Audacious man 'accidentally' insults girlfriend's dress sense, gets roasted by the internet: 'No matter how women perform femininity, it will be wrong'

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Apr 13, 2024 4:00 PM EDT

The way we dress ourselves is a very personal thing, whether we care about fashion or not. Many of us have multiple reasons for the outfits and beauty enhancements we choose, but the most important of these will always be what we feel comfortable in. 

Unfortunately, not everybody is always going to see it that way. This is especially true of those insufferable men who think they have the authority to cast judgment on the opposite gender's appearance. 

Many unlucky women face this treatment from those closest to them, as with the subject of a recent Reddit post. In it, a man complains that his girlfriend has taken to wearing sweats all the time after he compared her style to a more glamorous friend and suggested that she copy her. It's no shock that the internet didn't take kindly to this behavior, and a thorough roasting was soon in order. 

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    No One Here Gets Ou... @Mrs_L_Olivier Why are men? Follow
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    I (43m) accidentally insulted my partner (43f) and she has remained cold ever since. And she wears sweats all the time now.
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    We have been a couple for 7 years. I only now realize we both view her very differently. From my perspective, she's never been interested in fashion at all. Always wears black jeans. She has dozens of black tops. She doesn't wear makeup. Doesn't get her nails done. Only does root touch ups. And I love her and don't care about this at all. From her perspective apparently, she dresses elegantly and minimalistic. She says she is always wearing "no makeup" makeup (I guess she means mascara - not sur
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    The reason this all came up is that we met up with friends and one of the women is very fashionable. Always done up. I had mentioned in passing to my partner that I loved that she wore vibrant colors. My partner had said she personally isn't a fan of bright colors and in the past when she has tried to wear them she doesn't like how it looks. I told her if I was a beautiful woman I'd wear bright colors for attention. And that's probably why our friend does it. Anyway, this was the gist of the con
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    She insisted I tell her what I meant and so I told her that she dresses boring and it makes her look old and dumpy. I also told her I don't care at all, but since she appears to, she should try to dress more fashionable. This was 3 weeks ago and she was very angry with me. Now she's not "angry" but she's remained cold. And she now has taken to dressing in sweat pants/sweat shirts. She says she won't be dressing "nice" around me anymore (but I never thought she dressed nice in the first place). O
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    No One Here Gets Ou... Follow @Mrs_L_Olivier Some comments, & the dude MAKING IT WORSE
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    rosephase 3d She put a lot of time and attention into looking nice. You told her that time and attention was wasted because she didn't look nice. You called her dumpy and old. Are you really so confused about why this would deeply hurt your partner? 1.5k
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    Beneficial-Umpire270 OP • 3d To be fair, I wasn't at all aware that she puts effort into looking nice. I'm not trying to be horrible...I'm being honest. I didn't know she CARED because she never appears to try. And I only told her she dresses dumpy and looks old when she INSISTED I explain what I meant. To me, she has the potential to look great. She never appears to do anything to try. Once I casually suggested she try acrylic nails and she got annoyed with me and said that definitely wasn't he
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    HazardousIncident 3d Is this something that needs therapy? Or just time? It depends. Are you usually this callous about her feelings, or was this a one-off? And when you asked HER the above question - what did she say? Does she see this as salvageable, or is she quietly plotting her escape? 403 Beneficial-Umpire270 OP.3d She said she's not going to get over this and she doesn't feel comfortable with someone who views her like "that" (I guess referencing the dumpy comment). I sent her some links
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    The Road Jess Travelled @JessPected Replying to @Mrs_L_Olivier "I love her, even tho I think she's a disgusting slob. I don't care about this at all, even tho I passive-aggressively neg her by pitting her against other women" A reminder that it doesn't matter how "high maintenance" or "makeup free" women perform femininity, it will be wrong
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    CitrineGlitters @CitrineGlitter2.1d Replying to @Mrs_L_Olivier @snide_sally and 6 others "I told my GF that her clothes are boring and they make her look old and frumpy, and now she's all mad at me. I just really want her to get over it. Is this something that needs therapy?" No, honey, it needs another apartment. HER apartment. Where SHE will live. By herself.
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    kribabe @TheKribabe 1d • Replying to @Mrs_L_Olivier @snide_sally and 6 others Damn... how can you know someone for 7 years and not know them... 12 1720 3.7K ili 109K ☐ % .1d: *No One Here Gets Out Alive... Honestly, sometimes it can just creep up on you, & you're like, "who the have I been sharing a bed with?"
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    4thofFive @4thof_five. 1d Replying to @Mrs_L_Olivier @snide_sally and 6 others What a jerk. He says she dresses old and frumpy but he "doesn't care" (obviously a lie). But now he's confused as to why she's upset about the rude thing he said? And they say women are passive aggressive.
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    Gangsta Mittens' Baby... @lbrass3 Follow Replying to @Mrs_L_Olivier @snide_sally and 6 others So does he wear sneakers with Velcro? | find it hard to believe he's capable of tying his own shoes.
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    Renee Blasey @SrPilotRenee ⚫ 16h • Replying to @Mrs_L_Olivier @snide_sally and 5 others I'll bet you he wears a "back in my day" T-shirt with a Nintendo controller, shorts and sketchers sneakers. Q1 83 ill 4.1K *No One Here Gets Out Aчive... 12h:1 I'm getting vibes of a "FBI: Female Body Inspector" T-shirt with cargo shorts, & flip flops.
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    Collin Krapp @RealTrollFeeder -1d .: Replying to @Mrs_L_Olivier @snide_sally and 6 others I'm so glad I am gay and don't have to deal with women's drama. She probably thought the guy was more attracted to her friend. Whatever. NEVER be honest with a woman even if she says she wants your honestly. 134 1718 53 47.1K .1d: No One Here Gets Out Awe Love how you've framed it as HER drama...
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    Dogs Dogs More Dogs @Dogs DogsMore Dog Follow Replying to @Mrs_L_Olivier @snide_sally and 6 others I'm like this woman. No makeup, I wear darker clothes, usually black & same style. It's how I feel less anxious. My partner accepts me for me & takes no issue with it, as she shouldn't really. Why do men feel it's ok to tear their partner down? The AUDACITY to suggest therapy
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    Gia Capri ♡ @LocalOnThe8-19h Replying to @Mrs_L_Olivier "i'd wear bright colors for attention and thats probably why our friend does it" is such a weird thing to tell your partner
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    Honest Sabe @honestsabe Follow Replying to @Mrs_L_Olivier @snide_sally and 5 others The suggestions from this obviously very fashionable man is that she wear bright colors and get acrylic nails. 1. Bright colors don't look good on everyone. Like me, I look better in muted colors, but I can still dress fashionable without washing myself out. 2. Acrylic nails are expensive and time consuming to get and maintain and they're a style choice — not needed to be stylish. I don't think there's an issue w
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    Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama .5h I honestly think there are some men who would be better off buying a tropical bird instead of having a human, thinking, functioning girlfriend.
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    Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @GeauxGabrielle Follow LMAO pay attention to the fact that the friend whom he deems extremely fashionable is only doing so for the attention of men in his mind. But his actual girlfriend, with a proud minimalist chic style, looks old and dumpy. This why I say do what you want, ladies.
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    Max @mabster314.1d Men love to casually insult a their girlfriend/ partner/wife to her friends over something she clearly puts a lot of time into then act confused when she gets mad
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