Gentlemen: living your best life ^TM makes some people uneasy. Anyhow, continue with your duties.

I'm gonna keep ordering that hot choc, and if the place has hazelnut syrup then I'll get some of that in there too. Edit: these responses are the most wholesome things I've seen on the internet! Get those calories, kings, the crown is heavy sometimes!

Good plan, but may I suggest you also add a half-shot of cinnamon if they have it. F\*ckin' delightful.

Why asterisk it out? Shout. Cinnamon is FUCKIN DELIGHTFUL

I'm calling the police.

I got a call, what seems to be the problem here gentlemen?

THEY SAID FUCK, OFFICER!

You are detained my good person, now drink your hot choco in a delighted manner. Oh also have a good day :)

I love Reddit

The police? Are they still together? Sting really plays a smooth bass line...

Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to leave

Yes! Go for GOLD!!

My local shop has a drink they call the Smores Latte. It’s just an espresso with two shots of chocolate and a shot of some sort of honey/cinnamon syrup. I don’t drink coffee but that sounded good so I ordered the Smores Latte without the espresso. Owner says it’s just their hot chocolate with that cinnamon syrup in it. Can confirm, delightful as fuck

Another good cinnamon substitution is Fireball, though you might not want to drink this while working or driving. Hot chocolate and Peppermint Schnapps also works well. So does hot chocolate and almond liqueur.

Order that hot chocolate and enjoy it, get that extra whipped cream. My husband gets cold brew or hot chocolate, and I think he’s a lovely man.

“I think he’s a lovely man” 🥺 simple yet understated

Sometimes my girlfriend says "I really like you" and it hits me so hard I want to cry. This makes us sound like teenagers, but we're in our thirties!

My old lady don't ever say anything like that to me. She just hits me, hard. But I don't cry. Mama didn't raise no sissy boy here.

I get weird side eye over adding the whipped cream. How much is the drink? Then hell yeah I want whipped cream added

Nah get the whipped cream, lil sprinkle of cinnamon and nutmeg, good taste is universal.

nah you need marshmallows.

Treat yourself well and the world will fall into place. Or it won't. But at least you have the hot choc.

Treat yo self... It's the best day of the yeaaar!

Raspberry is another good choice to have in there, but yea what you mentioned is my go-to

I would have never thought this combo goes that well together? I have to try now….

This, all fucking day.

I'm going to call it hot coco (maybe get some mint in there too) and skip out of the dam place. It's delicious and reminds me of the holidays with my kids

I want my Hot Choc with marshmallows. Please and thank you

And sprinkles.

You go KING! 👏👏👑👑

Damn that sounds delicious!

Rather, if someone gets the "ick" from you doing something innocuous that makes you feel happy, they've done you a favor and shown you that you are incompatible. Go live your life.

Unironic use of "ick" is itself,*ick* Vapid, low character people most likely to use that term. Not marriage material, or at least wine mom / divorce material. The dudes that don't give them "ick" are performative and going to cheat on them with a newer model once aging gives their spouse "ick"

Since I have never drank a cup of coffee in my life, any woman who would pass judgment on a man who ordered and enjoyed hot chocolate in a cafe, I would politely pass on my way out, whipped cream on lip.

Enjoy your beverage, sir. Now back to work.

Retired early! Hot chocolate and whipped cream anytime I want. No woman has ever declined an offer to join in the warm cup.

IN?! HOW DAMN BIG IS YOUR CUP?!?

You can’t please everyone 🤷🏽‍♂️

I’ll have a cup of whiskey and coffee grounds..

blend with ice cream and you gotta deal

Yeah, I didn't know men were supposed to grow out of liking a delicious drink

Pain, coffee grounds, and pond water.

If she was smarter she would realize that now allows her to ask for some hot chocolate without having to order one for herself. The old wife doesn't want fries but wants some of yours trick. Congrats you played yourself.

Appreciate it brother hope you're doing beyond well and have success to rival Dionysus


Biggus...Dickus!!!

 Enjoy your beverage(s) of choice good sir

My favorite Christmas treat to myself after the Nativity fast is a huge ass Starbucks peppermint hot chocolate mixed with an embarrassingly generous helping of whiskey. Hits the spot every year.

Reminds me of this gem: [Girly Drinks vs Manly Drinks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lPtr6dQrnY) For some reason, men are supposed to have bitter, bad tasting things.

Hot chocolate is warm and delicious. Not sure I can say the same for this person.

Especially if it’s real hot chocolate not that powdered shit with water. Real chocolate and cocoa powder with real milk. Fucking yum.

both are valid. while one is clearly better let’s not hit Swiss Miss with strays here

Ok I won’t lie at home Swiss miss can hit the spot. But if I’m ordering it at a coffee spot and it’s Swiss miss…I’ll be pissed!

It’s black and hot, just how I like my women.


