It happens when you're least expecting it... you're out shopping with your girlfriend, and suddenly she thrusts her purse at you.
"Here hold this," she says. And it sounds so reasonable... so why does it look so ridiculous?
I'm sorry Snoop... it happens to the best of us.I had a strict no-purse-holding policy when I got married. Then my wife thrust her purse on me in an emergency once. I countered with, "I don't want to hold your purse." She just said, "I have to go to the bathroom, I'll be right back." What a genius reply!
At no point did she engage me on the core issue here: how holding her purse publicly drained me of my manhood in front of all of my fellow shoppers. Although to be honest: I had probably conceded all of my manhood when I agreed to go shopping with her in the first place.
I'll explain in a later post why I care so much about publicly holding someone else's purse. But first, I'd like to get a sense for how widespread the problem is.
Men of Mancouch: have you ever been forced to publicly hold your girlfriend's purse? (If it was your mom's purse, you get a free pass - unless you're over 18, in which case I strongly suggest you not tell people about your sordid past.).
Women of Mancouch: do you ever thrust your purses on your unsuspecting partner? Is it part of a conspiracy to emasculate your man? Please explain why women do this!!
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If she gave it to me to hold, I'd give it to the next female I saw. "It's Prada. Enjoy it!" I iz not butler.
I never hold my girlfriends purse unless I know for a fact my wife is out of town.
If I have a lot to carry, for goodness sakes man - give me a hand!
Other than that, I can hold my own stuff thanks.
I don't just have the guy I'm dating hold my stuff, I have my guy friends do it, too. Most are willing because, as soon as I can, I will take it back and thank them for being seen with my purse.
@doLc3@xanga - Agreed.
Yeah. I obtain revenge by eating all of her gum. Unless of course she gets a new purse, then I have to relearn the layout.
Yeah I make my boyfriend hold my purse-- especially when I go to the bathroom or I have my hands full. Sometimes he even offers. He's very nice and polite!
I remember going to a bar with 3 girls and they put all their bags and stuff on a pool table. The whole night, they kind of expected me to babysit their crap (didn't even ask me, they just assumed I'd be a "perfect gentleman"). I said F that (in my head) and wondered off on my own. Needless to say, I haven't spoken to them since. Either way, I wouldn't want to be associated with people that will treat me like a bag babysitter.
I'd never make anyone hold my purse for more than a minute. If I need to shuffle around or need an extra hand for a moment I'll ask or sometimes I'll be offered but I'd never shove my stuff off to someone else. I'm perfectly capable of carrying my shit.
I only make my boyfriend (or someone else) hold my purse if I have to do something with both hands, am trying something on (such as a jacket, where I don't need to go into a dressing room) or need to dig through it really fast. However, if I'm carrying a large amount of stuff, it's generally not a problem- the purse is either on my shoulder, or I take it to the destination of all the other stuff (if it's a safe place to leave my purse) and put it down.
But never for more than a minute. I'm not sure I get the point of having him hold it while I go to the bathroom, they have pegs in the stalls for that reason.
oh come on, get over your insecurities. it's just a purse. when i give my purse to my bf to hold (which is not often, btw), he flaunts it, putting it over his shoulder and everything
if you have a lot to carry i'll hold something else for you, but keep your own damn purse.
I work in retail and I've seen countless cases where the guy just holds onto the girl's purse AND JACKET the entire time, even when her hands are free. It's kinda funny to see the guy chase after the girl as she moves from rack to rack looking at merchandise.
But it's cute when guy's agree/offer to hold a girl's purse. Very gentleman-like.
no i won't and i'm disgusting by guys who help their girlfriends hold willingly.
My boyfriend volunteers to hold everything (purse and all) when I look like I need some help, I don't ever ask for it. My brother seems to think that any guy who DOES NOT hold things for his girlfriend/wife are not worth any girl's time...he ALWAYS holds everything for his wife. I think that's a little much...although some people might think that's considerate...
My boyfriend told me that his mom told him it's not right for boys to hold their gf's/wife's bags, but sometimes I really need help, so I'll just hand it to him. He takes it, and puts it around his shoulders and sometimes he'll forget he's even holding it for me lol.
i dont like to get my bf to help me hold my purse.
anything BUT my purse.
if i had a lot of bags , i'd ask him to hold those
instead of my purse. : )
Of course your girl shouldn't be as inconsiderate as to make you responsible for her purse the whole while she shops, but if she does need you to hold it for a sec how does this one little act strip you of your manhood? If that's all it takes, the dude wasn't much of a man to begin with.
I never made a guy hold my bag unless neccessary for a split second when my hands aren't free. Once at the sox game, I told my boyfriend to hold on to my handbag for a couple of seconds as I slip on my hoodie. That fella, instead of being nice and hold it for 2 seconds, he placed it on the floor!! My Gucci bag on the floor!! He told me he didn't want to be caught holding a ladies' bag at a baseball game.
i always make my bf carry my purse if we're shopping at the mall and i see something cute in the racks or if i'm grabbing a lot of clothes to try on and i need him to hold it for me. there's only been one guy that i have asked him to hold it and he wouldn't.
Seriously if you're standing by a womens washroom, and not in it, then it shoudln't matter. I would hold basically anything for my guy, so why shouldn't he be able to hole a fucking bag?
I never really had to ask anyone to hold my purse for long periods of time. But there was one time when I asked a guy friend to hold it for a bit so I could fix something and he offered to carry it. lol
I always give my purse for the guys to hold - not just to my bf LOL
thats cause my bag is insanelyy heavy* i dont carry tiny ass purses
I carry those hugeee bags thats like half my size LOL
the only guy im allowed to go anywhere with atm is my dad, so i shove whatever i have at him, be it my jacket, purse, whatever. Â he just rolls his eyes now. Â i think i did my work YEARS ago when we were in a hardware store and he put my baby doll in his back pocket while mom took me to the bathroom. Â that dolls hair changed colors in sunlight..... the cashiers loved it
a true manly man wouldn't get insecure over hold a girl's bag
same thing for when they wear girl clothes for halloween
or when they'd act extremely gay with their best guy buds. but no homo.