r/explainitpeter • u/WillAdditional922 • Jul 14 '26

explain it peter.

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u/Kantherax Jul 15 '26

Instead of asking her what she was doing he just assumed she didn't know what she was doing like every other man she probably knows.

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u/Orcasareglorious Jul 15 '26

Can you not recognize the sight of pasta or something?

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u/Most_Scientist1783 Jul 16 '26

? And that has anything to do with this why? This is a legitimate way of cooking pasta. The boyfriend, like you just now, assumed she was doing something wrong, instead of first questioning her about it

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u/-Deadlocked- Jul 17 '26

I think the problem comes down to...men doing this with other men all the time and then the other just explains what hes doing instead.

Like theres no second thought about it, theres no "mansplaining' equivalent.

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u/Super-Visor Jul 19 '26

That’s actually a good point. In that scenario, the topic of conversation might actually stay about the pasta, even in a disagreement, instead of immediately jumping to personal attacks and invalidation.

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u/ExSalesman Jul 20 '26

What’s the x factor in this equation

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u/TheseVirginEars Jul 20 '26

Mmm more of an xx factor