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When Is It Okay To Ask A Woman If She’s Pregnant?

Doug Mataconis
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Jonah Goldberg passes along a helpful hint:

Also men, if your significant other asks you “Does this make me look fat?,” the answer is always, without question, no.

16 responses to “When Is It Okay To Ask A Woman If She’s Pregnant?”

  1. Jeff Avatar
    Jeff

    As in “No, this doesn’t make you look fat, you look fat on your own?”

  2. Doug Mataconis Avatar
    Doug Mataconis

    @Jeff:

    Yea I don’t think that’s gonna work out so well for you. Unless you have a really comfortable couch.

  3. Argon Avatar
    Argon

    You may safely ask once you can see the head crowning. Before then, it’s risky.

  4. Ron Beasley Avatar
    Ron Beasley

    If she is not my wife/significant other it’s none of my business. If it is my wife/significant other I have a new set of problems.

  5. Franklin Avatar
    Franklin

    I agree, you would never ask that particular question. You might ask “when are you due?” if you are certain she is pregnant.

  6. Anderson Avatar
    Anderson

    When Is It Okay To Ask A Woman If She’s Pregnant?

    When you’re sleeping with her.

  7. Hal 10000 Avatar
    Hal 10000

    I did once tell my wife a dress made her look fat. I never saw it again. I think she took in the back yard and burned it.

    Related question: if a man is fat, but entirely in the belly, when is it OK to ask him if he’s pregnant?

  8. Andre Kenji Avatar
    Andre Kenji

    In Brazil it´s worse. Like in the rest of Latin America, people sees motherhood as something sacred and federal law mandates seats for pregnant women in public transportation. But I never ask, I simply cede my seat. 😉

  9. ernieyeball Avatar
    ernieyeball

    So Beasley is a comedian! Somebody call David Letterman…

  10. Peacewood Avatar
    Peacewood

    Finally, “news you can use” on OTB.

  11. Phillip Avatar
    Phillip

    @Hal 10000: When he’s proposing laws/regulations to restrict contraception/abortion, or loudly proclaiming his support within earshot of such policies.

  12. rodney dill Avatar
    rodney dill

    …when she’s not within arms reach or holding something big enough that it will hurt you when thrown.

  13. James H Avatar
    James H

    … Only if I might be the father. Otherwise, I stay out of it.

  14. DRS Avatar
    DRS

    When you’re prepared to take the punishment if the answer is “No, why do you ask?”

    Seriously: if you have to ask, you’re not close enough to the family to know. If she’s far enough along, it will be obvious and you don’t have to ask.

  15. OzarkHillbilly Avatar
    OzarkHillbilly

    When Is It Okay To Ask A Woman If She’s Pregnant?

    Never.

    @Hal 10000:

    Related question: if a man is fat, but entirely in the belly, when is it OK to ask him if he’s pregnant?

    Anytime. But that is only because men have a sense of humor.

    duck.

  16. Barry Avatar
    Barry

    @Doug Mataconis: “Yea I don’t think that’s gonna work out so well for you. Unless you have a really comfortable couch. ”

    Doug, no couch is comfortable when your significant other is beating you over the head with it 🙂

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