THIS. Even if the laws are on your side, most doctors won't do it and give you all kinds of illegal and irrelevant excuses, and there's nothing you can do about it, except for going from doctor to doctor until you luck out. Had a huge fight with my former OBG/YN because he wouldn't tie my tubes because "I was too young (23) and eventually *my husband* could want kids. I literally kicked him in the nuts while cursing at him. Would do it again.

Yeah, this is absolutely fcked up.

Or just keep yours Ms, which is neither single nor married

That's just wrong!

A woman is 'bossy' a man 'has good leadership skills'. In same vein though women are sensitive & men are soft.

Okay. So where I live. We have arranged marriages. I don’t mind. What I do mind is that I’m 17 and our weird neighbour hinted my mom that she thought I was pretty and her son was at marrying age. Ewgh. Creepy old ladies. Edit: Yes my parents shoed her away.

That must mean 3-5 days a month, not a year! Most women have a fertile period every cycle.

Don't forget the actresses for the 'mums' are often only a few years older than the actors playing their 'son'

I have to say where I come from, that's not true (anymore). When I go on a 3 day trip with my girlfriends, the dads stay with the kids and it's perfectly normal. No problems whatsoever.

Oh, i say that to guys too.. :)

I never changed my name. I love my husband, but I'm his wife/partner, not his sister. And I'm quite pissed that my children MUST have my husbands name, why not both surnames?

In the netherlands they recently referred to the royal couple as "The queen and her husband" in a newspaper, fun fact: in this case the husband is actually the monarch of the country i.e. he is the king

This depends on where you live, most of these don't apply to my culture. In my country the bride and groom make their entrance together for both the civil and church marriage ceremonies. There is no giving away of the bride as part of the marriage ceremony itself.

I personally like how my legs look when I shave them, which is why I shave them. If someone doesn't like that on themselves or just doesn't want to, they shouldn't be forced to. Same thing for makeup.

Could be avoided if parents behaved like grown ups when splitting up and work things out fairly for them and their children, though... But it seems a lot of people forget their children come first, not their mutual hatred.

I once saw a experiment on TV, where the girl stopped saying "thank you" for a whole day. She wasn't being rude at all, was smiling when she felt like it and talking in a normal tone. Whenever her boyfriend gave her a compliment or something, or did something normal like passing the remote control or just normal relationship stuff, she answered him but didn't thank him. and by the end of the day he was absolutely mad at her, for no "real" reason. I think about this sometimes, because I say "thank you"all the time, even when it's not "my turn" to say it but men don't say "thank you" half as much, and it's totally okay.

She could have yours, although yours it's your fathers....

Works both ways, "crying like a girl" and "being a pussy"

I call bs. I'm a woman and I've noticed that it's usually the women who won't move

What? I've never seen this.

I read about this in a study a few years ago and actually experimented with it myself for a little while. I now hold my course and dont acknowledge or move for them. Mostly they kind of look at me surprised, but I've had several bump into me and one stop dead and demand to know why I had not made space for him! I replied with, well, you saw me... why didnt YOU make space for me? I was telling a male friend about my little experiment and he started checking it out too... firstly by noticing that he moved for men, but women moved for him. Then he started making a conscious decision to move for women and he was astounded.

It is not because your gender, it is because your body language...

wtf, I always move for anyone, man or woman. It's polite, and also I don't expect anyone to do anything for me, so I always try to take initiative.

I made this experiment, too. And I found that it depends on the way you walk. If you look down on the floor, people will expect you to move. If you look straight ahead and have a fast pace, people will move for you.

I am a 5'4 man, and that happens to me all the time. I think it's more a height thing.

Yeah i dont agrer, most men move out the way. Its a politeness thing but maybe it depends where you live

I don't care if it's a man or woman who comes at me - I take a step aside purely because it would cost time and be ineffective to "stand my ground"

It seems like when I notice that I'm walking on a collision course with another person we always end up doing that awkward dance, I step right they step left and we are in the same situation so of course I step left and they step right and now we're face to face yet again!!!

Nah i dont think so, at least from where i come from, men are expected to give way to women/kids/elderly

Sounds like a fun game. What country will you be representing in the Olympics?

I keep to the same side of the footpath as the traffic on the roads. In my case that is to the left. Makes and females will expect me to move. I don't.

I move for any woman walking, especially if she has a child. I have never seen a man not move over for a woman when walking. Except for now a days both sexes are staring at their phone so no one sees anyone coming.

I'll move to keep someone I don't know from touching me

This is crap! Where are these BOYS who play this game.

Idk about this, if I'm walking and a woman/women is coming from the opposite direction I'd make space...sometimes I'd even step onto the street if it's a group.

I'll often move for women, specially on dark nights. but sometimes I don't...but I don't know any woman that feels that they have to move more or less often that I do

If you feel like this happens to you all the time try this: Focus on some point behind the man, a street lamp, the end of the street, whatever. Look determined to get to said destination, keep your head held high and just walk on. Do not slow down. Just keep walking. They will move. Works wonders for maneuvring in crowds too

Highly depends on the way you walk. If you walk self-confident people will move. Best way is of course if just both parties move a little bit.

Totally true!!

This is just men holding their space. That same man would run into another man playing a game of chicken.

Total bullshit

Sorry but I have found men just rush ahead not looking where they are going. One man came zooming round a corner found me, and ended up wrapped round a lamppost, I found that funny and it taught him a lesson.

There's a way to make them move - and while it's mostly men who do this, women are guilty, too. ...///... Walk in a straight line, with purpose at a good walking pace. Stand up straight. DO NOT make eye contact with anyone. Walk as if you aren't stepping aside for anyone. ...///... My husband told me about this when he was out with me and I was dodging people and falling behind. It WORKS. Just remember do NOT slow down, do NOT make eye contact, and walk in a straight line.

Illegal to ask in Germany - but from a natural perspective logical. Men can work while their partners are pregnant, a woman needs time before birth for savety reasons and recovery time after giving birth.

Who the fck gives this much thought to other people's opinions, anyway? I drink whisky and the one time someone pointed it out, I replied "are we making a list of all the drinks we orderdered?' and that was it.

That's not sexist- your partner is lazy ass if they can't be bothered to shop for their own kids.

I have no issue with the idea of my dad walking down the aisle with me. However, I would not include the line "who gives this woman to this man".