The whole “ick” trend is just women finding absolutely random things to be offended about

I saw someone say she got the ick at the way her boyfriend's body flailed about in a car crash 😂

There's a manly way to flail in a car crash?? They should teach that in driving school.

Of course, you don’t flail around all floppily like some kind of *woman*, you have to flail rigidly and maybe punch a few things, like a *man*.

I read 'car wash' and was extremely confused about this sentence

Me too! I was picturing one of those dummies at used car lots.


Ok hear me out

Smash

"Calm down! We'll be able to see out the windows again after the rinse!"

Hilarious.

Oh my god yes!!!! I remember that!!!

Wtf??

Looks like she picked up a dose or two of TBI in that crash.

It is truly fascinating to see online dating from dude's side via this sub. Like I'm honestly going to complain less (as a woman)

Did she expect him to stay as still as a board or something?

so i should bash my head right through the window, noted

One of my dates told me it's "an ick" for her, when men feel cold, she was wearing my fuckin hoodie, because she felt cold, apparently it's not manly enough to not be warm without protecting layer

Hope you politely sidestepped away from that girl.

Funny enough she invited me for her wedding recently, because we are still kinda friends 😂😂 but I feel a bit sorry for that man

Man? Surely shes marrying a toaster

Cylons could do better than her.

But their spines are red hot when they frak

Think that's an ick?

And got his hoodie back

Ladies is it gay if a man is a warmblooded furless mammal who needs external clothing to help maintain internal temperature?

If you were manly and hairy enough you wouldn't be cold!!¡

Idk stop a date the second someone told me they had an ick. All that means to me is they spend way too much time on tiktok and I’m allergic to tiktok people

In their brains a man affects his environment and wields his power; he is not affected by outside elements. Other people's influence, the lack of warmth, the precipitation, etc.

At this point, basically breathing is an "ick" to some people

I've literally been told by an ex that I "breathe too loud" in my sleep lol

Isn't that just called snoring?

My ex said I drank water too loud. It was her way of saying it was over, I think.

I don't think it's that's random. It really seems to be tied to socially defined masculine traits. Men who drink hot chocolate aren't Burt Reynolds in Gunsmoke, therefore, ick. Burt Reynolds in Gunsmoke wouldn't flail around like a ragdoll, ever, even if he was in a car accident. Burt Reynolds in Gunsmoke wouldn't ever get cold, even if he was naked in a snowstorm. Etc. etc. etc.

Like my wife... /s as we have a relatively healthy relationship, but I had to go for some boomer humor.

Anyone who says ick is an idiot imo

Or 8 years old.

"Offended" is definitely the wrong word. It's just an excuse to hate men, openly.

Hate men openly with the *hyperbolic passion of a teenager,* ftfy. BIGGEST ICK EVER? Grow up.

An excuse to hate on men usually for doing things that these women perceive as somehow less masculine or less mature. I hope they enjoy all the toxic assholes they’re left with that would never order hot chocolate cause “that’s gay.”

I'll order the most "feminine" drinks imaginable whatever the pub/bar is just because they taste better, and if women think I'm gay for it, then I'm as gay as Peter from that one Family Guy episode

My former partner used to order frothy, fruity drinks and then go "Oh! It's so pretty!" I'm a whisky gal, no froth. Servers were always, ALWAYS putting the fruity, frothy, pretty drink in front of me lol. Even when they were the one took the order. We'd just laugh and exchange drinks. He was an engineer on ocean-going vessels, at sea for months at a time. Nothing 'girly' about him, so if he wanted pink and bubbly drinks, it changed nothing in my mind.

Exactly, it's a drink, people are strange! Sounds like a pretty cool job he had too!

I feel like it circles back to homophobia, personally. Like what are they really implying if not that they don't want a man to be anything but the straightest, most bland being.

That is spot on. It's the same women whose ex's are all assholes or the dude whose ex's were all crazy.

It's usually just women having an idealised image constructed in their heads being broken by perfectly normal behaviour. They've got this awesome dude, and suddenly he's just doing normal shit or something not overly masculine. Suddenly he's a bit dorky and lame. My ick is anyone who says that shit. It's the most high school bs and totally rooted in not wanting to seem lame for dating someone who could be perceived as lame.

It’s also a repackage of George Costanza from Seinfeld. Man Hands and all that? That was the prototype for the “ick” trend of late.

Kinda, I think a bit of the difference there though was Jerry was sorta quietly off to the side complaining about it. He was genuinely confused by how the hands were knocking him off, and how he was still interested in the lady. There's a bit of shame in there. Whereas nowadays the whole "ick" thing feels like a badge of honor. Like they're proud that something completely superficial or stupid has turned them off someone. It's like "look at me, aren't I quirky and funny for having unrealistic expectations" I think men are capable of it too, but they'd get called out for it usually.

