Arrrgghh...why can't men see what's in front of their face?

valk_scot

My OH used to work away from hime part of the week, he rented a room in a shared flat to live in. I'd never seen the place, not even a photograph. I STILL used to get the panic stricken phone calls at 7am asking me where his wallet was. "Did you have it last night when you arrived?" I'd ask. "Yes? Then how the bleepity heck would I know where you put it in your flat? I'm 200 miles away!"

Spendless

RichardD1970 wrote: »

I saw something recently about why people sometimes can't see what's in front of their noses. There was a scientific reason.

Unfortunately I can't find it now.

Differences to do with spatial awareness?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4788727/Why-women-cannot-read-maps-and-men-lose-their-keys.html

Gingernutty

I've gone through the house looking for my house keys.

Whilst the key ring they were on was looped around the thumb of my left (dominant) hand, the keys gripped in my clammy, little fist.

I live alone. I have no one else to blame.....

London50

I am sorry but it is the women that do not understand, after over 50 years of marriage I will let you all into the little secret we males have kept from you all for a lifetime.
Our mothers explain to us that as you nice ladies grow up your thoughts turn towards love,marriage and children. Once you have found the love of your life,tied the knot and have given birth to a child you think that your life is complete BUT the problem then comes when your lovely children grow out of the wanting and needing cuddles and help from mum. This starts a chain of events that we poor men see as not being useful anymore, and as we have vowed to spend the rest of our lives with you and understand the frustration you ladies are feeling try our best to make you feel wanted again.
So next time your OH says that he cannot find, or where was xyz put then ignores everything you try to tell him do not get mad or frustrated, we love you and are just trying our best to make you feel we cannot do without you.
We do our best,sometimes I know it might not be enough but remember we do try.

ciderwithrosie_2

With an OH and 3 sons I get this almost daily! I started to play a little game called 'time me' - how long it will take me to find something which I've given you the general coordinates for and you've been searching for an hour and still can't see it. Average time is about 10 seconds! I have also been accused of 'planting' items as they definitely weren't there when they 'looked'.


DS1 the other day - 'I'd cook some rice if we had any' (whilst peering intently into the food cupboard) 'Well, maybe if you just look what you've got your hand leant on'....I thank you!!

tizerbelle

Gingernutty wrote: »

I've gone through the house looking for my house keys.

Whilst the key ring they were on was looped around the thumb of my left (dominant) hand, the keys gripped in my clammy, little fist.

I live alone. I have no one else to blame.....

I feel your pain. Been there, done that. Just this evening, I spent a frantic 5 minutes searching down the side of the sofa for my second knitting needle. Understandable you might think but I'm knitting on circular needles (two needles connected by a cable).

Torry_Quine

My husband is exactly the same. The number of times he can't find something and I find it in the place he has 'searched'. I can read maps, I just turn it so that it's facing the direction I'm going.

Spendless

Torry_Quine wrote: »

I can read maps, I just turn it so that it's facing the direction I'm going.

Sorry, I should have said .....without turning it around.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/380468/Why-women-can-t-read-maps

gettingtheresometime

Spendless wrote: »

The book 'why men don't listen and women can't read maps' suggests it's to do with differences in the brain.

I've never laughed so much when I read that book - it certainly explained why OH does what he does and I do what I do.

Spendless

gettingtheresometime wrote: »

I've never laughed so much when I read that book - it certainly explained why OH does what he does and I do what I do.

Ha, ha. My mum lent it me and my sister bought it her