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| 249 | Love that FDS is making a generation of women for whom this will NOT be the case 💕 | Mama Said | KiwiTigerLoon | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/07/21 04:19 AM |
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| 2 | What are your thoughts on changing your name after marriage?I know this is not quite FDS-y—-but I can’t wait to get rid of it. My father was really abusive to me and my brother growing up and I hate that I bear his name. His entire family has been so toxic and hurtful for DECADES to my sweet mom and I hate that I am in any way associated with it. Less importantly, it also happens to be 11 letters long and I swear I’ve collectively wasted weeks of my life spelling it for customer service rep or explaining the pronunciation or just having to laugh off bein… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/12/21 08:23 PM |
| 746 | I have no words(Reading this tidbit, rubbing my temples, trying not to do a rage screech and wake up my dog ) “Okay. Okay. She is 25. They are not married. She isn’t answering his calls or texts. There is hope for my fellow melanin-rich curly girl realizing she is so much better than this parasite.” (Pre-FDS I had a bf who told me he didn’t like my hair when it was curly as much as he liked when I took an hour to blow dry and flat iron it…so I did. Every day. And I lost about 6 inches of length over time due t… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/11/21 07:08 AM |
| 3 | The Devil’s Advocate! I wish we could delete and block these men in real life situations…Spot on, friend, he absolutely did suck. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/08/21 11:34 PM |
| 25 | The Devil’s Advocate! I wish we could delete and block these men in real life situations…Ladies, cringe cringe cringe confession time but yes I dated one of these. He masked himself very very well for a couple months. But HO MY GOD. When the guard dropped I was horrified to discover this isn’t just a meme—no there is a REAL LIFE PERSON who in fact sees this very meme itself as part of society’s general vilification of straight white men, that society hates people like him so much that they would prefer it if straight white men were dead, and it’s so hard to exist with that kind of h… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/08/21 08:24 PM |
| 13 | Women are not a rescue plan for men.Holy shït you just blew my mind. I never connected that. I always thought that was the first solution because they could more easily tease out how much of this systemic issue was elicited by the mind-effery of “to be loved by god, to be a good priest, you have to fight your attachment needs & reproductive imperative every day until you die” versus how much is due to “you are a person who subconsciously feels ashamed of your sexual urges and so you are subconsciously drawn to a profession where s… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 02/08/21 05:54 AM |
| 18 | I demand equality of experience in sex. Sex rule: I COME FIRST because of biological differencesAlso highly recommend the book written by a female author, Emily Nagoski, PhD. called Come As You Are! I consider myself pretty sex-educated and female-body-aware—but holy crap, she blew my mind with stats and stuff that made me like “oh my god?? I thought that was just me because I’m an anxious lil pup??” It has made me much more helpful and informed when my friends want to talk about issues they’re experiencing. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 31/07/21 11:25 PM |
| 17 | Good hygiene is the sexiest trait in a manI loved your post and was preparing to write a comment about how glad I was to see I wasn’t alone in this (cleanliness is my “kïnk” lol) then I got to that edit. Folks, if the expectation is that everyone has to write a dissertation of a disclaimer/explainer covering all bases in every post, and we’re not going to make an effort to assume positive intent or operate from a place trust….then we’re just re-creating the conditions in which our emotionally-abusive exes would get us to over-explain & … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 31/07/21 06:15 AM |
| 57 | Stop saying porn ruined men. It's a lieAbsolutely. When I read Margaret Atwood’s original (I think I read it when Hulu was teasing the first season of the show), it hit me how the women were being enslaved and raped, and how that was an everyday experience for black people who had been enslaved by white people. Except, of course, they didn’t get to live in the house and have nice meals and sleep in warm beds, so in that regard, Atwood’s dystopia was actually a step UP of the real lived experience. I don’t think the show portrayed as … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 31/07/21 01:58 AM |
| 8 | Love that FDS is making a generation of women for whom this will NOT be the case 💕Honestly i FELT a pang in my tummy when she said that. It explains so much about how my NVX was giving me this sense of just like waiting for me to get over whatever emotional abuse/gaslighting/blaming he was putting me through. It never made sense at the time but whoooof. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 31/07/21 01:54 AM |
