all the dirty guys unzipping their pants in a place of business.

Oldest business there is.😉

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**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-stop-enabling-these-women/644390/87 "2012-12-21T16:43:38Z")

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> [@drewtwo99](#):
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> This thread is the best. I love all the dirty guys unzipping their pants in a place of business.

Wanna go to Subway?

ZZZZZZZIIIIP!

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