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| 281 | Thought you ladies would appreciate this! | FDS HUMOR | OutlandishnessTiny14 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/12/20 10:41 PM |
| 93 | Thank you - finally found my tribe (and sanity)! | NICE FOR WHAT? | OutlandishnessTiny14 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/11/20 07:04 PM |
| 69 | Pickmeisha on r/offmychest | PICKMEISHA HALL OF SHAME | OutlandishnessTiny14 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/11/20 04:15 PM |
| 1 | Sick of pick - me women ruining hobby sub-reddits | NAH, SIS | OutlandishnessTiny14 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 17/12/20 01:09 PM |
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| 7 | And just like that… Mr. Big was a rapistExactly my experience, too. Just last week I told my mother I couldn't watch the latest iteration because it dawned on me not so long ago that watching SATC during my mid adolescent years really shaped the dysfunctional attitudes towards sex and relationships that caused me so much grief in my late teens/early twenties. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 17/12/21 02:25 PM |
| 1 | Sexual issues in a HV relationshipNoting | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 04/12/21 11:41 AM |
| 83 | Beware the open misogynistYep. Vetted a colleague online who was making overtures. Had in his FB interests 'bimbos'. That told me all I needed to know about him and I ignored him thereafter. We were both doing PhDs at the time so I'm certainly no bimbo, plus it's disgusting for any man to think he can judge women in that way. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 04/12/21 10:40 AM |
| 5 | He’s a “Philosopher…”Correct for the most part in my experience of studying philosophy to PhD level. However, it tends to be data free sub-disciplines, such as epistemology and ethics. I'm a dual philosopher and psychologist and find male philosophers who actually work with the empirical sciences much more intellectually mature and humble about the limitations of their methodology. I could be biased though, as my aversion to more traditional philosophy was mostly down to often being the only woman around the philoso… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/07/21 08:27 AM |
| 6 | He’s a “Philosopher…”Well, he isn't even a philosopher. He has an MS.c in product management. I see this all the time, as an actual philosopher with a doctorate and actively publishing in the discipline. He's a fraud all the way down | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/07/21 08:22 AM |
| 4 | Anyone else pick up Narcissist vibes off of pictures?Neutral, side facing head shot- without fail. Just reeks of narcissism. Worst lvm narcissist I’ve ever met did this. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/01/21 01:58 PM |
| 6 | standards check: career / education levelI used to think I wanted prospective partners to be educated to the same level as me (I'm a PhD). But no, they're just the worst Jordan Peterson fanboys and LVMs I've ever met. Intellectual curiosity and openness, ambition, commitment are much more important irrespective of career/education. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/01/21 10:48 PM |
| 15 | Sigh... he’s short and maybe 6 out of 10, luckily only 2 dates in for the truth to come out. I’m a size 8 and too fat apparently...Reminds me of the scrote who was also my first sexual experience. He scrutinised my body to the nth degree, despite the fact he was overweight, severe overbite, bad hygiene and PIED. Well before my FDS days, as you can tell. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 17/01/21 03:33 PM |
| 14 | Don’t fall for the halo effect, girls! Looking at his face you may think Henry Cavill is the perfect man but unfortunately he has a cognitive dysfunction that makes him confuse rape with flirt! In conclusion, a rotten apple might still have shiny skin.Gross. I remember watching a Witcher interview with Cavill, Allen and the actress who plays Yennifer. I watched it specifically to hear her as I was amazed by her portrayal of this character and every time she spoke he was looking at her so dismissively, when it was clear she’s new to interviewing and seemed nervous. But she clearly understood her character and had a deep appreciation for her. I was so pissed by this, as when Allen spoke he looked at her with this creepy adoring gaze. Then later… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/01/21 11:38 AM |
| 9 | A great example of how men will screw with a woman's life (literally) if it means remedying his own bad feelings (SPOILERS FOR THE MOVIE THE PASSENGERS)Funny, I feel the exact same about him. I first saw him in Jurassic World and since then I just have this ‘off’ feeling when I’ve seen him ever since. I also remember his ex- wife making a suggestive dig at him for not having her back around the time of their break up, insinuating he wasn’t fully supportive of her when their young son was going through treatments for congenital illness. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/01/21 11:02 AM |
