| Upvotes | Comment on | Subreddit | Date (UTC) |
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| 81 | The Euphoria ConversationSame!! Couldn’t get past the pilot because the sex scenes were so incredibly uncomfortable for me - even though I could appreciate their portrayal of casual sex and porn as being not all fun and games like most libfem media tends to portray. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 20/01/22 12:54 PM |
| 113 | REMINDER: Those "small signs" that you let slide at the beginning of the relationship? Those aren't "nothing" - they are 3-seconds teaser to what's coming.I remember my first boyfriend in college was prone to bouts of rage over his favorite sports team losing. Like punch-a-wall, break-a-chair kind of rage. I saw as much when we watched a game once with his friends. It was super awkward watching him explode in this way and then trying to calm him down and comfort him in front of anyone (big clown times). He was also prone to being extremely jealous of my time and wanting me around him 24/7, even if I had previously expressed interest in going somew… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 14/01/22 02:54 PM |
| 72 | Men discuss heartache on Reddit’s relationship forum more than women, study finds… but we’re the ones who are missing out. Suuuure.Definitely has nothing to do with the fact that Reddit skews heavily male lmao | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/01/22 06:43 PM |
| 17 | Have any of you ever known a man who initiated a split with his partner WITHOUT getting into a new relationship right away?I can think of a few instances where this has happened among my male friends. Since we’re all under 25 I would hesitate to label them HVM as we’re all in the process of ‘finding ourselves’ and working on our lives, but I would say these particular friends (one among them who I consider a very close friend) are on their way to being HVM. They broke up with their partners at the time for different reasons (ranging from infidelity to simply not feeling it was not a good fit) without dating anybody … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/12/21 10:54 PM |
| 4 | A first year of not downloading Tinder out of boredom and depressionSame! I’m also living in a new city which makes me want to explore so much in terms of food, activities, etc. I usually get the chance to do something with friends on the weekends but sometimes I get this urge to do more and start wishing I had a man/several men to take me on an nice date. Then I think wait…I can do that myself!! Sometimes I even find an interesting stranger to talk to | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/12/21 11:20 AM |
| 46 | A first year of not downloading Tinder out of boredom and depressionComing up on two years without the apps! I’ve had moments where I’ve seriously debated getting back on Tinder or Hinge, and I listened to the various stances found on FDS when it comes to OLD. I ultimately decided that whatever little serotonin/dopamine kick those apps would give me in no way makes up for the vast amounts of low/no effort men I would have to sift through before I found one that might be a potential HVM. Currently I’m having too much fun during that time working on my fitness, ha… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 09/12/21 01:59 PM |
| 64 | The Female Dating Strategy Podcast: EP. 30 - Gabby Petito: What Women Can Learn From the Police FootageLike so many other cases of missing/murdered women, Gabby’s is a clear case of a collection of red flags and warning signs that went ignored. The most blatant one is the police painting her to be the abuser rather than the abused and failing to intervene in a meaningful way. The others are: 1. The long period of time before she was declared missing even though her family had failed to have any contact with her and received a few out-of-character texts shortly before she disappeared. 2. Brian’s f… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 29/09/21 02:03 PM |
| 25 | Texas has an anonymous tip line for reporting abortions.Having a cutoff at around 6 weeks is essentially a ban on abortion. The “heartbeat at 6 weeks” guidance starts from the date of your last period, not from the date of conception. The vast majority of women won’t even think to take a pregnancy test until their period is severely late, by which point they’re already 3-4 weeks pregnant and already past, at or very quickly coming up on the 6 week mark. This gives them little to no time to make a decision, prepare, request time off work, travel, etc.… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/08/21 03:42 AM |
| 12 | Single fathers will date women for free child care. Don’t let a man dictate which car you buy because they don’t want their child in it. This woman needs to 🏃♀️I saw this post and my jaw dropped to the center of the earth at the sheer audacity | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/08/21 11:55 AM |