| 158 | Stop saying porn ruined men. It's a lie“I have to say, as a black woman, it has been a real irritation to me to listen to non-WOC go on and on about the good old days before porn. Yeah, those women who were so “respectful” of you were just taking their violence out black women and other WOC.” “It just feels like when women romanticize men of former periods what they’re saying is […] “Why do I have to deal with this?” WOC have never had the luxury of not dealing with this reality.” “If you want to say you wish men were better, that’s … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/07/21 11:55 PM |
| 38 | Love that FDS is making a generation of women for whom this will NOT be the case 💕Absolutely love this for you. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/07/21 12:05 PM |
| 6 | If he’s a mama’s boy, next him. You’ll have two people making your life miserable instead of just the oneOh my goodness, hijabae, I didn’t realize I was scrolling through all tense until I BURST out with laughter at this and felt all this stress leave my body. Thank you (and what an amazing username!!) 💕💕 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 09/07/21 11:41 PM |
| 5 | I am absolutely speechless. Tl;dr, if he can’t have sex with her after a surgery, she will not be allowed to use her cup/tampons. This is straight up abuse.What makes me hope this might be fake (MUCH TO MY RELIEF) is that as someone who has a had a couple procedures in that region, what the doctors normally say is “nothing in the vagina for X weeks—no sex, no tampons, etc.” ….so just praying it is that and not yet another example of why young women should never marry older men. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/07/21 10:06 PM |
| 32 | Just for laughs ladies.I literally cracked my knuckles like LETS FUCKING GOOOOO ready to do a piercing feminist critique on “advice” columns such as these and how they prop up the patriarchy…and then burst out laughing. Such a delightful mood swing! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/07/21 09:13 PM |
| 574 | Just for laughs ladies.They had us in the first half, not going to lie . Gif | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/07/21 01:22 PM |
| 23 | WHAT IN THE PICKMEISHA DID I JUST READ? 🥴Omg imagine thinking bare-faced women aren’t beautiful…I feel sorry for her friends!! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/07/21 05:41 AM |
| 29 | God help the woman married to this manYeah that “price” better be a swift & painful divorce with minimum visitation and full alimony+child support. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 04/07/21 12:22 AM |
| 14 | Facts!!! 🔥Literally like it’s incredible how freeing it is to no longer hold my self worth to the yardstick of “how many people have I slept with” “when was the last time I slept with someone” and “does this mediocre man think I am sexy”….like, gamchanger. (And plus, I give myself all the Os I need so I keep those good good endorphins 🥰) | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 29/06/21 12:56 AM |
| 100 | Facts!!! 🔥Truly. I saw a tweet that was like “I don’t believe it when anyone says it’s been ‘months’ since they had sex. Not possible.” and I was like….damn what a way to tell the world you can’t fathom someone thinking another person is not good enough to have sex with | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/06/21 03:23 AM |
| 106 | 🤭“He then swims off to die” 😂 <—-what guys think will happen if a woman rejects them “impolitely” or “without justification” | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/06/21 03:05 AM |
| 1 | Couldn't have said it betterOmg 🤣 I totally understand why you obscured that username but HOOOO BOYYY I want to follow that super sharp person in blue!! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/06/21 08:01 PM |
| 1 | The author said both positions were “totally reasonable.”Lololol Congratulations, sir, you played yourself. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/06/21 07:03 PM |
| 8 | The author said both positions were “totally reasonable.”PRECHECK LITERALLY COSTS $80. If you can afford to fly enough for this to be an issue for you to write an article about, then you can pay the $80 for your wife to be able to accompany you. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/06/21 06:09 PM |
| 3 | They settle down when they get old. #geriatricOh my god I was looking at this photo puzzled like, “why did someone post a photo of a random old guy they spotted in nyc with a gorgeous young lady?” and it took me way longer than it should have to recognize Clooney!! Y I K E S | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/06/21 03:16 PM |
| 1 | Happy to be here !One thought! Unless you have a medical condition for which multiple medical professionals have diagnosed & confirmed that weight loss is the only available treatment and if you see a registered dietician regularly to manage this condition—I’d ask you to consider re-evaluating the phrase “ideal weight.” My queen—if you are eating a variety of all foods in balance & moderation (Kale yes! Cookies yes! Green beans yes! French fries yes!) and you are regularly moving your body in ways that bring you … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 22/06/21 06:03 PM |