| 2 | The body shamersFirst and only time I was body shamed was by a fucking elderly Church Minister at a Board meeting | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/12/20 01:32 PM |
| 10 | NEVER trust a male who says he is a feminist. They're either saying it to get into your pants, or as an attempt to earn social brownie points as we can see here.I’ve seen loads of malebeards on Twitter saying they’re feminists because why wouldn’t they be? Feminism is about supporting the rights of everyone. Er no, it’s in the name sunshine. Feminism is for biological women, not everyone. They’re also the first to preach and police what womanhood is to women. The audacity...I remember o e guy telling a woman she should take a gender studies class, like he was doing, to better understand womanhood. She was like “I am a woman, so why the f*** would I need… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/12/20 12:17 PM |
| 9 | I literally don’t even have wordsDone | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/12/20 11:11 AM |
| 38 | Dear men, we don’t give two shits what you want. Signed, A real womanI know, right. What they don’t realise is that once a woman gets to that level she’s beyond caring about the opinions of men, who by and large are incomparable intellectually, emotionally and behaviourally. There were guys in my research group in their 40s who behaved like toddlers when they didn’t get the affirmation they wanted. They looked pathetic. There was a large gulf between my men and women colleagues. The women were generally more supportive and collaborative, whereas the ‘men’ were sn… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/12/20 10:42 AM |
| 2 | What are some new years dating resolutions you have, and how do you plan on meeting them?Oh that’s so cool as I love making bread. Thank you for the heads up! I considered a Blendtec as they look such a good size. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/12/20 08:55 AM |
| 3 | What are some new years dating resolutions you have, and how do you plan on meeting them?I got a Froothie Optimum 9200A. In all honesty it’s great in terms of affordability compared with, say, a Vitamix for my current needs, but I definitely intend on upgrading to a Vitamix when I can afford it. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/12/20 12:26 AM |
| 3 | What are some new years dating resolutions you have, and how do you plan on meeting them?Sure thing - I use 200ml low sugar mango juice/300ml water; small cube of ginger; lime juice; handful of fresh mango; 2 large handfuls of spinach (sometimes kale); 2tbsp seeds & tsp MCT oil. It’s honestly so refreshing, so much so I literally crave it in the morning. That’s the only smoothie I have now for the past 7 months as I’ve perfected it to my preferences | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/12/20 11:36 PM |
| 27 | What are some new years dating resolutions you have, and how do you plan on meeting them?Dating: No goals. For two reasons: 1) my mental health is not quite where it needs to be and dating would pull me back; 2) I wouldn’t be good dating material either for this reason. No one needs my shot while I’m getting it together. Habits: Stop ruminating. I’ve been working on getting well again mentally for the past year-and-a-half and intend to carry on for as long as I need to. Rumination about past abuse is still a major hurdle I need to overcome. Keep exercising. I started the walk-jog-wa… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/12/20 09:59 PM |
| 1 | What are our thoughts on social media?In addition to this there is also emerging research on the “fitspiration” trend on Instagram, where eating disorders and body image disorders are promoted under the guise of health and wellness. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/12/20 04:24 PM |
| 1 | mAyBe hE’s JUsT tOo dEpReSsEd tO wIpEI couldn’t even sleep in the same bedsheets 🤢🤢🤮 Depression is no reason to let your hygiene slip to the extent you get gunk build up in your teeth and stink of shit. That’s assuming he even has it, he just sounds like a slob. I don’t know how she could live with him. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/12/20 04:03 PM |
| 2 | Andrew Schulz’ incel fans taunt his ex-gf relentlessly over his “success” with a new Netflix show, trying to make her feel bad and ungrateful for leaving him. She reveals she left because of his insane abuse.Absolutely. FDS has opened my eyes right up that, to the extent I can barely watch male comics now. I still can’t believe believe known sexual abusers are still on Netflix. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/12/20 03:53 PM |
