does your boyfriend carry your handbag for you?

China
May 16, 2007 7:46pm CST
this morning,I and my boyfriend walked to work.there are a book and an umbrella and something else in my handbag,so I feel it a little heavy.I asked him to carry the handbag for a while for me,but he refused with the reason that it is a shame for a man to carry a female handbag.which made me angry and feel sad.then we said nothing in the left road.I know we can not say who is ringt or wrong in love,everyone has his stand and reason,but till now,I still feel sad. why he can not carry the handbag for me?does your boyfriend carry your handbag for you ?or if you are a boy,do you carry handbag for your girlfriend?thank you for your reply!
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@dcroome2005 (1210)
• United States
17 May 07
Actually my husband will carry it if I ask him too because my hands are full. He is very good about that and sometimes will act goofy in public when he has my purse just to get a rise out of other people. He can be a nut. It's fun watching him carry it. I would never ask him to carry it for me if my hands were empty and we were just walking.
• China
17 May 07
maybe I am wrong,actually,one of my hand is empty,but I just feel it a little heavy!
@mean_queen (1713)
• Malaysia
23 May 07
Hi angela2006.. Personally, I don't let my boyfriend carry my handbag unless I have my hands full at that time. Even then, I will tell him to carry the stuff and let me carry my own bag. It's not that he doesn't want to. He has no problem with it. It's me who doesn't like to let him carry it. And I also don't like to see other guys carrying their gf's handbag. Especially when I see that the gf's hands are not full at all!! But don't be bothered by a person like me angela2006.. Everyone has their own likes and dislikes.. And I think that if you really really needed him to carry your bag at that time, you should have made it clear to him that you needed assistance even for a little while. I'm sure your boyfriend loves you. If it doesn't work next time, you could always do the 'damsel in distress' act. Maybe he would help you then.. :P
• China
23 May 07
yes,thank you very much for your honest marks.I will do according my concret condition.thank you once again!
• Malaysia
23 May 07
no problem angela2006~! hope things turn out great for you in the end.. don't be too sad kay.. and also, don't burden yourself with who is wrong and who is right.. there's no right or wrong in this matter.. have a nice day~! ;)
@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
23 May 07
I do not see anything wrong with carrying my wife's handbag for her. In fact, I usually do, especially at times when she need both her hands for selecting clothes or trying on clothes when we go shopping. I don't see what the big deal is to be seen carrying a handbag when your girlfriend is round. In fact, I think it is a gentlemanly gesture. I am sure she appreciates it as well. Maybe you should share your feelings with your boyfriend and let him be aware of how you feel when you need his help to lighten your load, but he refuses.
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@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
23 May 07
Glad to help. I hope the discussion will turn out well for you. Sometimes, men are just blocks of wood that needs to be hammered once in a while so that they will be aware of the things around them.
• China
23 May 07
yes,you are right.maybe I should communicate with him.thank you for your good advice.
@sabwinner (499)
• China
17 May 07
Hi, angela. I notice many boyfriends help their girlfriends carrying their bags. I know they help carry to make the girlfriends ease. But honestly, that's so weired to see a man with a femal handbag! Don't let your boyfriend to that.
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• China
17 May 07
haha,maybe I will not make the same ask to him!and I think maybe it not worth to be angry with this thing!
@joice86 (1078)
• Philippines
17 May 07
No, I don't let him carry for me even if he wants it too. But I understand you, he should carry it and help you. There's nothing wrong about that, he is your boyfriend anyway. He must not that gentleman...I have seen a lot of men carrying their girlfriends shoulder bags and its ok...I think it's cute..
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• China
17 May 07
haha,I do not think he is a gentleman,I do not know why.anyhow thank you !
@joice86 (1078)
• Philippines
17 May 07
Hehe..that's ok!!! As long that you love him, you will understand him...
@huilee (1005)
• Singapore
17 May 07
No, my bf does not carry my handbag for me... He share the same sentiments as ur bf... Sometimes, i wish... He could do it, just for me... Yet, he said... He never does for his ex... Why the mention of his ex which makes my blood boil... =( So saddening... Hmmm, i always lotsa guys helping their gf to carry their handbag and they seemed to enjoy it... Dunno why some guys are so single minded... Is it old fashioned? Or are we too demanding?
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• China
17 May 07
actually,I also often see many boys carry handbags for their girlfriends,and they look so pleasantly.sometimes,I do not want to him carry my bag all the road,but a while,but he comlains so much.I think it is a problem who loves whom more.
@huilee (1005)
• Singapore
17 May 07
I guess if u really wants to compare who loves who more... It might be too tedious and the results might not be what we want... If they really dont want to do so... I guess we just have to give it a miss on this... Im sure he still loves u though theres somethings they dun like to do... =)
@MGjhaud (23171)
• Philippines
17 May 07
i noticed some couples, teenage couples, that the boyfriend used to carry the girls handbag even if that's all the girl has or carrying at the moment, that I prefer not doing at all. it seems that it's corny to let the guy carry your bag just to say that the guy is gentleman or whatever because that's usually how it supposed to look like right..? testing if how gentleman is your man. I dont do that to my guy. but if im in a case like yours, i would please my partner to temporarily carry it for me. if he doesn't, goodbye boyfriend. no just kidding. probably i would talk it over with him. cause its also a basis on how your relationship would grow. cause if he doesn't want to carry a handbag, what more of some other responsibility that is heavier than a handbag.