| 13 | It’s a myth when scrotes justify cheating and poly with ‘It’s biOlOgY’Not to undermine your point because I agree that cheating and polyamory are not acceptable even under the guise of « biology » - sex ratio is not impacted by reproductive behavior. For example, gorillas are polygynous and have harems, but the sex ratio at birth is still around 1:1 male to female. Has to do with how sex chromosomes are sorted at fertilization. Now whether all of those male gorillas go on to reproduce is an altogether different matter… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/08/21 03:03 PM |
| 18 | HVpartner, but no attraction after many years - advice wanted!Listen to your instincts. Even if what you say is right that he is a HVM and better than the stories you read on here…so? The podcast hosts said this on an episode “contrary to populate belief, you don’t need a reason to break up with someone.” Everything he does might not seem “as bad” in comparison to other people or it might not be bad at all - but if you’re not feeling it, then you’re not feeling it. This situation is not fair to you (because you’re forcing yourself to be unhappy for the sak… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 18/07/21 02:10 PM |
| 9 | Instincts/gut feeling - we have them for a reason!I have found that my initial instinct about a man is almost always right and will eventually lead to the reason I break it off with them. With my college ex, I immediately thought he seemed grumpy and not very fun. Almost two years later I broke up with him because I felt suffocated and bored. With a toxic situationship I got the feeling he wasn’t over his ex yet. I broke it off with him 7 months later because he compared me to his ex…in front of me. He would also treat me like his girlfriend in… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 02/07/21 09:34 PM |
| 3 | The Female Dating Strategy Podcast Eps 103 & 104: Bridgerton and Meghan & Harry vs. The Royal Family Discussion ThreadLoved this episode!! Exactly mirrored the frustration I felt when I sat down to binge this series with my liberal feminist friend. Loved the analysis on Lady Featherington - she definitely grew to be a bad bitch in my eyes towards the end of the season, particularly after her husband turned out to be such a shit. Would love more FDS analysis on pop culture!! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/04/21 11:53 PM |
| 11 | Weekly FDS Chat / Check-inOmg I just got a message that I was banned from the dating subreddit for posting here 🤣🤣🤣 as if. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/03/21 02:09 AM |
| 15 | Weekly FDS Chat / Check-inYesterday an ex-situationship contacted me through a new IG account. He’d texted me a few months back to check in to see how I was but I ignored it. At this point it’s been a year and a half since we last spoke and I admit that curiosity got the better of me so I accepted his request. I didn’t feel anger or happiness or even a thrill of emotion, it truly felt like some random acquaintance hitting me up. He asked a few basic questions about how I was doing, etc. of course, his real reason for con… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/03/21 02:06 AM |
| 13 | Weekly FDS Chat, Check-In, Quick Questions Answered September 10 2020Word of warning about male friends: I was talking to a female friend recently about her experience with a situationship that lasted for a couple of years while the guy was “on a break” from his long-distance ex. My friend eventually comes to find out that at one point the guy had gotten back together with his ex - at this point she was almost 2 years deep into the situationship and the guy had been back with his girlfriend for 6 months while at the same time sleeping with my friend. Here’s the k… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 15/09/20 02:12 AM |
| 3 | Weekly FDS Chat, Check-In, Quick Questions Answered September 1 2020Hey sis, I’m in the same boat as you. Also 22F, also discovered FDS within the past year and came to realize that the way I had been approaching men had lead to so much emotional pain that it resulted in me taking some much needed time off dating. It’s also opened my eyes to the reality of a lot of my friends’ relationships (in that they are far less ideal than I perceived them to be). I’ve been celibate for about 7 months now and am shooting for a full year before I even consider dating again (… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 09/09/20 01:32 AM |
| 13 | this is really how some people be sounding 🥴Bruh my ex would do this shit ALL THE TIME!!! Throwing trash on the floor right next to the trash can or leaving his dirty socks next to the laundry hamper and then acting like I was so high-maintenance for suggesting he maybe not live in a pigsty. We also no longer speak. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 08/09/20 02:12 PM |
| 28 | Weekly FDS Chat, Check-In, Quick Questions Answered August 20 2020If you gotta ask, it’s a no. If someone likes you, you won’t be doubting yourself over what to do or when to text. Also “I like him because he seems like a HVM” after 1 date? I’ve been in your shoes before and honestly I think the sentence should be “he seems like a HVM because I like him.” People are quick to add the label of HVM based on a few surface level criteria but determining whether or not he truly is high value takes months of vetting. Delete his number and move on! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/08/20 03:05 AM |