| 62 | This is a hard but important lesson to learn.Yep - took me years to learn this lesson. Being desired doesn’t mean you’ll be viewed, respected or treated as a human being and person with distinct traits, wants, needs, insecurities, and everything else. You are the harbinger of his (desired) traits in you and whatever other labels he puts on you like pin the donkey. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/12/20 02:01 PM |
| 5 | There is always societal pressure to be ~attractive to men~, but breaking down this standard to the individual guys themselves takes a lot of the pressure off. The average guy is not worth pleasing.Totally. I’m 34 and honestly am not bothered about the prospect of never dating ever again. It’s been years and I’ve no intention of going back any time soon | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/12/20 03:10 PM |
| 9 | There is always societal pressure to be ~attractive to men~, but breaking down this standard to the individual guys themselves takes a lot of the pressure off. The average guy is not worth pleasing.Bleurgh...such a waste of energy and total mindfuckery. I seriously don’t know why I used to even tolerate dating in my 20s. Without exception, it was total BS | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/12/20 02:55 PM |
| 9 | There is always societal pressure to be ~attractive to men~, but breaking down this standard to the individual guys themselves takes a lot of the pressure off. The average guy is not worth pleasing.😂- true. I Guess that’s all the explanation I’ll ever need | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/12/20 02:50 PM |
| 23 | There is always societal pressure to be ~attractive to men~, but breaking down this standard to the individual guys themselves takes a lot of the pressure off. The average guy is not worth pleasing.Wow that’s even more confusing as he stood me up the next day 🤷♀️🤷♀️ This was our first date and he asked me for a second date the following day, then flaked. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/12/20 02:41 PM |
| 48 | There is always societal pressure to be ~attractive to men~, but breaking down this standard to the individual guys themselves takes a lot of the pressure off. The average guy is not worth pleasing.Is this a thing now? I experienced this too on the last date I went on - little substantive, reciprocal engagement but tried to hold my hand when we left the bar. I was like wtaf? It felt so performative | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/12/20 01:01 PM |
| 2 | What a burnI was thinking the same. I’m from a working class Scottish background and swearing is an integral part of our language. We’re infamous for using swear words as terms of endearment! The only people who policed it was my ‘Catholic’ grandparents who would act oh-so-offended when any of their kids and grandkids swore, only they turned out to be monumental hypocrites. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 23/12/20 11:00 AM |
| 26 | Even the F*cking Neckbeards are finally catching on. The porn industry is disgusting😂 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 23/12/20 10:32 AM |
| 18 | Excuse me, what? (Women who don't fulfill their man's sexual needs should expect him to fulfill them elsewhere)Bingo | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 20/12/20 12:18 PM |
| 4 | Only an LVM would be intimidated about your career goals. Focus on gettin the bag sistersOMFG that is delicious! Hahahahaha. Karma is gonna bite his backside big time. I’d looove to see the look on his face!! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 18/12/20 12:25 PM |
| 8 | I want more female only spaces in 'real life'Yeeeeees! Our local authority had women only sessions at our local pool and gym. I only ever used the pool, but the atmosphere was amaazing! I absolutely loved it and felt so much more comfortable knowing my body wasn’t being scanned. I wear glasses so my vision going to and from the pool wasn’t great - yet I could still pick up on it when I was being visually scanned. Being visually impaired made me feel really vulnerable, especially as the changing rooms were communal. When it was womens night… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 16/12/20 09:55 PM |
| 18 | Natalie Portman Says Being 'Sexualized as a Child' Made Her 'Afraid': 'You Don't Feel Safe'Yeah, I read an interview where she said she felt so violated. I felt so sorry for her. I can’t imagine how it must feel to have grubby, slimy men publicly disseminate that kind of material about you when you’re just a child. So gross. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 16/12/20 02:06 PM |
| 7 | I know I'm probably late to the party but my friend and I finally learned that being a HVM has ZERO correlation with someone's education, career, statue etc.Yep - my worst experiences were with an academic PhD and an M.D. I’m also a PhD and it has absolutely no bearing on my attributes as a person, other than a possible indicator of my interests and drive. But that’s more the outcome of my poor upbringing. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 16/12/20 12:58 PM |
