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| 80 | 👑AOC's👑 powerful clapback to the excuse of an apology by harassing congressman | QUEEN SH*T | riricide | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 23/07/20 07:41 PM |
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| 40 | Have you taken your husband’s surname? Or, will you take your future-husband’s name?No. Several reasons but the biggest one is this is a big part of my identity. If we're changing names then both of us are changing to something we both like, it's not going to be unilateral. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 14/09/21 02:18 AM |
| 17 | Vetting strategy specifically for childfree womenThat's really good to hear, especially about the reduced risk of ectopic pregnancy as well. I'm on birth control for hormonal regulation but I really don't like that women are expected to take birth control pills by default to prevent pregnancy. There definitely needs to be more awareness about elective surgeries like this. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/09/21 11:52 PM |
| 9 | Vetting strategy specifically for childfree womenIf you don't mind sharing, did you have any issues with hormonal changes because of the sterilization? I'm 100% CF but haven't ever considered surgery, and part of it is the worry of any long term side-effects. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/09/21 11:34 PM |
| 178 | Where is the lie, tho?Yeah I'd bet on low self esteem as well. They overcompensate for their lack of attractiveness by going hyper sexual. Not trying to generalize but I feel like a lot of "kinky" older people also fit in this category of sexual try hards. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/09/21 12:42 AM |
| 88 | Where is the lie, tho?This is so true lol. Everytime I saw a "poly" or "third" or "unicorn" hunter profile it was the fugliest looking people you could imagine. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/09/21 12:19 AM |
| 9 | Following hot girls on instagram - red flag?Big no. C'mon that's so cheap and disgusting. He's basically programming his brain to objectify women every time he opens his feed. Also he is 40. If he wanted fitness inspiration there are lots and lots of clean accounts of influencers who talk about it and a fair number of men in his age group too. The insta model stuff is soft porn. It's as sleazy as having a giant calendar on the desk which has pictures of bikini models. Tasteless and creepy. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/09/21 12:32 PM |
| 5 | He can make more money than you and still be a hobosexualExactly. Glad she saw the light before he decided to up and move permanently. And bet you he is saving a lot of money because from everything else it's clear he knows not to spend. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 09/09/21 07:17 PM |
| 39 | short women. be extra careful about men's "pReFeReNcEs" for your body type.😂😂😂 ok that's objectively funny. I imagine he's not a very good chaser at 500 lbs, but my god the projected self-loathing! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 08/09/21 11:27 PM |
| 20 | Andddd it’s confirmed. 🙄 my heart goes out to Anna💞I did not know about hookers, yikes, that's a new low. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 08/09/21 06:04 PM |
| 11 | How do you feel about video games?I'm not into video games at all. I can see why a videogame might be like a TV show is to me. The only issue is when it becomes excessive. So my issue isn't with videogames per se it's when that starts affecting how much time he spends with me, or if he ignores me or important things because of it. That's not acceptable, but whatever else he does with his free time is his concern. I'd be annoyed if someone told me to stop watching reality shows or reading fiction, so I won't do that to a partner … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 08/09/21 05:22 PM |
| 69 | Andddd it’s confirmed. 🙄 my heart goes out to Anna💞In his specials and otherwise he has admitted he has massive anxiety and people pleasing tendencies. Also clear is that Anna used to be the "decision maker" and he was the passive agree-er. Now his way of explaining Munn and the baby all point to the codependent coping dynamic. I'm not happy that he took zero accountability for how he treated Anna. Thing is he is still on a bender, everyone else is seeing it, but everyone is pretending that things are okay and congratulating him on the baby like… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 08/09/21 03:27 PM |
| 69 | Andddd it’s confirmed. 🙄 my heart goes out to Anna💞Yep, I'm just stunned. I liked Mulaney. But wtf is this. None of this sounds healthy. And I'm shocked at how quickly he dismissed his wife. A baby is not a walk in the park for even the most stable couple. And wtf was that timeline explanation- complete bullshit. I'm so disappointed. Why are people congratulating him on the baby, it's so bizarre. I'm happy for Anna. If this is what John was/is like then she is better off doing her own thing. Better cut it off now than deal with his addiction iss… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 08/09/21 03:23 PM |
| 12 | I love it when the trash takes itself outSo much this. It's like they have no clue what is going on. My guess is that no one has ever been interested in them, so they don't know the difference between making conversation vs being attracted. I had a guy be the boringest person on the planet, tell the waitress that we will split the bill even though he'd asked me out and all I had was a glass of wine, and try to make weird jokes which I told him were shitty because they stereotyped gender roles. After all that he got all Pikachu face whe… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 08/09/21 03:46 AM |
| 22 | Why are some men’s egos so damn fragile?Because the hey baby how are you is a show. The real side is FU bitch. They were talking with the intent of manipulation, so now that you've seen through the crap there is no need to hide. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/09/21 06:37 PM |
| 29 | One of the few times you know for sure a man is being 100% honest with you.Exactly, when they say these things they are basically saying "the bar for my behavior is on the ground..I'm letting you know so I can relax into the slob I am and you can stop expecting good behavior from me. Don't complain later, I was honest with you." If you call them out on it suddenly they were "joking".. Fuck off, jokes are supposed to be funny. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/09/21 05:04 PM |