| 42 | after his creepy OLD videos, she's back with himWow I love this take. Talk about reclaiming the narrative & knowing your worth & not giving a fck about cheating trash pandas!! Truly an inspiration. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 20/06/21 01:36 PM |
| 13 | Guide to Dating Single DadsThis is SUCH a phenomenal point!! All the time when I date men who have bad manners I think “gosh, who raised you?!” but looking at their kids the same way would not have occurred to me. Thank you for this wonderful advice and wishing you a very happy 40th birthday!! What a precious gift to have gotten to live for so many years and gained so much wisdom and have the kindness to share it. 💕 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 18/06/21 04:37 AM |
| 9 | How could any woman sacrifice this much??Love this. Bless her indeed!! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 15/06/21 05:55 PM |
| 22 | How could any woman sacrifice this much??Sigghhhh. This is why whenever I interact with young women I make an effort to subtlety/overtly emphasize the idea that they are extremely worthy and valuable regardless of whether they have a partner. I ask about their schoolwork and career goals and friendships and hobbies—I know they are getting enough people in their life asking them if they have a boyfriend, as if that’s all that matters. That message ingrained by society has taken me literally two decades to unlearn!! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 15/06/21 02:45 PM |
| 3 | A scrote blocked the sidewalk with his car in order to flirt.I’m so sorry there were male lurkers downvoting this post and that you had to make an edit to address them. Every single woman here agrees with you about how scary and terrible this is and I hope you never again have to experience this forced power dynamic. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 15/06/21 02:19 PM |
| 14 | Billie Elish bf is 10 years older than her.Okay, THANK YOU—my friends look at me like I’m crazy when I say 5 years is the max age difference I would ever go for! I had a bigger age gap relationship when I was younger and whewww did it mess with my head. As to your question, yes, I will say men in their 20s have always been a let down. I think I went on exactly one date when I was in my early 20s with someone my same age who had a modicum of emotional intelligence & maturity—so I think your suspicion is correct. Most guys who are in their… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 15/06/21 04:40 AM |
| 9 | Older queens if you woke up as a 20 year old again, what would you have done differently?A huggy bear for this really fantastic wisdom! (And for the knee. One major sprain, 8 years ago, and now my motto is “fuck dem heels” lol) | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 14/06/21 10:41 PM |
| 69 | Billie Elish bf is 10 years older than her.This really makes me so sad to see. Though I didn’t care much for her music, I adored that she was re-writing what a young woman musician had to wear/look like. She was doing it so unapologetically and making it so fucking cool. Some others before/since her have experimented with it a bit, but it was almost always a one-off fashion statement or stunt. ☹️ | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 14/06/21 10:34 PM |
| 9 | Kind of Peeved After “Build A Man”Oh my god I was reading this braced and for impossible standards…and then no, it is just a super reasonable list of someone who takes care of themselves 😭 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 14/06/21 03:08 AM |
| 33 | What's something that always bothered you/felt weird while growing up, but you could never place why until you realized it was misogyny?Spot on about movies. I feel this way about some TV shows—e.g. Mad Men. Everyone talked about how good it was and how I had to watch it….while I’d be sitting there thinking “but if we get to choose which stories we want to tell, why would we choose to accurately depict a rampantly misogynistic one?” | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 08/06/21 10:55 AM |
| 13 | bad trip“What have we here? Women wanting to meet other women who believe high-quality partners exhibit certain behaviors...” “Jim, that’s a HATE sub right there.” | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/06/21 01:53 PM |
| 5 | YepYour friends are right (and I think everyone on this sub agrees quality female friends >>>> any man ever lmao) and you are so wise to prioritize your MENTAL health. As my favorite dietician at the treatment center used to say, “If you have certain body as a result of spending hours each day exercising and enforcing your own under-nourishment, then it’s not the body you were meant to have.” It’s incompatible with a whole & fulfilling life! (Which I totally wish people would recognize is the only … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/06/21 02:43 AM |
| 81 | 🚩 RED FLAGS 🚩 Career edition 🤭😳 (psychopath edition 🥲🧛♂️)Meeeeep reflecting on this list...I’ve worked with probably 200+ male salespeople in my career and out of those, I recall exactly 3 that I would certify as empathetic, conscientious, honest, & caring. 😬😬 and i oop | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/06/21 02:32 AM |
