Mila became pregnant after a year of dating, but her boyfriend consistently avoided tasks like grocery shopping. This left her feeling overwhelmed as she managed cooking and cleaning while dealing with pregnancy symptoms. Despite his competence in other areas, he seemed inept with basic household duties. Feeling like a single mother, she left him after three months. The term 'weaponized incompetence' resonated with her when discovered, labeling her experience of imbalanced domestic responsibility. Reports highlight the persisting disparity in workload balance at home, despite progress in gender equality.
'You know everything, inside and out, about your favorite car. All the things that you truly care about, you know all the details,' Mila recalled thinking about him. 'But when it comes to basic necessities like getting groceries, buying stuff for our child, remembering things about us, you act as if you're incompetent.'
Mila described feeling like a single mom while pregnant and recognized her ex-boyfriend's behavior as 'weaponized incompetence.' She finally put a name to her experience.
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