[SamAdams76]

It's a little deeper than that. Most "modern" women do not want anything to do with sewing or mending because it reinforces stereotypes that this is a domestic chore, in other words a "women's job" and that women that do so for their husbands or even children are just being submissive "doormat" housewives. For the opposite reason, most men would never submit to such a task either lest they be thought of as unmanly, sissy or a henpecked husband. By the way, the military teaches men to sew as part of basic training - they are even issued a sewing kit as part of their boot camp gear - but they will never admit this to their wives.

So we are at an impasse. A battle of the sexes. And perfectly good clothing gets thrown away as a result. Or taken to the dry cleaners or tailor for repair.

[Windflier]

...most men would never submit to such a task either lest they be thought of as unmanly, sissy or a henpecked husband.

A real man who is comfortable in his masculinity doesn't let such petty considerations stop him from fixing his own clothes.

Now, if said 'real man' is married, he'll more than likely get his wife to do that for him, but he also takes chores off her plate that he's better suited to.

[EinNYC]

Most "modern" women do not want anything to do with sewing or mending because it reinforces stereotypes that this is a domestic chore, in other words a "women's job" and that women that do so for their husbands or even children are just being submissive "doormat" housewives.

Money is money. I cannot see throwing out something I can fix. I can fix anything that needs sewing, darning, glueing, nailing, screwing, painting, etc. You go whine about stereotypes; I'll pocket the money I save and the satisfaction I get from doing it myself.

[Secret Agent Man]

Their idea of cooking is tossing a frozen meal into a microwave.