While many male partners are more than happy to pop down to the shops to pick up a few things for their female significant others, it’s safe to say some things are a little more… confusing… to purchase than others.
Like tampons. Or hair products. Or makeup.
But when 22-year-old Taylor, from Ipswich in England, sent her boyfriend to the store to grab her a new pair of leggings, she had no idea the amount of trauma the experience would put him through.
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Tim Goddard, 28, shared his shopping struggle in a series of text messages, which, of course, Taylor decided to share online.
“There’s so many types of leggings… Why? For what reason?” his texts to Taylor, who was busy at work and unable to reply, began.
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Hers's what my boyfriend bought for me when I asked him to pick me up a pair of basic black ankle length leggings.
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So the real issue here is women not giving proper instructions to men who are buying their stuff?
I'm quite happy buying pads for my wife, but with so many choices I make sure to take a photo of the packet before i go.
And then they'll go and change the packaging on me!
I saw a poor teenager at the window of a car talking to (I assume) his mother - she yelled at him for a minute, then I saw the poor kid walking back into the shop with his head down & a packet of pads in his hands..........
Presumably a return / exchange?
While i would be okay with it now, as a teenager i'd be pretty mortified.
Even now i think i'd prefer to just keep the wrong ones (for backups, emergencies, donations, whatever) and go and buy the right ones.
I realise not everyone has cash to spare for that though.