Be honest, Guys: Do you ever get sick of lifting stuff for us?

[amitten]

I've noticed, living life as a rather petite woman, that I somewhat frequently request the help of a man to reach/lift something for me (when I'm physically unable).

Sometimes I think, you know, guys must get pretty sick of lifting/reaching/moving shit for women all the time.

Am I right? 'Cause if I am...


:cry:

[Broken_Hero]

1. no, not really...

what usually pisses me off, is when i start any new job, I am the one doing all the back breaking work, because of my size...If I had a dollar for each time I heard this...

"Damn, you are a big guy and can handle this, now move all the freight from point A, to point B" Damn...every single job I have had...I get stuck doing the heavy lifting...but when its something like you mention in your OP, it doesn't bother me at all...I get it all the time at grocery stores too, when shorter people are trying the best to grab whatever's on the top shelf...they look at me, and I can read their eyes...and I help them out...:) btw, I'm 6'4

[amitten]

4. That's a relief...

By the way, you tall guys are extremely useful!

[Broken_Hero]

6. thanks, that what my wife says too...also,

I'm a great opener of lids...:) :rofl:

[amitten]

8. I bet you're fantastic at killing bugs, too....

another great use for the males of the world! :D

[Broken_Hero]

10. damn! You just named

half of my skills, that I got on my resume! :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. Not if you ask really nice

:loveya:

[amitten]

5. I ALWAYS ask nicely.

:*

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

3. I'm petite, but I'm also like a human monkey.

In public, I'll ask someone to reach for me, but when I worked a stock job, I just climbed everything. Then again, I'm also prone to see a rock wall randomly and deciding to freeclimb it. I also lucked out on being able to carry about 70lbs (I weigh 100-105lb), so usually the only time I need to ask someone to carry stuff is if it's an unwieldy shaped box or something.

Honestly, at my stock job, guys would often declare they needed a case of juice carried to their cars for them. It was hilarious seeing their reaction when I was the person paged to help them. I'd also insist on carrying it and I almost always would get tips for it.

:rofl:

[amitten]

7. That's cool.

I'd climb but I'm always afraid I'll fall, or bring a bunch of stuff crashing down on me...

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

9. Honestly, I know how those shelves are secured.

You need to be balanced right and know where to step.

[amitten]

11. So, it's a special talent.

Requiring human-monkeyism.

:)

[bicentennial_baby]

23. Heehee, I climb the shelves in stores

I'm shameless, and it's fun! :D

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

33. Petite monkeys unite!

*toast:

[LeftyMom]

12. I have the opposite problem, guys get mad at me for not needing help

I'm tiny, but pretty f'n strong. I don't need help much, unless something's just overlarge and awckward. Some guys take it personally.

[amitten]

14. That's strange...

you would think they'd be happy to get out of the extra work!

[LeftyMom]

16. It depends

Secure guys generally are impressed if they notice, insecure guys hate not being needed.

[Redstone]

13. Yes.

Redstone

[amitten]

15. Oh.

:cry:

[Redstone]

19. But it's OK. I'll do it for you anyway, and not complain.

Redstone

[amitten]

21. That means you rock.

The help is always appreciated.

For I am small and wee.

[Ptah]

17. I get tired from it, not tired of it.

If I can help, I will.

[amitten]

18. That's good. What the hell is that a picture of???

A super-fantastically-huge lifting device thingy?

[Ptah]

20. The orange part is a lifter for a telescope that is being moved

from the assembly/test fixture to the mountain.

[Hosnon]

22. Haven't ever thought about it...so I guess no. Makes us feel good:) nt

[JVS]

24. Only for those who don't put out.

I no longer lift or reach for them

[flvegan]

25. Not in the least, no.

And not just for you petite women. Anyone that's physically unable, or for what I'm physically more able, I'm happy to oblige. Age, size and gender don't matter much to me.

[lukasahero]

26. I like your attitude

And speaking as a petite woman, I share it completely. Where I can help, I do. And where I need help (usually in the reaching stuff on high shelves dept since I'm short), I politely ask for it and thank the helper.

What ever happened to people just wanting to help other people?

[flvegan]

28. I don't know, but I can say this

the lack of folks being nice or helpful seems rampant. In the last week I can think of three specific examples where I did something very minor (waiting a the door, then opening it for a senior for example) where the look of shock and the surprise in their voice when they said "thank you" made me almost feel bad.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

29. Great additude, flvegan!

That almost makes up for not allowing me my towel last night after I was kicked out of the mod hot tub while the downtime happened!

No, seriously. That's really cool. :hi:

[hfojvt]

35. I helped a guy I know in college when he was dragging something

out to his car and helped an old guy get a lawn mower out of his trunk. It does not bother me, as a puny guy, to show off or be helpful. I did pass through a phase though when I felt like a woman was not gonna buy an ox if plowing was free.

[ProfessorGAC]

27. Nope

Doesn't matter if my wife is able to do it herself. If she asks, i'll do it! No big deal.
The Professor

[rug]

30. Lift?

[petronius]

31. It depends on how I'm asked, usually...

If someone barks an order at me in the supermarket, or assumes that I have time to stand around while they peruse the labels on five different brands of canned asparagus, then they're lucky if a dirty look is all they get. However, if they ask nicely (perhaps even with a smile and a "please") then I'm more than happy to oblige. (And in the spirit of being honest, I mind a lot less if the asker is hot...)

[leftofthedial]

32. as long as their is something in it for us . . .

you know, like "thanks" or a smile or muffins or something.

[Joey Liberal]

34. Never n/t

[masshole]

36. not at all

Do you get tired of cooking and cleaning for us?
:spank:

[dpbrown]

37. Never, but....

...feel free to be more, um, grateful...

:evilgrin:

[maxsolomon]

38. ms. solomon is 5' 11"

and still doesn't think she can pick up the other half of heavy objects.

so, yes.

[amitten]

39. Well, size aside, it's true that most women have weaker upper

bodies than most men.

Lifting overall seems to be MUCH easier for men...

[sakabatou]

40. Sometimes

Espcially if moving lots of heavy stuff.

[Generic Brad]

41. Lifting? I initially thought you wrote 'licking'?

And, no. I love the taste of postage.

[amitten]

42. Well, I guess some postage is tastier than others. n/t

[HEyHEY]

43. Are you nuts?!

My girl is smarter than I am, better looking than I am and more ambitous than I am. If I can do ANYTHING she can't I'm happy to.