| 3 | Weekly FDS Chat, Check-In, Quick Questions Answered July 23 2020They always come back sooner or later. Have it very clear in your mind what you will do when that happens | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/07/20 02:12 AM |
| 21 | Weekly FDS Chat, Check-In, Quick Questions Answered July 23 2020Well it finally happened. I had a great day yesterday, minding my own business when I suddenly get a text from the guy who set me on the path to FDS 10 months ago after I left our situationship. We haven’t spoken since then and the text was just one of those “checking in, hope you’re doing well!” I laughed, showed my friend, promptly deleted it, and continued on watching my TV show. I didn’t have any doubts about not responding. Had this happened 5 months ago I probably would’ve agonized over it… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 29/07/20 11:22 PM |
| 11 | Why do they compare FDS to other hateful subs?I’ve seen some anti-trans comments here and there that have made me really uncomfortable. They’re few and far between but there’s some significant overlap between FDS subscribers and subscribers to other subreddits that have recently gotten banned (in large part due to their anti-trans stance). I think it’s important to make the distinction that the stances of individual members of the FDS community are not representative of the entire community. You can take any political stance you want on any… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/06/20 04:32 PM |
| 11 | Why do they compare FDS to other hateful subs?I’ve seen some anti-trans comments here and there that have made me really uncomfortable. They’re few and far between but there’s some significant overlap between FDS subscribers and subscribers to other subreddits that have recently gotten banned (in large part due to their anti-trans stance). I think it’s important to make the distinction that the stances of individual members of the FDS community are not representative of the entire community. You can take any political stance you want on any… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/06/20 04:23 PM |
| 12 | I wish I was illiterate (x-post from r/AreTheStraightsOK)Now that you mention it, abuse would make sense given his reaction. I’m mostly shocked at how it went uncorrected for this long though! No old girlfriends noticed? No medical professionals? No teachers ever commented on the smell? I find it hard to believe that this never caused him health issues. I’m also confused as to how the OP who wrote this never noticed until relatively recently. I’m just flabbergasted by the entire situation. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/06/20 10:37 AM |
| 39 | My mother taught me FDS principles but I allowed society to brainwash me into pick me behaviors.I’m in a similar boat as you! Exact same age group. My mom comes from a more conservative/traditional upbringing so she encouraged me to be chased by men, to let them make the first move and pay for dates, etc. She got on my case about giving my boyfriend at the time wayyy nicer gifts than he gave me, and pushed me to establish boundaries and not mold my future to his. I rejected all of it in favor of “sexual empowerment” until I inevitably got hurt...multiple times. Then I discovered FDS and it… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/06/20 12:08 AM |
| 42 | I think FDS will hit 100k members before the year is overReddit is an overwhelmingly male space that views a lot of the things posted here as being anti-male, despite the fact that the entire subreddit is literally centered around trying to find the best male life partner possible and avoid men who might cause you emotional and/or physical harm. I wouldn’t put it past them to claim some bullshit violation of the hate speech policy. Masculinity is fragile. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/06/20 10:42 PM |
| 22 | Weekly FDS Chat, Check-In, Quick Questions Answered June 17 2020I haven't had sex in four months, and I am happy to report that I feel 0 desire to. Prior to the pandemic I had decided to stop dating entirely in order to refocus on myself. I planned to still keep an old FWB around for an occasional hookup (like a nicotine patch if you will). Quarantine forced me to just quit men cold turkey. I thought I would struggle with it more than I have, because I have always been a very high sex-drive individual, but it has been the furthest thing from my mind. Don't g… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/06/20 08:18 PM |
| 14 | This is satire but the truth bells are ringing for milesYou laugh but this was literally the guy I “dated” in my worst pickmeisha moment | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 18/06/20 10:43 PM |
