Sorry I had to vent somewhere! A few weeks ago I went into a carpet shop to choose some flooring which I picked then went to order. Whilst ordering it the salesman gave me a quote and told me to take it away and speak nicely to my husband! (I was paying for it myself with my own money as I'm the higher earner and he didn't show an interest in comming to pick a carpet so was happy for me to do it without input) I took the quote and left feeling belittled and angry. Lets just say I got one elsewhere!
A few days ago I had arranged for a tv company to come round and quote me for mooving our sky points etc and mounting our tv. I received the following comments, "thats a good tv where did your husband get it?" (I bought it before we met), "heres our quote see what your husband says tonight".
I wouldn't be so annoyed if I actually had a husband but do they not think a female is capable of buying and funding anything on her own, for all they knew I might live on my own.
I also get comments from other Mums when they come round asking what my partner does, knobody asks what I do! And I've bought every bl*y item in the house. Fed up that everyone assumes it must be the male that owns the property, buys everything, keeps his little woman bla bla!
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Ask your husband and see what he thinks.....argh!
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bluebell30 · 22/11/2012 22:20
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