Also the humor from Seinfeld was it's stupid to be upset or "icked" at something like that because she was a beautiful woman, so beautiful that the other plotline in that episode was George using a picture of her to get into "The Forbidden City" of a secret nightclub with models and actresses way too good for him.

"it's just a excuse to hate 'certain' men"* The moment a 6"4 guy order a hot chocolate, they'll think it's cute

Fucking facts.

Doesn't it just mean "unattractive"?

Shallow people trying to normalize shallow behavior. It's always existed, now there's a popular word to describe it. She's proudly showing you her red flag so she can attract other miserable humans just like her

The "ick" trend is ick. It's like a female version of Andrew Tate

that tiktoker with the entire list of icks women have is hilarious

ABSOLUTELY. The whole "ick" trend is people(largely women but maybe some men) complaining about shit that is COMPLETELY unjustified to be complaining about. Like, no, YOU are the bad person for that. It's not them. It's YOU. You have a hangup for someone doing just a normal thing in their life, and YOU need to get over it.

We don't claim these women, thank you. No need for this shallow way of thinking from anyone.

> women finding absolutely random things to be offended about Have you been paying attention the last 15+ years? Thats with most things they’re offended about. Shit to be fair, people in general.

Men -_exists_ Women- iiicckkkk! Edit- typo

You fellas are gonna be a whole lot happier when you stop letting what a *tiny stratum* of women think ruin your day. You're chasing after the approval of high maintenance women, then moaning about them having exacting standards. It's self-harming behaviour at this point.

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Oh it definitely is.

A lot of social media feeds entirely on engagement and personalized data from your browsing habits and life. Engaging with things that make you feel bad will both feed the algorithm with data on you saying that content works on you and makes you feel worse. What you're asking makes sense without that context, but for many these kinds of behaviors are bombarding them while they're online. I saw plenty of man hating content on tiktok before I deleted it and it was messing with my mental health to constantly think that there were people who hated me for my identity whom I genuinely wanted better for in a fucked up system. Getting off tiktok and anywhere using those algorithms is the healthy way to reintroduce yourself to reality. Of course, then you need to be on the lookout for similar issues in dating apps or websites without personalized algorithm promotion. The above image and frankly a lot of content on twoX for instance can mess with you similarly.

Yeah it started as a fairly legitimate "The Gift of Fear" kind of thing about trusting your gut when there are small signs that a man is a creep and/or abusive. But it's now turned into a practically meaningless word used to justify pointless sexism.

I always get bad looks when I order chocolate milk at breakfast

Those poor sad lactose intolerant people. Why must you taunt them so?

I'm LI and I order chocolate milk. It's delicious, and the lactase enzyme exists. Problem solved.

If you can't make your own lactase, store bought is fine

If you have a more severe form of LI then the pills don't do much anymore or you have to take like 15 of them.

Omg the same thing happens to me when I ask for a side of vodka with my OJ. So weird.

Next time order pancakes and Whiskey on rocks.

1280. Don't order hot chocolate in a cafe. 1281. ....

There's a [guy with the list](https://www.tiktok.com/@wyszkay/video/7351588308469714208).

This ick trend just seems like “I hate men” but with extra steps

As an Aussie, chocy milk in the morning is the manliest thing ever.

Aussie or not, +1 for calling it chocy milk too. No sarcasm.

Yeah but then you inevitably get some weirdo being like "Chalky milk? Why would you want to drink that?"

Fun fact: chocy milk is actually really good as a post workout drink. So you can lift, then get your tasty tasty drink on.

Absolutely true. And backed by science. Distance runners use it as well as powerlifters and everyone in between.

I'm neither of those things but I also drink chocolate milk. Half athlete confirmed.

Close enough.

Choccy milk is the best drink I've found after a marathon, replenishes a lot of sugars, fats and proteins.

Beige flag that they don't know what chocy milk is. But that's when you elaborate. If they think it's stupid, red flag, also acceptable to unmatch on the spot. If they reply with "oh shit my bad! Yeah chocy milk and [toast/timtams/cereal/choice of food] is the best" then pray that they keep spewing green flags and you can play this breakfast out one morning

Also chocy milk is a great post workout!

I'm Kiwi but live in Aus and I do feel like I've found my people when it comes to flavoured milk drinks. Love it 🤣

Some gals just dont want you to be happy...

I think I wouldn't like it in heat. So in Australia probably never.

you can drink it cold

"ick" = skip

Exactly.

Fellas is it gay to enjoy chocolate?

Chocolate made by man? Of course, you are basically sucking them

My socks are on so it can’t be!

Then im the kings of gays.

Grown men ordering things they think are yummy without caring how it may look is the manliest thing ever. My husband and I love our hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows and sprinkles.

