Mansplaining to your partner makes them feel not loved and respected. When there is a lack of love and respect, your relationship is less likely to last longer.
Do You Think It’s Possible To “Mansplain” Without Realizing You’re Even Doing It?
It is possible to mansplain without realizing you are even doing it.
What Are Some More Subtle Examples of Mansplaining?
Catcalling
Catcalling describes making unwelcome sexual comments, sounds, or gestures in public. This form of street harassment is common among sexually frustrated males. It has long been used to capture women’s attention and harass them.
Arguing With a Woman About Their Anatomy
As a relationship expert, I have heard cases where men argue with women about their anatomy. While men claim women urinate through the vagina, women say it’s actually through the urethra. Assuming you know the female anatomy better than women is a common form of manplanation in our society.
If You Realize You’ve Been Mansplaining to Your Partner, What Can You Do to Change Your Instincts/Ways?
- Own your mistake
- Make a sincere apology
- Stop lecturing your partner on how to do things
- Be a good listener
Psychologist and a Sex and Relationships Advisor at shopgiejo.com
Ieva Kubiliute is a psychologist and a sex and relationships advisor and a freelance writer. She's also a consultant to several health and wellness brands. While Ieva specialises in covering wellness topics ranging from fitness and nutrition, to mental wellbeing, sex and relationships and health conditions, she has written across a diverse range of lifestyle topics, including beauty and travel. Career highlights so far include: luxury spa-hopping in Spain and joining an £18k-a-year London gym. Someone’s got to do it! When she’s not typing away at her desk—or interviewing experts and case studies, Ieva winds down with yoga, a good movie and great skincare (affordable of course, there’s little she doesn’t know about budget beauty). Things that bring her endless joy: digital detoxes, oat milk lattes and long country walks (and sometimes jogs).
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