My wife somehow let the cat out of the bag. Now, I always knew this in some respect. But it was difficult to put into words. So here's why we can't understand women. It's not that we can't figure it out, it's that it is an impossible task.

I'm going food shopping and we are having guests tonight. Wife is coming up with the food list.

Me: I'm going shopping.

Her: I will give you a list of everything I need. I hope you get everything on the list.

Me: Why would I not get everything on the list?

Her: Because I haven't thought of everything yet and you could be gone before I put it on the list.

Spot on.

And then just after you've gone through the check out comes the text with the additions to the list.

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...and now I know why.

Dude, you're funny.

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Originally posted by 9x18:
And then just after you've gone through the check out comes the text with the additions to the list.

Every single time.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

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Originally posted by 9x18:
And then just after you've gone through the check out comes the text with the additions to the list.

Every single time.

This was gonna be my exact response.

YUP.

But the proper answer to that is "text me if you remember something else that you need".

However, I have to admit, sometimes walking the aisles makes me remember something I needed but forgot.

It's comforting knowing I'm not alone

Spent a few days in MI with my dad beginning of the year. We had some errands to run in town and one of those included getting food/snacks for a party later that evening. Step mother provided Pop with a short list of about 6 items. I looked at it and thought, "there's no way we get off this easy". On the drive in to town, we take the long way because I want to do some bourbon hunting, by the time we got to supermarket, his phone had about 12 text messages of additional items that were needed for the party.

Women.

One (sort of) advantage to the smart phone.

I have a related problem: "Why didn't you get (whatever)"?

"It wasn't on the list."

"Well, you knew we needed it."

"Then why wasn't it on the list?"

Crickets...

We use an app that allows us to update a shared grocery list. The only benefit is that the additional itens get put in one place so I don’t have to dig through 8 different texts.

It still never fails, I’ll be loading the groceries in the truck and she’ll add another item to the list.

I laughed so hard at this I had an asthma attack.

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Originally posted by PHPaul:
One (sort of) advantage to the smart phone.

I have a related problem: "Why didn't you get (whatever)"?

"It wasn't on the list."

"Well, you knew we needed it."

"Then why wasn't it on the list?"

Crickets...

That’s the road I’ve been down many times.

I never get the update when I’m in the store. I seem to always get it when I’m pulling out of the parking lot and it’s too late by that point. Just sayin’.

You know when I get the text, when it's a football game day, the supermarket is packed. I'm next in line at the register. There are 5 carts behind me, overfilled and every other register is packed.

So do I leave line and get the additional item? It's a no win situation.

Trying to understand women is like trying to figure out what color the number seven smells like.

Watch to the end

I flat out refuse to do any shopping for the wife. I learned long ago that every independent choice I make or any substitution I make will be wrong.

My ex went shopping and bought everything in the store, problem solved...? LOL

I won't try to understand women. Women understand women, and they hate each other.