• China
17 May 07
I just want him to carry it for a while,but maybe it is not so searious,I ought to understand him,right?
17 May 07
I asked a male friend of mine recently to carry a bag for me. It was a shoulder bag bubt was clearly a girls. He point blank refused and it was so so heavy. So I asked a few of his friends who were fairly drunk so I thought they would be more willing. They let me carry the bag the whole way. if it had been a backpack they would have had it in an instant.
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• China
17 May 07
maybe it is commen that man do not want to carry a female handbag.
• India
17 May 07
My husband carried my handbag if needed and always carries the baby bag if I am carrying the baby or sometimes carries the baby bag and my purse as well. He kinda looks cute with it !
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• China
17 May 07
haha,you are so happy and lucky!
• Australia
17 May 07
Hello angela2006 If I and my boyfriend went shopping, and i've got busy to looked stuff then he will offer to carry my handbag, so i can shopping with free hand.LOL I knew that he is a nice boy to me, thank God i can get a boy like that. Maybe your boyfriend don't want to carry your handbag because he is so shame, but he should help you to carry because your bag is to heavy. God bless you *angel http://money-athome.blogspot.com
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• China
17 May 07
thank you ,maybe you are right!
@sallyxu126 (1184)
• China
17 May 07
a handbag like mine - my handbag is like this kind of handbag. and it is green .
see the picture, you can see this kind of bad is not so female and if my boyfriend take for me, he might feel a little better than taking a very female one .
as this kind of bad looks like a student bad , though not very suit man, he will not so shame to take it .
and I think other one will not laugh at him if he take a handbag for his girl friend and he will get some friendly eyes from some other girls as he is a good man.
right ?
my boyfriend will carry for me . maybe my handbag is not so female .and he always take for me if I ask .but I usually take it by myself as I think it might really shame for a man to take a female handbag. though he might can take for you, but he feel uncomfortable in his feelings . if you go shopping, you can ask him take other things like what you said, the heavy ones,and you take you handbag by yourself. I think that will be better.
• China
17 May 07
actually,if my handbag is too heavy,he will ask to carry it for me.yes,my handbag is very female!
• Singapore
17 May 07
I used to carry my then-gf's handbag whenever we are commuting, i.e. in the bus or train. But once we reach our destination, she'll take it back from me. I admit that it does look funny for a guy to be carrying the handbag and arriving at a function, a dinner, movies etc.It's her bag for goodness sake!
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• China
17 May 07
haha,yes,you are happy couple!good luck!
@gaby_girl (157)
• Canada
17 May 07
My boyfriend doesn't carry it on a regular basis, but if my hands were full, that he would. He isn't all excited to carry my back, but if I ask him to than he does. If my back was too heavy, and I asked him to hold it, than he would, but I wouldn't ask him to do that. If its too heavy, that would be my problem for putting too much in there. I woulda just held it.
• China
17 May 07
after seeing what you said ,I think maybe I am wrong.
17 May 07
Hi how r u have a nice day A this r all the chilly thing in life. There r so many thing in life don't see the bad thing in ur love get all the thing as good k
• China
17 May 07
yes,you are right,thus we can have a good day1
@urbandekay (18278)
17 May 07
You decided to take those things in your handbag you should take responsibility for it and not ask your bf to carry it for you. all the best urban
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@jencai (3412)
• Philippines
17 May 07
My boyfriend usually ask me to carry my bag. It started when we are in college when he's courting me. I thought that he's just doing that for a good shot. But until now he did not refuse to carry it for me. I'm the one who refuses him to carry my bag, I feel like it does not fit him but he always insist. With this attitude, I feel so flattered with my boyfriend. In your case, maybe your boyfriend is really shy to carry a girl's handbag. People differs in many ways. We cannot demand them for what they should do for us. You have to understand your boyfriend or you may talk about how you feel for it.
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@katkat3 (425)
17 May 07
hi.... yes my boyfriend would hold my bag for me, he turns it into a joke.... prancing down the road with the bag on his shoulder. He's definately a mans man so I've got no worries there! It's silly that men turn all macho at things like this, my god it's not lke your making him wear it or anything!??
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@hexu640 (139)
• China
17 May 07
He never carry my handbag,he said:it's a women's thing,if you don't like carry,never take it out.Lucky,at least,he gave me the season,but i think this is useless~~`
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• Brazil
17 May 07
No, he doesn't hahahaha My handbags are white, pink... sometimes black purse, small ones... he also thinks is a shame for man to carry a female handbag. But he carries all my books for me :)
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• China
17 May 07
haha,they are the same man.
@tonixxx (358)
18 May 07
I would try to avoid giving my handbag to my fiance as i would probably forget he had it and part ways without it. This would be embarrassing a handbag but no sign of a female! If i am out with him and need him to hold it for a little while he will do but he wouldn't want to be left with it for too long. I think perhaps there is a stigma surroundin men and bags and society is to blame for that not your boyfriend.
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