| 6 | YepYou’re very right—apologies as if I made it seem that I think women in larger bodies are free from the disgusting fetishization and kink-seeking that many LV men engage in. And yes, I 100% agree with your last thought there—definitely not advocating anyone try to gain or lose weight!! In my ideal world, we would all have the means to eat a variety of foods in moderation & balance, we would all have access to bias-free healthcare, and we would all be able to joyfully move & care for our bodies so… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/06/21 02:25 AM |
| 25 | bad tripDid someone just come up with the idea for The Only Good OLD App?? | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/06/21 02:15 AM |
| 24 | YepAs someone who has struggled with an eating disorder (and consequently seen my self-worth & body dramatically fluctuate)—-one of the most powerful things for me is realizing that when I am in a “healthy” body for me (which means not super skinny from starving myself) all of a sudden the number of men who want to talk to me (not just hit on me, I mean talk to me in general) went way down. Suddenly it was only the guys who viewed women as human beings who wanted to engage with me. “Disordered Me” … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/06/21 11:59 PM |
| 50 | bad tripLmaooo same. I feel like maybe one more bad date with a man will break me...I’m very nearly there. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/06/21 11:44 PM |
| 30 | This 👇🏼Oh my god. Is this an actual genuine line of thought /argument that pro-prostitution people say in real life??? This is ghastly. I can’t even comprehend the mental gymnastics happening here. Gotta say if a man has the audacity to bring it up in any group I was in...I would light him on fire so fucking fast the whole room would get scorched. Another amazing thing about FDS—I find myself no longer caring what men in general think of me and as a result I feel so much more empowered to call out depr… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/06/21 10:00 PM |
| 3 | It.Never.Ends.I don’t know much about gaming but I love that you’re calling out how men want a girl interested in similar things under the express condition that she is not better at it than he is. You go, girl, kick his ass in Tekken. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 04/06/21 04:08 PM |
| 94 | If your man isn't supporting your hobbies, it's time to move him along and replace him with a woodworking shop that does.I also love that this wasn’t like “I’ve loved gardening since I was a kid, my husband knew that when we started dating, so he reflexively gives me gifts related to that hobby” ——no it’s showing that she grew and changed and developed different coping mechanisms over time and he was ready to support whatever it was that could help her mental health 💕 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 04/06/21 02:48 PM |
| 7 | My favorite TikTok doc 🩺 he has many videos making fun of trash men and advises women to do better ☺️Oh this is really great!!! Thank you for sharing!! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 04/06/21 02:44 PM |
| 46 | I hope she gets picked !My jaw dropped reading the 3rd paragraph. I’m so sorry that happened to you. I’m really so happy you are here in FDS and I hope you have found a great therapist & supportive loved ones who are helping you heal. You deserve it. 💕 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/06/21 12:21 PM |
| 39 | Cruella has to be the most FDS thing Disney has ever madeDisney should sponsor you for this post, you probably just generated like 100+ ticket sales. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/06/21 02:52 AM |
| 3 | I have no wordsAre you the asshole? Girl, you are the idiot for taking the time to ask Reddit this instead of PACKING UP YOUR SUITCASE AND YOUR SON AND GETTING THE FUCK OUT OF TERE (Being playful, he is obviously a pos and I am so heartbroken that it has taken her this long to realize she deserves so much better. I hope she is able to make an action plan to safely escape and separate her finances from his.) | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/06/21 02:24 AM |
| 1 | Pickmes after giving the “nice guy” a chance 🤡What is a car meet please? 😭 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 31/05/21 09:31 PM |
| 3 | Pickmes after giving the “nice guy” a chance 🤡Thank u for explaining, this is mortifying | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 29/05/21 11:50 PM |
| 6 | Pickmes after giving the “nice guy” a chance 🤡listen, some people find the “twiggy” build cute, some people think the black hair goth look is cool. This must be from some other meme I don’t recognize (and maybe I am missing context about these characters having LV traits) but like, I’m not loving the implication that losing a “conventionally unattractive” person isn’t really a loss. I know some extremely HV men who, like most humans, do not look like airbrushed models or sculpted athletes (for example they may have grey hair or slightly cro… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 29/05/21 04:21 PM |
| 7 | Posted on FDS a few months ago during a breakup. We broke up. I bought my own house and took possession this weekWELL DONE, KWEEN!!! 💕💕💕💕 You are an inspiration!! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 29/05/21 03:39 PM |