| 16 | Can we rant about how toxic this show is? (Women bonding over being treated badly by men and peak white supremacy?)I loved the series. I was at high school and it was the talk of the week amongst us girls and our gay male friends. Then the movies came out by the time I was at uni 5 years later and I was horrified. Could not get over the pick me vibes, nor the condescension of Muslim women in the 2nd movie. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 16/12/20 11:19 AM |
| 65 | Natalie Portman Says Being 'Sexualized as a Child' Made Her 'Afraid': 'You Don't Feel Safe'What happened to her and Emma Watson (the tabloid countdown until she was “legal”) is despicable. What’s come out about the depravity in Hollywood is only the beginning. The discovery afterward of the fact she signed the letter in favour of Roman Polanski was majorly disappointing, but apparently she has been one of the very few who has retracted and apologised. Thank goodness. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 16/12/20 10:32 AM |
| 18 | as soon as a guy says this, run. this is him telling you that he’s manipulative as hell.“you fell in love with your imagination”. Can you please not publicly call me out on my self- inflicted B.S. I thank you ☺️ | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 13/12/20 12:29 PM |
| 3 | Another entitled Incel..Wow. This is way too close to home - quite literally. Lived and worked in Edinburgh for 5 years. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/12/20 10:07 AM |
| 67 | Why I don't date "nice" guysTotally, plus “niceness” has been used as a tool to manipulate women into compliance with men’s expectations of them and tolerate their bullshit since ever. Whenever a guy I’ve turned down then turns around and says I’m not “nice” it’s always meant “not compliant” or “not willing to look past my shitty behaviour”. Every. Single. Effing. Time. It’s a word I try to eradicate from my vocabulary altogether because it’s empty. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/12/20 09:56 AM |
| 3 | Even your family girl, learned it the hard way. Only you are responsible to know what is best that you need to grow.100% right | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 09/12/20 10:49 AM |
| 24 | Believe in yourself 👑So true. By my early 30s I now have precisely 0 friends on my road to levelling up after realising they were surface level bullshit “friendships”. No more texting me to hook me in for a catch-up, only to ghost me when I reply confirming my availability. No more self-censoring around my libfem friends who are pro porn/sex-work. No more tolerating being thrown under the bus for male attention/validation. It’s liberating, but by god it can be lonely sometimes. Then I just think of how anxious and s… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 09/12/20 10:37 AM |
| 11 | Even your family girl, learned it the hard way. Only you are responsible to know what is best that you need to grow.Learned this the hard way. I’m the first woman in my family to be university educated and virtually don’t speak to any of my family save for my parents. They absolutely couldn’t stand it that it was a much younger woman of the family got herself educated. And the abuse was primarily from the men. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 09/12/20 10:30 AM |
| 24 | Don't date men who watch porn.That is indeed a sad situation where anal sex is so normalised when it’s not pleasurable for women and risks so much internal damage/rupture. And for what? The approval of man children. Makes me so angry. I can somewhat relate to your background. Access to online pornography was just becoming a thing during my early teens, and growing up/educated in a strict Catholic environment with virtually no sex education beyond “abstinence until marriage”, porn was an easily accessible teacher to fill our … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 08/12/20 08:51 PM |
| 25 | Don't date men who watch porn.I’m so thankful anal wasn’t as popular during my younger years, but slapping and no protection was bad enough. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 08/12/20 08:32 PM |
| 53 | Don't date men who watch porn.Never again. PIED is not something I’ll ever tolerate again. Nor the corollary behaviour: whining about condoms, lack of intimacy and respect. I’ve been reading about the Chris Watts and Fritzl. One common denominator was using women to act out their violent rape fantasies. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 08/12/20 08:04 PM |
| 36 | I recently watched “Jigsaw” by Daniel Sloss on Netflix and it blew me away - the way he talks about how we need to love ourselves in order to be looking for real love and acceptance is beautiful. Highly recommend!Wow - he’s exactly right. I love him - I saw him on his break out show (fellow Scot) and he was only 19. He was superb then and has only got better | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/12/20 10:52 PM |
