r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/BeatnikBun Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

I'm gonna guess that she's happily startled because, for example, mine hit his weed pen outside every 15 minutes and fell asleep on the couch and never once came near me. I think that my experience (or smth similar) is pretty common.

Edit: Hi, I'm an actually human person and was the first to comment on this. I'm not trying to start a damn war of the roses, and apparently this is NOT the correct answer (see the next comment below mine). Just popped in with my stupid, obviously incorrect thought about what this could mean. So chill with calling me a stupid whore.

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u/llysiaR Apr 24 '26

This is NOT common.

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u/Wonderful-Pumpkin695 Apr 24 '26

I was a midwife for 10 years, unfortunately I'd say it's quite common. Not the majority, but certainly a large minority.

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u/HendriXP88 Apr 24 '26

In what country? This sound horrendous!

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u/Wonderful-Pumpkin695 Apr 24 '26

The UK, and from what I heard from international colleagues, we were one of the better ones!

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u/HendriXP88 Apr 24 '26

I can't help but feel like an exceptionally good man. Yay me, I guess. It does taste bad though.

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u/This-Shape2193 Apr 24 '26

It's pretty sad when basic consideration and bare minimum care makes someone an exceptionally good man. 

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u/HendriXP88 Apr 24 '26

Therefore the bad taste.

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u/whistleridge Apr 24 '26

All countries. This is how men are socialized :/

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u/HendriXP88 Apr 24 '26

Bullshit

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u/whistleridge Apr 24 '26

My guy, if you think that’s not the case, you 1) need to get out more, and 2) need to talk to women and medical professionals more. It happens more in some places and less in others, but there’s not a country on earth where it’s not a regular occurrence even where it’s not the majority.

And there are definitely lots of places where this is close to 100%.

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u/HendriXP88 Apr 24 '26

Then prove it.

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u/SomeConfetti Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

They won't be able to. The amount of negative bullshit people are willing to believe when it's about men is astonishing.

Edit: reddit is so predictable, look u/whistleridge can have all the time in the world, and they won't be able to come up with the data because it's misandrist nonsense not based in reality. To every single one of you downvoting, I hope you all can get better and rejoin the rest of us in reality.

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u/whistleridge Apr 24 '26

…except I did, lol? At great length?

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u/SomeConfetti Apr 24 '26

Would you mind linking the proof you already have then?

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u/whistleridge Apr 24 '26

It’s literally right there in reply to him, but sure.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PeterExplainsTheJoke/s/Cyaobg86xD

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u/HendriXP88 Apr 24 '26

Tell me about it. 60% of reddit can be summarized with two words: "Men bad"

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u/llysiaR Apr 24 '26

That’s so sad. My mum was a midwife for 40yrs. Mainly in SCBU tbf but always said this kinda trope is very over played. Maybe locational? She worked in Birmingham followed by Northallerton, North Yorkshire.

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u/TDog81 Apr 24 '26

Christ that is so depressing, I was there for every second of my wifes 25 hour labour on our first and was disgusted when they cut the cord on our second without telling me as I wanted to be as present and involved as possible. I don't get why people are like this.

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u/Trail_Goat Apr 24 '26

Not the majority, but certainly a large minority.

This doesn't make sense. This is why you have a real doc/medical team deliver your baby, folks.

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u/Disastrous-Silver604 Apr 24 '26

Midwives are medical professionals. And that sentence does make sense

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u/Trail_Goat Apr 25 '26

No, and no.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '26

Common is more than majority. Common means regular, majority is more than 51%.

So you are saying that 9/10 guys do this because that would be what common means.

It’s common to go to a dinner an see food, it would be uncommon not to. That’s how it works.

So 9/10 men do this?

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u/Ananastacia Apr 24 '26

Find me a source for "common" meaning "more than majority". Common is just frequent which is relative

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u/Wonderful-Pumpkin695 Apr 24 '26

A) Not what common means, common means that something happens frequently

B) Big jump from 51% to 90%, you doing okay?

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '26

Why is your interaction online to imply that I’m not well? I made a mistake lol, why do you have to be a passive aggressive.

Are YOU ok? So I didn’t understand the meanings, that’s open season to question if they are unwell lol? Weird.

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u/Wonderful-Pumpkin695 Apr 24 '26

If you don't understand the meaning, just don't comment?

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u/Prof_Augustus Apr 24 '26

Why are these women having babies with men they know are losers. No way that behavior manifests for the first time in the birthing room, if you date a loser you can’t expect anything but a loser.

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u/Wonderful-Pumpkin695 Apr 24 '26

It often does only begin to manifest during pregnancy. Pregnancy is a huge trigger for first-time intimate partner violence.

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u/This-Shape2193 Apr 24 '26

"Why do so many men end up with women who cheat and manipulate them? And then they drag them in the divorce? 

Why are these men falling for these losers? No way that behavior manifests for the first time years into the marriage."

It's almost like yes, people can be nice when they're trying to get you locked in, and then behavior deteriorates over the years. This is documented. And yeah, there are early signs, but when 90% of the time things are great, people make excuses for the 10%...especially when the internet is full of quotes like, "The grass is greener where you water it," and "Relationships take work, you can't just walk away any time there's a problem." 

And finally, humans are all culminations of their experiences, and some people have grown up with terrible examples of "normal." This is evidenced by the comment that started this chain, who thinks men being total losers is normal. 

Humans, emotions, and relationships can be complex. Maybe quit being judgy and understand it's not that simple.