clutter blind

Common symptom in males of all ages. Occurs when there could a small mess somewhere around the house and guys do not seem to notice this mess at all, even when told to clean it up.

"Why didn't you pick up those towels on the stairs Michael?"
"I didn't see them when I got home."
"What are you...clutter blind? They have been there for 2 days"

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clutter blindness

A condition that occurs as a result of living in and around so much miscellaneous debris and detritus (AKA clutter), that it becomes impossible to see the object you’re looking for. Symptoms are exacerbated when said object is nestled in the mess, right in front of your face. The worst symptoms of clutter blindness seem to peak when the missing object is small, easily recognizable, of great value and/or importance, especially when you could swear to Christ you just had the goddamned thing a second ago.

wanted to go out with you guys really badly, but I spent the whole weekend suffering from clutter blindness. I was searching for my grandmother’s engagement ring, which is very valuable, shiny, important, and I desperately needed to find so I could propose to Jennifer. Luckily the clutter blindness briefly lifted after a week of searching and I was able to see that it had been on my coffee table the entire time, nestled amidst a collection of Snapple and 2-liter bottle caps, various writing utensils, two full dinner services worth of flatware, and the two sets of keys I already lost this year the exact same way, and which yes, I was coincidentally looking for! Thank you so much for asking!