Can I suggest such debating tactics as, “Eeeew, vaginas!” and “Never give a woman an important document–she might menstruate on it”?
Careful, you might become a caricature of yourself
We’re disagreeing with the assertion that passive-aggressiveness or manipulation is the primary domain of women instead of men. Men do it just as often; for my own part I’ve known more men who do this than women who do.
Passive-aggressive and manipulative men I’ve known:
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[li]My father; also a narcissist, has a habit of destroying all of his relationships over time with his behavior (and he is the reason my first post called it “dealbreaker territory”)[/li][li]My brother; learned it from my father (just one example: he doesn’t want to raise his kids, so he keeps asking mom to “babysit” and then “doesn’t get around” to picking them up on time)[/li][li]My first boyfriend; who is now the Gold Standard of What to Run Far and Fast Away from in a Relationship[/li][/ol]
And there have been others, but mostly brief encounters because I have a low tolerance for that shit. For the record, my mom, my sister, and I all communicate like grown ups. We don’t place unreasonable expectations on each other, either.
It’s not common sense; it’s a ridiculous assertion with no actual correlation to reality. What you’re experiencing is confirmation bias.