| 5 | In response to the post about whether or not LVM cause monthly cycle disturbances. Explanation in description 😖“and I don’t get sex” wow. Just wow. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/12/20 10:47 PM |
| 6 | On a comment thread about Teddy Roosevelt having a strong maternal figure...wtf“Theleerycucumber” - username says it all. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/12/20 01:06 PM |
| 3 | Why do you think men (especially older males) immediately assume that younger women are dumber than they are?Yep. Many a time they told me, without knowing me, that I was so “sweet and innocent” and “a clever girl”, but it wasn’t a compliment. It was their proclamation that I was naive, vulnerable and not too bright, even though I was way more educated and self-aware than them (not saying education = intelligence), but the disparity in intellect maturity was vast. I found it amusing to be underestimated by intellectually stunted men in their 40s pursuing me in my mid-twenties based on their unexamined … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/12/20 12:56 PM |
| 3 | Thought you ladies would appreciate this!Hahaha 🧐 “what’s tha...oh” | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/12/20 10:50 AM |
| 4 | Thought you ladies would appreciate this!It’s a pin/brooch | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/12/20 10:22 AM |
| 3 | Thought you ladies would appreciate this!Etsy | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/12/20 09:18 AM |
| 9 | Is stinginess related to job?This was back in my pick-me days and I politely stood my ground. Now I’d go back and give my then self a stern ticking off for even agreeing to it. I knew what I was setting myself up for, but was still incredulous about the whole thing. Criiiiiiiinge | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/12/20 12:00 AM |
| 25 | Is stinginess related to job?Yeeeeep, even to their professional peers (by objective standards, not theirs). I was asked out by a colleague who spent the whole night explaining why his was proper research and mine wasn’t. He was so intemperate I was left wondering why he even asked me out. He was so unpleasant like I was beneath him. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/12/20 09:58 PM |
| 11 | “YouTuber kills pregnant girlfriend on live-stream as viewers pay him to abuse her.” - Summary in comments.My god this is so sad. And for what? Just a pointless waste of life. It’s scary how he (and his enablers) could so easily deny her of her humanity. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/12/20 07:03 PM |
| 9 | Peak male depravity and porn sickness.Gross. Pre lockdown I took my laptop to the main library in my home city to write and my eyes well were and truly opened. Old men looking at semi naked or naked girls online - like they were 65+ looking at images of young Asian women (probably teens). I was dumbstruck as it happened on the regular on public computers in full view of all other library users | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/12/20 06:23 PM |
| 29 | People who say their partner is HV before 6 month in, and people in here supporting it?Fair point - I’ve casually checked out and scrolled past posts like this and wondered the same. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/12/20 02:29 PM |
| 5 | Why there's no excuse for being pro porn today...So true. I was reading the case files for the Chris Watts case, his mistress was googling ‘how to prepare for anal sex’ and a woman he met on Tinder for a one night stand 6 months before he murdered his wife and daughters told police how he was very aggressive with her, accidentally on purpose sodomised her without her consent, and repeatedly choked and slapped her. She said he ‘carried out a rape fantasy on her’ and it was so obvious by her description that he was porn sick | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/12/20 11:04 AM |
| 15 | Why does this sub get misinterpreted? The place where I found this comment is dedicated to calling out and bashing misogyny btw. I tried to have genuine discussion with this user but they simply down voted me.Because they lack basic comprehension skills. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/12/20 10:35 AM |
| 7 | Don't be BeautifulPhysical beauty doesn’t get you respect. Never. Beautiful qualities do. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/11/20 10:30 PM |
| 7 | Men in a different lightThat’s understandable in these current times. Perpetual isolation and restrictions gives more scope for counterproductive habits to take hold, even if you know better. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/11/20 03:55 PM |