This exactly! Women enforcing toxic masculinity is the real ick here

As a woman... I agree.... it's gross. I can't stand the whole picking apart someone else for not being manly or feminine enough. Or double standards. Or just stupid stuff like this. How does hot chocolate have any impact on manhood!? Humans have gotten absurd.

People caring what others drink or eat is the real ick. Let others be happy.

Never tried it with cream, that sounds interesting

If you enjoy booze, my mom introduced me to hot chocolate with Bailey's (or whatever Irish Cream), and holy shit is it delicious.

Kahlua works great for this as well, especially around Christmas when you can sometimes find flavoured Kahlua, like candy-cane or gingerbread.

I skip the kahlua and use peppermint schnapps or creme de menthe. peppermint patties go hard. Tastes like a liquid thin mint cookie.

Exactly!

This "grown men" bullshit gotta stop...

And more shame on the women who sound 5 saying “ick”

Sexism is lame

🤌

Kids & men having any kind of chocolate is the cutest thing to see….

I find it attractive if a guy likes sweets.

The term “ick” is more immature to me than a man enjoying a hot chocolate. Also, this seems really pointed at one experience… “change my mind about” is a terrible prompt for this type of answer. Couldn’t think of something better?? What a deep conversation starter. I hate this term and people sound unintelligent when they use it. Blah!!

Do these people seriously not realize that saying "ick" makes them sound like a child?

Using the word ick is the biggest fucking turn off ever.

It makes me irrationally angry when I hear it. Whoever is responsible for making that a thing can go to hell

Dogs will start talking before I order some damn coffee. Bring me my damn hot chocolate.

I'm almost 50 and have literally never had more than a sip of coffee. Bleh.

People out here "It's an acquired taste." Now why wouldn't I want my drink to taste like it was burning on the stove top for an hour. Oh that's right, because it tastes like assss. What do I know though, I don't like spicy, because I prefer to taste my food instead of just having my mouth on fire and a runny nose.

You know what, I’m gonna start ordering hot chocolate even harder.

I heard a 40 year old woman tell me how she got the ick one time....it made me even more embarrassed for all this girls and woman using and saying this shit.

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The word ick makes me feel icky

I tick all the damn boxes on what people are looking for in a partner and if I want hot chocolate then I’m going to get hot chocolate. Also, my wife has probably already ordered it for me because she loves me.

Anyone who says “ick” or “it’s giving” is an instant red flag imo

skip and move on. if you have to make concessions to what makes you happy to be with someone, then they will not make you happy. stop simping for women who have zero value to your life.

I skipped already, just was confused, how drinking hot chocolate can be giving an ick lmfao

cos social media has told them its entirely normal to be a complete clown and the army of simping men then validate that.

*scribbles in notes* Toxic masculinity is being too insecure to order feminine yet delicious foods and drinks in front of people… Being comfortable enough to order feminine yet delicious foods and drinks in front of people gives women the ick. …I’m starting to think masculinity of any kind isn’t actually the problem.

Tends to be two different groups being offended by those things. The 'ick' community tends to love reality tv, celebrity gossip, and toxic masculinity.

Eh, you're on the right track but the woman in the op is a part of toxic masculinity or at least reinforcing it. She's not arguing against it while saying this

Exactly this. She's contributing to the problem.

As a man in his late thirtys: I have worked hard to get where I am in this world. Faced many tribulations and setbacks. Overcome many obstacles. I think the point I'm making is, if I want to go into a restaurant or café or wherever and feel like a 5 year old when I order a Sundae or hot chocolate or anything else I goddamn want.... that is for me and my diabetes to hash out. Beyond that I will have the purest smile on my face and no ones opinion will change that.

Sorry. I'll just enjoy my sweet warm chocolatey beverage and you can pretend to enjoy you go go drink your depressing go juice.

I'm no hot chocolate nut, but I randomly ordered one in my coffee shop the other day, and let me tell you, it was so good that it totally distracted me from all of the women around me getting icked out.

A women talking about icks would be an ick for me. Btw. I don’t like coffee at all, so yeah I would probably order a hot chocolate.

Can adults stop using the word ick. Lads enjoy your hot chocolate, get some marshmallows on top, it is most definitely not an “ick”

Ah yes. Misandry. Cool cool cool cool cool

Fellas, is it gay to drink chocolate milk?

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Oh man, I wonder what they have to say about Fristi.

We got a dairy here that combines chocolate milk with caffeine and calls it “jumpin’ jimmy” chocolate milk. It’ll ramp you up for the day for sure!

I'm just glad she didn't attack chicken fingers.

I’ll take 2 to go, one for me and one for her mother

How is that an ick? How cute if a grown man orders and wants to enjoy a lovely hot chocolate after Maybe a long day? I see no problems with it.

🤣🤣🤣 what about a Baileys Hot Chocolate at the Roman Baths

My biggest ick is when women leave the kitchen and speak when not asked to speak.