| 9 | Weekly FDS Chat, Check-In, Quick Questions Answered 5/13/2020Thoughts on the Guys We Fucked podcast? I’m a longtime listener (5+ years) and have only recently discovered FDS. FDS shook me out of a lot of the stuff that the podcast had been encouraging (casual sex, taking the initiative in asking men out, etc), but I still listen to it because I enjoy their interviews with interesting people and I’ve gotten used to hearing their banter. Ive noticed that in the past year or so the hosts of the podcast have undergone their own FDS-like transformation and are… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 16/05/20 04:32 PM |
| 63 | If the thought of your friends hanging out with him embarrasses you... you know what to do😂😂😂 I’m shook!!! I think the only reason I got into that relationship in the first place is because I’d never really experienced male attention before and thought that that was the best I could get. If I’d met him now I wouldn’t even look his way twice. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 02/05/20 08:14 PM |
| 120 | If the thought of your friends hanging out with him embarrasses you... you know what to do...are you me?? This was literally my experience with my college boyfriend (also my first boyfriend). When I finally broke up with him after two years all my friends were like “Oh my GOD!! How did it take you so long?? We all hated him!” | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 02/05/20 08:09 PM |
| 7 | Swedish model gets rape threats after ad shows her unshaven legs. Meanwhile...I completely agree that there is a double standard but I’m just saying that the Instagram post screenshotted here is not the best representation of that. Whether or not you know who Sam Smith is, the fact remains that men (or in their case, non-binary) also receive a lot of hate for wearing heels/other feminine things. Again, not attacking your argument, I just found it an odd choice of comparison. The people who sent that model death threats are likely the same people who would spew homophobic … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 19/04/20 04:44 PM |
| 14 | Swedish model gets rape threats after ad shows her unshaven legs. Meanwhile...I think it’s pretty safe to assume that the people who are defending this model’s decision to not shave her legs would be the same people who are encouraging Sam Smith on his IG post, no reason to create imaginary divisions. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 19/04/20 12:57 PM |
| 27 | When do we stop using FDS?As I understand it, it's not that FDS will make a man behave any more or less HV than he truly is. It's a vetting system. If you marry someone who is truly HV and you keep on being your own HV self, then their behavior towards you should not change after becoming committed. Sure, some things in the dynamic will change as you become a family unit with shared finances and (possibly) children, but if you followed FDS then the man at the end of it should be HV no matter the context. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 13/02/20 09:19 PM |
| 9 | What’s the deal with military men?Went on a few dates with a guy in the Army (pre-FDS). We slept together, had a great time talking and joking around. To me, what was best was that he didn’t seem to give a shit about the military: he only saw it as a means to an end. However, he was really emotionally stunted. I let it be known to him that consistently sleeping with and dating someone would lead to me getting emotionally attached. A few days later he texted me nicely saying that he wasn’t looking for that, but asked if we could … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 08/02/20 02:37 PM |
| 6 | Having an FWB can be useful and beneficialI’ll use my FWB example (hooking up for 1 year) to illustrate what I view as an ideal situation: - we’d known each other for a few years as friends before becoming FWB - he’s at the fringes of my friend group so I don’t ever see him unless we specifically arrange it - we have sex around once a month - I absolutely respect him - the sex is good enough that it keeps me coming back, but not so mind-blowing that I run the risk of getting dick-matized - there’s a definite end to the arrangement since… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/02/20 12:49 PM |
| 11 | Having an FWB can be useful and beneficialI can see your point, but honestly as a high-sex drive person myself it really is different when there is another person in the room. ONS shouldn’t be a solution to this problem because going home with/having sex with a stranger is much riskier than having sex with someone you’ve already been with before. I think the key is to make the distinction in your brain early on that this person is purely to fulfill your sexual needs, and keep on dating other people at the same time as you see them (or o… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/02/20 04:39 AM |
| 3 | Taking a break. Appreciation post!Thank you! On the one hand I’m sad that I’ve had all of these experiences so early because I feel like it’s made me cynical and generally distrustful of men, but on the other hand I’m thankful that I won’t be wasting any more of my 20s chasing after immature boys. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/02/20 02:47 PM |
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