| 33 | Men in a different lightNot so much a different light; more like wiping the dust off the clouded lens I already viewed men through that was tarnished by years within the higher education system (at least where I live). Finding FDS feels like a return to my initial perceptions, beliefs and principles about men and relationships. I’m just on the other side of higher education, and it was a struggle making real connections for reasons I couldn’t quite articulate when I was fully immersed in that environment. Now I realise… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 29/11/20 11:07 PM |
| 4 | On self careExactly - that’s a nice way of putting it. It’s ok short term, but not for long term foundational issues that require uprooting thoughts, behaviours and life circumstances that are holding you back. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/11/20 02:12 PM |
| 25 | On self careAbsolutely. Congratulations on finding your way! I’m on the exact same path. During lockdown I discovered cyclical walking/ jogging that has transformed my mental wellbeing and body. I’ve also reduced my carb intake (not keto) and centred my diet around greens, healthy fats and protein. It’s been revelatory and changed my life. Discipline as self-care should be blasted from the rooftops! One of the things that used to bother me about conventional self-care advice was that it was always based aro… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/11/20 01:08 PM |
| 1 | Pickmeisha on r/offmychestAh ok | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/11/20 06:54 PM |
| 48 | Pickmeisha on r/offmychestShe seems quite young; but at the same time knows exactly what she’s doing posting that type of comment there. Men are being excused of sexual assault and all sorts in the comments. Way to go sister 🤮 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/11/20 04:29 PM |
| 51 | Pickmeisha on r/offmychestI certainly hope so! Edit: looked at post history. Looks like a conservative woman | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/11/20 04:18 PM |
| 48 | Pickmeisha on r/offmychestWithout looking at their post/ comments history, I’m convinced this is a guy posing as a “hardcore feminist”. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/11/20 04:17 PM |
| 17 | Don't ask me how though.For a while I did actually ponder whether I might actually be a lesbian as my admiration was always directed towards female teachers and influences, and I was attracted to their integrity, ambition and general awesomeness. I was fascinated by them. That was pretty consistent throughout my teens and young adulthood, whilst I found myself simultaneously having romantic and sexual crushes on boys (then later men) but being repulsed my them. I in no way intend to trivialise the lived experience of l… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/11/20 10:38 AM |
| 2 | Reason #104730194740107583947365 some men really suckJealousy and a desperate attempt to “put you in your place”. Pathetic. I’m the first university educated woman in my family and it was the men who absolutely hated that fact, especially my uncles. Thankfully I have a HVM father who is totally egalitarian and taught me I can do anything I want to if I work hard enough. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/11/20 11:27 AM |
| 3 | Ah, haven't we all been the crazy ex at some point?Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m happy to say I’m well on my way to levelling up 🥳🥳 You’re absolutely right. So much we read about when it comes to narcissism is the charismatic social butterfly. Not this guy - he was a sly introvert and a massive manipulator. So much more insidious because you know exactly what’s happening but there’s nothing that’s tangible for you to point out, leaving them just enough scope to deny any wrongdoing. Dangerous, dangerous people. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/11/20 10:09 PM |
| 13 | Ah, haven't we all been the crazy ex at some point?Man this actually makes me feel nauseous. I could “sense” this was happening to me with a male colleague I didn’t even date, I did turn him down though. He was polite to my face for work purposes, but blocking me from email lists I was part of so I wouldn’t get necessary communication I needed. Lots of little underhand things and I could always sense his absolute burning rage. I was the only female in this group and could sense other male colleagues shun me, and one even made not so subtle digs … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 23/11/20 09:42 AM |
| 4 | "Women have the right to be brutal, to fight back"- Philosopher Slavoj Zizek on men who identify as feministsAhaha I once met met a JP fanboi in the wild during my OLD days. I remember he wrote screeds about women and primate evolution to justify why men make up the majority of CEO positions. It was hilaaaarious | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 22/11/20 04:55 PM |