| 30 | Why is it that women get shamed for being "gold diggers" (even though they aren't) but men can get away with using women so much? Answer: Patriarchy.Jesus. Listen, starting now I’m just going to comment on posts that are men talking about {clearly depraved things they are putting women through} and be like “Yeah, bro, I feel you. You don’t need that negative energy in your life. Why can’t she accept you for who you are? You should dump her, I know you will find someone who really deserves U” and really it’s all just a long con to SET THOSE WOMEN FREE. The poor thing. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/05/21 08:43 PM |
| 6 | Beware of the Men Who Want to 'Find Their Pam,' This Could Be Your Future.I’d be a multi-thousandaire | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/05/21 12:44 AM |
| 34 | Saw this today, and I'm disturbed.. A- This is rape. B- I'm pretty sure this is what porn consumption has led to.Oh my goodness. I really hope wherever you found this had people replying telling her what she needed to hear and starting to un-do some of the normalization so that she can work to get these people out of her life as quickly as possible. The poor thing. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 23/05/21 06:15 PM |
| 16 | The Pink Tax and Makeup CultureHonestly, great reminder that I need to quote Maya Angelou to shut down that little voice in my head as often as I can💕 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 20/05/21 07:22 PM |
| 22 | The Pink Tax and Makeup CultureAbsolutely. Pretty privilege is really just different combinations of various aspects anti-fatness, colorism, ageism, ableism, racism, class/wealth privilege, etc.—all of which are powerful systems of oppression which have tangible & quantifiable impacts on the health, safety, education, housing, etc. conditions of marginalized communities. Fully agree with your vision of freedom....what a truly beautiful world that would be, pun intended. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 20/05/21 07:19 PM |
| 117 | The Pink Tax and Makeup CultureThe thing that is interesting about your comment is that (I think unintentionally) you are laying out precisely why the patriarchy is a problem. Both men & women are invested in keeping it in place (when you-with-no-makeup got critiques from both genders) and even when you do perform the behaviors to conform—you still do not have power, you are still at the mercy of how men perceive you. I think “winning” is when you can get to a place personally where your self-esteem is completely disentangled… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 20/05/21 04:49 PM |
| 11 | This bio is sadHe is saying he wants to FaceTime potential dates (which is cool, I have done that too!)...but his caveat is that he wants a woman who is down to FaceTime him while he continues playing video games 😑😤🤣my god...forget that this is someone he is trying to win over as a romantic partner—-I would think it so rude and inconsiderate if anyone I knew expected me to be okay with them at any time being 100% engaged in something else when they video called me. Clearly shows they don’t believe I should eve… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 12/05/21 04:46 PM |
| 6 | Sex Work Twitter makes me feel LESS compassion towards voluntary sex workers 🙄You are so right about the selfish/privilege realization! A lot of supporters on Twitter called out this notable pattern in the opposing replies/quote tweets. The only thing I wish was that #2 (“Insist your regular clients disclose to any women in their life that they use your services”) had been reordered to be #6. I absolutely understand the point made about how this action would potentially lead some men to be honest with their partners and that it could potentially enable some non-sw women t… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 12/05/21 04:37 PM |
| 11 | Bought myself a crown just bcuz I wanna celebrate the scrote-free air I get to breath for the first time after 11 years✨ ANY future scrote that makes me feel less than how I make myself feel rn is not worth it 👋Angel!!!!! The VIBES!!!! You look gorgeous!! That feels weird to say since I can’t see your face, but I’m talking about the kind of beauty that radiates from within, beauty that’s brimming with confidence, power & fortitude! 💗✨😭 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/05/21 12:26 AM |
| 2 | Scrote Translation #1 : INCOMPATIBLE MANI’m sorry, I definitely did not mean that as disagreement with your assessment of him! I know HV (white) women who put some version of “No trump supporters” in their OLD profiles because that’s how they protect their marginalized friends and I meant that comment more as vocalizing appreciation for people who intentionally do that! I’m definitely not defending him as a person or saying “he’s worth giving a chance”—My definition of High Value includes “accepting & open about people of different re… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/05/21 03:51 PM |
| 9 | Scrote Translation #1 : INCOMPATIBLE MANAs a woman of color with friends/family who are lgbt, black, non-Christian, or immigrants, I do understand the “trump supporter” condition. I would separate that from Trump Voter—one of my best friends voted for trump in 2016, but after she saw what kind of horrible things the administration did/said/excused, she no longer supported them. If someone is still down with Trump after everything that happened in those 4 years....they are not a psychologically safe person for me/my family/my friends t… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/05/21 03:17 PM |
