Women today seek partners who are not only efficient in bed but in shouldering household responsibilities as well. We cannot deal with men who claim that they do not do household work because it is “not their job”. Such men are shown the door. But there are times when men manipulate their partners with their weaponised incompetence and get away with not contributing to chores. And this species of men is called ‘man-child’. The literal definition of this term is that he is a man but always acts like a child and needs someone to act as his mommy! Here are xx signs that your partner is a man-child and we’re utterly sorry if you’re stuck with him.
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1. Leaves a mess everywhere
If your man leaves a mess everywhere he goes, then, sis, he is a man-child. If the clothes in his room are unfolded or if he does not fold his blanket or sheets in the morning, and lacks a basic sense of cleanliness, he is a man-child!
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2. He always has an excuse for not doing chores
Every time you ask your mas to do a chore, he will always come up with an excuse to not do it. Classic man-child move, ladies!
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3. He says he doesn’t know how to do a chore
Your man knows how to navigate the stock market, how to reverse the loss and knows how Bitcoin works but he cannot put the clothes in the washing machine? *bombastic side-eye*
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4. You can’t trust him with any responsibility
You know your man will botch the job if you give him any responsibility. You simply cannot trust him with chores like grocery shopping or prepping a meal because he will forget the job or burn the house down.
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5. Long-term goals freak him out
Be it talking about moving in together to taking the relationship to the next level in terms of commitment, you can have these conversations with your man because he freaks out.
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6. You always have to supervise him
Your partner is a man-child if you constantly have to check if he’s done the assigned task properly or if you have to pick up after him or constantly remind him to not keep the wet towel on the bed or throw his shows after coming home from work.
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If you notice any of these signs in your partner, ladies, it is time to say bye to him or if you are married to him, well, have an honest conversation with him.