| 7 | "Women have the right to be brutal, to fight back"- Philosopher Slavoj Zizek on men who identify as feministsOMG. Just when I thought he couldn’t get any worse! She looks like a child and he looks grubby and disgusting. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 22/11/20 03:21 PM |
| 1 | "Women have the right to be brutal, to fight back"- Philosopher Slavoj Zizek on men who identify as feministsAh ok. In any case, I just wanted to clarify in case anyone interpreted my comment as instruction to dismiss Zizek (I’m not down for that). | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 22/11/20 01:36 PM |
| 3 | "Women have the right to be brutal, to fight back"- Philosopher Slavoj Zizek on men who identify as feministsAgreed, with the caveat that I urged caution, not necessarily dismissal. That’s for people to decide for themselves. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 22/11/20 01:25 PM |
| 9 | "Women have the right to be brutal, to fight back"- Philosopher Slavoj Zizek on men who identify as feministsI’m aware of that general principle and subscribe to it myself as I’m a philosopher myself, but my comments made in a specific context. Hence why I’m unimpressed. I see this all the time. What I’m saying is I’d be cautious about his comments on feminism because of his past behaviour regarding sexual harassment. It’s within FDS norms to promote more critical engagement with people who appear to support women when their past behaviour betrays them. It’s not about him as a person - it’s about his p… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 22/11/20 01:09 PM |
| 15 | "Women have the right to be brutal, to fight back"- Philosopher Slavoj Zizek on men who identify as feministsHmm I’d be cautious. He was one of several influential academics who wrote a character reference for a female academic accused of sexual harassment, going as far as insinuating the victim was an attention seeker and liar and using the standing of the academic to argue that it’s therefore impossible for her to have done what she was accused of. Even though she admitted it. This included young gay male and female students. He later expressed some regret, but it’s made me pause before listening to … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 22/11/20 10:55 AM |
| 53 | Am I the only one who is heterosexual and would - in theory - love having a loving partner and a family, but after seeing all the degeneracy of men, has just given up on it completely and deemed men in general to be undateabl/unwantable?I’m no longer in my 20s, but gave up dating at 27. I’m now 34. Not one regret. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 22/11/20 10:43 AM |
| 3 | what are you proud of?Thank you!! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 20/11/20 06:11 PM |
| 27 | what are you proud of?My resilience about my education. I clicked early on in life that education is the most valuable resource to a girl who grew up in poverty. All that mattered to me was that I became as highly educated and financially independent as possible. I’m still working on the latter, but I have a Bachelor’s, 2 Master’s and a PhD. I self funded my Master’s by working my ass off before securing myself a scholarship for my doctorate. Times are hard, but I often remind myself of how awed that little girl woul… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 20/11/20 12:53 PM |
| 7 | Sorry that a part of my body that’s designed to feed my babies is unattractive to you /s“Cold weather detection devices” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Spot on!! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 20/11/20 10:44 AM |
| 5 | What are the signs a man is pornsick?“He isn’t afraid of making his porn sickness visible to the world”. Omg this. I checked the FB account of a guy showing interest at work, only to be horrified he had links to porn actresses and porn sites in his “activities” tab. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 19/11/20 07:19 PM |
| 8 | On Justified AngerCan totally relate. I returned to grad school (at 33) and most of my classmates were in their early 20s, all female. The gulf couldn’t have been more stark. Can’t recall the amount of eye rolls I’d get for calling bullshit instead of nodding and smiling to keep the peace. Phony, endless positivity was revered, while straightforward evidence based analysis was either scoffed at, or tempered, cos feels. I hated it. This was a STEM subject and I was appalled. Lib fem on steroids and it is damaging … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 14/11/20 11:09 AM |
| 24 | ShOcKiNg!!!In which case, I hope finding the FDS community helps you out! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/11/20 10:47 PM |