| 60 | How to reject men without fear of violence?I love and agree with everything Heather619 had to say!! One quick way to boost it instantly? I found these boots that like SLAP the ground when I walk. It sounds almost like a man’s footsteps! Automatically makes me feel more powerful, each step more authoritative. (In fact, I’ve realized I have to be careful because sometimes if I’m walking behind a woman I will see her do the move that I know so well—slight head turn to see if there’s someone dangerous behind me.) You sound as though you have… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/04/21 04:33 AM |
| 27 | And the decor in that house is just fabulousIt’s on there as of right now—I’m a US user, so it may be different for international users? Also, I wonder if you’re referring to the fact that Disney pulled a few movies off “Kids” profiles because of how they depict culturally insensitive stereotypes—but for adult users it should still be available! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/04/21 07:15 PM |
| 51 | And the decor in that house is just fabulousTime to get your Disney Plus on, bb!! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/04/21 07:11 PM |
| 229 | This will never not be funny.Good lord. You are so. freaking. right. Ughhh I swear the only “ bad” thing about FDS is that I spend 40% of my time on here reading comments like yours and going WHY DIDN’T I FIND THESE AMAZING WISE WOMEN A DECADE AGO?!?! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 22/04/21 06:23 PM |
| 3 | Living On My Own For The First Time At 36.Congratulations. So much love for you here in this community. This is such an exciting chapter you’re starting!! Some of my main tips: -If you cannot afford a Ring or Nest security camera doorbell, then find someone who can install an interior chain in addition to your deadbolts. We cannot have ring or nest in my building, so the chain gives me a huge feeling of security because I can just peep the door open a little and talk without feeling unsafe/exposed. -Don’t let Uber drivers or taxi driver… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/04/21 08:35 PM |
| 16 | Some nonsense, and people calling it out lmaoWow we need to have the ability to blur images on here like how other subs have for spoilers but for us it’s “this is graphic horror true scrote crime” | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/04/21 07:29 PM |
| 3 | Comic fanboys being depraved 🥲Love!! I will have to check this out!!! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 19/04/21 02:13 PM |
| 269 | Comic fanboys being depraved 🥲I think Captain Marvel was the first movie in the action genre that blew my mind WIDE fucking open by showing me what a film looks like when the creators actively protect the visuals or characters from centering male-gaze or pleasing a male audience. Once you see it in this film you can’t un-see it. So many examples: The coverage/tightness/sheerness of Carol’s clothes, the specific way fight scenes are choreographed, how often the camera lingers on her face versus her body, how often the directo… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 18/04/21 08:30 PM |
| 11 | We should all pay attention to what empowerment really means in our society and who comes up with the definition of it! Taking advice from the oppressing class is not the way to go.I think I’m not understanding what the term “liberal feminism” means on here. I consider myself a liberal and a feminist and FDS core principles are very much in sync with what feminism means to me. Feminism is not like “girls supporting girls no matter what!”—it’s about systematically questioning ingrained beliefs and dismantling all aspects of patriarchy (which is inexorably tied to both white supremacy & capitalism) in an effort to achieve true equality. But it sounds like you’re saying that … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 14/04/21 08:50 PM |
| 63 | I’ve been seeing an uptick in the posts and comments on here criticizing beauty and performative femininity, here’s some more food for thought :)This last part of your comment is so very sad (and definitely not untrue) but I do have to say I really hope your tattoos bring YOU joy. If you still are pleased with them even after all the rudeness & negging & fetishizing from men, then I hope you know that continuing to enjoy & love your tattoos no matter what men have to say is a daily quiet act of you bucking the patriarchy. 🙂 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/04/21 03:38 AM |
| 21 | “It is hard to respect yourself when you are being forced to pick up the garbage of another human being. An adult.”I do not know you, friend, but I am genuinely so happy you pulled yourself out of that situation and have set up a better life for you & your son. It really gave me hope for getting out of a much much smaller problem in my own life. Can’t imagine the strength & courage it took—I know many women who let themselves & their child suffer instead of doing the difficult thing. (Just to be clear, I’m not at all referring to those who experience partner violence or who cannot be financially independent … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/04/21 03:13 AM |
