Comments on: 8 questions most men can’t answer about their partners

By: Alice

Alice — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:01:55 +0000

Late response, but this type of article has been bothering me slightly recently so I figured I’d try to articulate why.

Anyone who says your bra size is a reflection of your personality ought to be be slapped, so why should your boyfriend knowing your cup size have anything to do with how well he knows or loves you as a human?

It seems as though the media reports on which Kate Hunter bases this article are begging for more critical deconstruction than a few rhetorical questions: “it’s such a cheesy cliche isn’t it?” and a throw to the peanut gallery. I expect more from this intelligent forum than just regurgitating hack material from other forums with a raised eyebrow for a question-mark as to whether it’s appropriate.

I don’t think many of those questions are relevant to my identity – dress size and shoe size certainly are not.
Anyone who says your bra size is a reflection of your personality ought to be be slapped, so why should your boyfriend knowing your cup size have anything to do with how well he knows or loves you as a human?

It seems as though the ‘media reports’ on which Kate Hunter bases this article are begging for more critical deconstruction than a few rhetorical questions: “it’s such a cheesy cliche isn’t it?” and a throw to the peanut gallery. I expect more from this intelligent forum than just regurgitating hack material with a question-mark.

I don’t think many of those questions are relevant to my identity – dress size and shoe size certainly are not.

The question we should be asking in response to facile relationship quizzes like this is, ‘what questions should we be asking our partners that might actually indicate anything about the strength of their love and care for us?’ How about, “do you love me?”, “Can you hold the other end of this?” “Can you tell your mum I don’t need another scarf without offending her?”, “I know it’s three am, but a friend just died and I need to go for a long walk somewhere near water, could you please come?”, “Have I mentioned recently how much I love you?”

Those are the questions we should ask our men to find out what our relationships are made of.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:10:02 +0000

I don’t remember my own shoe size. How am I meant to remember my partner’s?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:55:46 +0000

Those pesky helping type men, the world would do well to be rid of them huh. Evil do gooders, lets hope we can progress as a society to one in which people just pass you by when you are obviously having a bad day.

By: Danni R

Danni R — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 03:03:43 +0000

“I love the smell of Napalm at school pick up time. Smells like…..victory.”

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:27:03 +0000

Good for you. Yes, it’s ok to be silly.

But do it at your expense.

Stop making men the target of your so called “fun”

By: GB

GB — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:28:42 +0000

I agree; there is also a high proportion of advertising that seems to ridicule men these days and portray them as idiots. Why is this?

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:22:52 +0000

Re movie: “what time of month is it?” HA!! depending on hormones it jumps between High Society & Apocalypse Now!!!!!!

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:16:02 +0000

Hey, all of those bagging the article, on a Sunday night its all I can deal with. We have had a chuckle laughing about my bra size, its fun. Not every MM article has to be thought a provoking political quandary. Sometimes its OK to be silly.
There is enough in this world to be serious about, chill out & ask the questions or make up your own.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 11:00:22 +0000

lol, think an “H” was lost there. Point proved.

By: mummak

mummak — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 10:41:30 +0000

So I just asked these to my husband. All nearly correct…

What am I allergic to??? Codeine and fun apparently. :/