| 111 | ShOcKiNg!!!Yep, that exact reaction. He led me into believing he liked me, but started hitting on other women in front of me and compulsively checking his phone. My gut told me to cut my losses, so I did. Quietly. He still launched an underhand character assassination behind my back to my colleagues, bemoaning the fact I wasn’t a ‘nice’ or ‘good’ person for a year, all the while he entered into a relationship with his plan b cos apparently women are disposable and interchangeable automatons. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/11/20 06:24 PM |
| 2 | The last five dates I've had have had the same theme - the men aren't listening, but waiting to talk.I know - who’s going to be attracted to that! It’s so long ago now I can barely remember- but yeah, I’m pretty sure he paid for one glass of wine because after that I just made the excuse that I was tired and left. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/11/20 12:52 PM |
| 40 | Guy touches on points where a man get offended if a woman dates other men - humourHaha haha - too funny. “Did you not think about what this could do to our relationship” 😂😂😂 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/11/20 10:56 AM |
| 18 | There are creepy accounts following me and messaging me and I wonder if this happened to anyone else hereYeah, a few hours after posting my first post I received a message from someone 9 years my junior saying “you seem like a cool person. I’m good in bed and will treat you like a queen” 😏😏😏 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 09/11/20 10:45 AM |
| 4 | The last five dates I've had have had the same theme - the men aren't listening, but waiting to talk.Absolutely. The last straw was during my last date six years ago when a colleague who was a trainee neurosurgeon asked me out for a drink, only to spend the whole night being dismissive of my own PhD research in cognitive psychology. He actually said “mine is real research, yours isn’t”. I decided there and then I was absolutely done. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 09/11/20 09:26 AM |
| 38 | The last five dates I've had have had the same theme - the men aren't listening, but waiting to talk.Totally. There is a false impression about irl dating allowing for greater honesty and transparency, but that’s just not true. Granted, exposure to lvms is more concentrated online, but most times they reveal themselves as they would irl, because they’re normally so unselfaware and generally clueless. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/11/20 07:08 PM |
| 100 | The last five dates I've had have had the same theme - the men aren't listening, but waiting to talk.Can confirm - not a new thing. Gave up with dating online and irl for this exact reason. It was relentless. Could not cope with that in addition to the oneupmanship. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/11/20 07:00 PM |
| 16 | Why women must appear vulnerable?You’re right, it’s totally archaic by appealing to age-old gendered stereotypes about how women should appear and behave. It’s so contrived and basically teaches women to suppress themselves and curate a mirage that will appease men. I can sympathise a lot. I’m in my thirties now and take no crap, but there was a time in my teens/early 20s where I self monitored and censored to the extent of developing extreme anxiety about saying or doing anything that would give anyone, but mostly men, the imp… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/11/20 03:16 PM |
| 17 | 💅Yes - that’s who I’m referring to. Sorry did I send this to you instead. Apologies if so | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/11/20 01:34 PM |
| 44 | 💅You’re doing some fine straw manning yourself with your characterisation of basic responsible parenting in terms of “pickmeishaing”. You’re projecting your frustrations on sub members, being dismissive and shaming. Enough. Make your point- but we’re not here to shoulder your attitude problem. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/11/20 01:27 PM |
| 32 | 💅Exactly - there’s nothing “pickmeisha” about taking on and prioritising you’re childs’ well-being. It’s about personal responsibility towards the welfare of your child regardless of the fathers input. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/11/20 01:07 PM |
| 2 | Thank you - finally found my tribe (and sanity)!Perfectly understandable. Doing a PhD remotely seems to be the best way of minimising that specific issue, but that’s obviously not suitable for every discipline and also raises its own problems. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/11/20 11:39 PM |
| 8 | Thank you - finally found my tribe (and sanity)!Totally agree - the precariousness is tough and worth a lot of cost/benefit analysis. Kudos to you for being more aware of this than I was. I was clueless, but retrospectively it was worth putting up with for four years to achieve my childhood dream! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/11/20 09:26 PM |
| 5 | Thank you - finally found my tribe (and sanity)!Thank you! 💕 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/11/20 09:17 PM |
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