| 19 | This lady spitting TRUTHS. Remember to focus on YOU first and not settling up for less.Well, babes, if you’re in NYC here’s one FDS-er that’s always down for drinkies! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/04/21 04:16 PM |
| 188 | This lady spitting TRUTHS. Remember to focus on YOU first and not settling up for less.Re: our androcentric society, I’ve seen a few posts/comments on here in the last few months from FDS women daydreaming about just living with other strong, loving, kind, self-sufficient women and raising babies together in a truly equitable & mutually-beneficial environment...and yknow...I’m starting to feel it?! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/04/21 09:59 AM |
| 5 | Why are so many of them OBSESSED with heightShe here!! 💕💕💕 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/04/21 08:33 PM |
| 18 | STOP 👏🏻PROCREATING 👏🏻 WITH 👏🏻 SHIT 👏🏻 MENThe lady asked a question: “How do I talk to him?” Like this: “If you drop my child again, I will pick her up and drive her to my mother’s house. I will then return with a fully loaded shotgun. You can either leave before I get back or not. Either way, my daughter will never meet her father and I have peace with that.” | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/04/21 01:25 PM |
| 4 | Can we just laugh about howWoah was that a slam on Hamilton, because if so 🤩 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/03/21 01:16 PM |
| 18 | Calls his wife out of her name but loves her "so much".I’m so sorry, I’ve been staring at the headline and your comment for 5 minutes trying to figure out what it means... “calls her out of her name,” could someone please explain? | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 29/03/21 10:36 AM |
| 3 | “Flowers are impractical and expensive”, my ex said. He was not a flower guy and I thought I could accept itPikachushockedface.jpg | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 19/03/21 03:27 AM |
| 3 | Weekly FDS Chat / Check-inI’m glad you already knew that!! Didn’t want you missing out on a HVM who is on Twitter a lot due to a hard & fast rule! Fully agree—wayyy too sloppy & low-energy for first blush messages. 😤 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 18/03/21 04:10 PM |
| 6 | Weekly FDS Chat / Check-inI’m with you on “wbu” but I will just note that Twitter syntax has evolved to sometimes use “u” humorously. I will see highly educated writers, journalists, activists etc. (who normally exhibit perfect command of grammar) use “u” in specific contexts to create an element of faux-nonchalance or to indicate their words are not to be taken seriously/literally. That said, guessing this is not at all what you’re seeing in these men, so un-match away! :) | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 18/03/21 12:31 PM |
| 17 | Don’t provide him with the blueprint of your “dream man.” You’re giving someone the roadmap to hurt you or another unsuspecting woman. Notice how he instantly backpedaled trying to shape his answer to mirror what I might be looking for? Nope. Not telling you lol. Blocked.“I don’t really want a white horse and a carriage / I’m thinking more a white Porsches and carats” -Cardi B, Girls Like You (Remix) | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/03/21 11:05 AM |
| 39 | I'm gonna buy a house, and I need bffs with cats and dogsIf I get to the point in life of having 5 true friends—5 people, each of whom would raise their hands to be in the waiting room while I got surgery, 5 people who I can feel free to cry in front of, 5 people who would travel across the country to see me, 5 people who would always see the best in me, 5 people who love me so much that they would rather lose me as a friend than not say something that everyone else is afraid to, 5 people who will be there to celebrate my mountaintop victory and remin… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/03/21 04:10 AM |
| 22 | It’s more than just therapy. They need to beat the socialization that causes them to be so narcissistic.You know I sooo often read someone’s comment in this sub and go “WAIT is it possible this girl and I share an ex??” Because that’s how eerily similar the words/actions/tactics of toxic exes are. I swear they must all get it from some kind of pamphlet. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/03/21 03:12 AM |
| 28 | It’s more than just therapy. They need to beat the socialization that causes them to be so narcissistic.So freaking true. It reminds me of this SNL sketch called Girl At A Bar which accurately/tragically/hilariously points out this exact phenomena! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/03/21 02:13 AM |
| 30 | It’s more than just therapy. They need to beat the socialization that causes them to be so narcissistic.Horrible, horrible, horrible. They really know how to appear to be selfless in a way that will strategically advantage them. I’m so glad this person is out of your life and I hope karma comes for his ass soon. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/03/21 02:07 AM |
| 317 | It’s more than just therapy. They need to beat the socialization that causes them to be so narcissistic.Yoooo this shit is the most insidious of all. Because now they have all the jargon to make it seem like are HV (“I hear you” “Thank you for sharing that.” “I’m trying to be vulnerable” “that’s just not my love language” “I think you are deflecting” “I’m on my own journey” “I believe in compromise” “I want to be accepted for who I am”) so that all their red flags get a quick spray paint of green and make it incredibly difficult for you to suss out the issue. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/03/21 09:38 PM |
| 90 | Great thread. I get it’s a joke but it erases the violence and often horrifying nature that has come with being a housewife....this is so baffling. My love, bake a loaf of bread for yourself this Saturday. Call up your girls when it’s piping hot out the oven. Slather pieces of your crusty steamy bread in butter and dish gossip in the kitchen of YOUR HOUSE that YOU PAID FOR with the job YOU HAVE thanks to the degree YOU EARNED and deeply drink in the satisfaction of knowing that absolutely nothing that you have—from the flour in your pantry to your diploma on the wall to the bed you sleep in—-can be taken from you by… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/03/21 09:27 PM |
| 4 | My reminder to live myself came yesterday! Thank you ladies for the inspiration ❤️This is regal as fuck, some queen shit I say. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/03/21 05:38 PM |
| 19 | “Imports” poor wife from developing nation to cook and clean whileQueen—hard hard hard agree here. I’ve been doing a lot of work (read: ranting, lecturing, scolding, sending articles & infographics, challenging, questioning) over the years to ensure that my younger brother becomes one of the rare HVM in the desi community. But I think I do this out of guilt...because I very consciously rule out any desi man for no reason other than that he is a desi man. (Which of course, is codified by all the reasons you listed above). I sometimes struggle with if this is en… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/03/21 11:27 PM |
| 98 | Women in college beware!I’d bet my 401k that she’s in fact way hotter than him and I hope she finds FDS soon. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/03/21 11:03 PM |
| 409 | Only pickmeishas get mad at the other womanOh my goodness I will never forget when an OLD match sent me his phone number to text and HIS GIRLFRIEND HAD HIS PHONE WHEN I TEXTED very innocuously “Hi, this is Kiwi from Tinder.” She was livid with me, called me all kinds of names, and I literally was like “girl, all I did was swipe; your BOYFRIEND IS ON TINDER so why is this who you’re mad at right now?????” | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/03/21 04:02 AM |
| 81 | It he wanted to, he would!Oh, the novels one could write about the LV behavior that is normalized/played for jokes on tv shows like Friends!! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 04/03/21 08:08 PM |
| 9 | A reminder to drop the LVM and focus on love and leveling up for yourself.Hey girls heyyy 🏳️🌈✨💕 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 04/03/21 03:37 PM |
| 28 | I came across an interesting troll today who said that all of our lesbian and bisexual members are fake accounts. Said they are all new accounts and implied all are created by the FDS mods. So please ladies make your presents known in this poll.Bi here! New to FDS, have considerable commenting history in other subs! Women can be Low Value too—a lot of the vetting advice is helpful for both genders! But more to the point, rarely does the “average woman” I meet while dating come anywhere close to the number of red flags as the men do. That’s why yes, the content posted most often does refer to male-female relationships...but buddy, that’s not caused by homophobia. That’s a reflection of how society encourages, permits & excuses LV behavi… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/03/21 01:57 AM |
| 1 | Just had this DM'd to me. LVM can be found with degrees too.You know what? I have been with/met LV men who were Ivy League grads, Doctors, Investment Bankers, Mid Level Corporate Guys....I promise you can find them anywhere!! 🥰 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 02/03/21 09:07 PM |
| 12 | MeN aRe ViSuAl CrEaTuReS is a lieYour little brother sounds like a HVM in the making! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 02/03/21 06:41 PM |
| 2 | Another reason why vetting is so crucial. Imagine passing away and the father of your children is so incapable that he uses your daughter as his maid & chef. Disgusting.Please do not apologize for speaking your truth here!! You deserve to take up space—and as an added bonus, by sharing your experience you are helping other women realize moments when they too were taken advantage of. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/03/21 07:28 PM |
| 10 | I keep seeing this topic of “women not having hobbies” come up, and this is a great video on why that’s a problematic question.Oh my gosh this completely reminds of me of the little red flag that was raised when my LVM ex said to me with a mix of delight & surprise “You read!!” Like, books? You’re considering this to be a special or rare thing amongst women? Have you met...like more than 2 women before? Because that’s precisely how many women in my life do not read for enjoyment or learning !! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/02/21 05:57 AM |
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