| 65 | I must eat my words, he is not a HVM now that I see clearlyEvery woman is here because she has made these mistakes and maybe worse. Don't beat yourself up. These lessons are mandatory to truly understanding why FDS advocates what it does. I have many an LVM to "thank" for their contributions to my emotional maturity and fierceness when it comes to what I deserve. So keep your head up and plan your exit. You are only 23, this is a wonderful age to know your worth and your standards. Do exactly what you want, but stay safe for the time being. What he hate… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/09/21 02:10 AM |
| 170 | Rewatching Parks & Rec for the first time in years and WOWWW Chris Pratt's Andy is low-value af 😳When I watched the show a long time ago my impression of his character was that he was written to be a stereotypical loser. However if he wasn't also made goofy/lovable then the show would no longer remain a comedy. So I can see why the character was what it was. I've never seen a person like that in real life. Usually if they are so terrible then they are also bitter and vindictive or manipulative. But yeah the relationship with April was cringe especially since April was portrayed to be this I… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/09/21 07:20 PM |
| 74 | John Mulaney knocks up Olivia Munn just months after his divorce is finalized.Yep, I'd read somewhere that a change of situation and environment is deemed necessary to stop folding back into old behaviors. However his divorce was still shocking because he's been sober for a very long time and as far as I know, he had met his ex wife when he had already been sober for some time. So I'm guessing all of this is a new side of him for her as well. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/09/21 06:21 PM |
| 3 | Thoughts on long-distance?No, bad idea. You don't know each other enough to be exclusive it sounds like, let alone commit to an LDR. Starting a relationship with long distance is an oxymoron. If you're already in a committed relationship and then there is a fixed period of long distance, that's doable. This is more fantasy land because you haven't started a relationship and now you're doing long distance - that doesn't work. If you have a fixed time period after which you both will be in the same city, then start your re… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/09/21 04:27 PM |
| 70 | Women aren't morally obligated to have babies.Only 16% of single parents in the US are male. Tells you everything you need to know about who's taking responsibility and who's shirking it. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/09/21 03:16 PM |
| 63 | He said he wanted a relationshipYou did well. Fact is you can't tell if someone is worth your time or not from day 1 so the only thing you can do is walk away as soon as you see that it's not working for you. It's the staying and dilly-dallying and rationalizing that is a time waste and mind fuck. The other obvious thing is to keep dating other people. You weren't exclusive so don't act exclusive. This also saves time because now you have other people you are vetting, if one fails let them go. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 04/09/21 08:53 PM |
| 263 | Ladies of Reddit, what’s the sexiest thing an overweight gamer in his 30s can do to make you have sex with himLiterally this happened and he was a 30 year old gamer. I had the momentary thought of ditching the date when I saw him through the window but figured that would be a shitty move. Not only this, I had to tell him that he can't be gaming on his phone all the time if he's asked me to spend time with him. Then this grown ass man proceeds to ask me "Can I play now?" I had to explain to him that I'm not his mum, he can do whatever the fuck he wants but be ready to face the consequences. Don't act lik… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 04/09/21 05:44 PM |
| 53 | JFK, the Harvey Weinstein NVM of his time who cheated on his wife Jackie Kennedy with more than 30 women: His conga line of concubinesI just read this whole story in Bill Bryson's book The Body. In that he says the doctor who did this surgery, Walter Freeman went all around the country lobotomizing people willy nilly - once doing 225 surgeries in 12 days. He would perform them often without gloves or surgical masks, on children as young as 4 years old, people with phobias, drunks picked up off the street or people convicted of homosexual acts i.e. any "abberant" behavior. The procedure was so brutal that an experienced neurolo… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/09/21 12:46 AM |
| 22 | What are examples of a LVM playing red pill mind games ?Lol not your fault, I've listened to my fair share of sob stories so I could feel how much you probably had to endure. Vitamin D is a very very common deficiency, 70-90% of people living in the higher latitudes have it. The heart condition sounds like hypochondria and/or lying for sympathy. If he was really worried he should go get all the tests done, not sit around gabbing. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 31/08/21 04:32 PM |
| 54 | What are examples of a LVM playing red pill mind games ?Omfg, I was bored just reading that, forget about listening to that for multiple days. It's just vitamin D, most people are deficient. He may not be lying but he has issues - he is dumping all his problems on you and expecting you to make him feel better. That's not friendship or dating, that's holding someone hostage with emotional drama. Not your job to fix or even listen because you are clearly not that close. Oversharing with relative strangers shows a clear lack of boundaries. Like I said h… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 31/08/21 04:16 PM |
| 73 | Another scrote exploiting a teenager.You know what's disgusting - I did a little experiment on Tinder where I matched with men in the 20-40 age group but when we started talking, I let them know that I was 16 (I am not). Not a single man had a problem with this news or expressed anything other than more interest. I kept thinking the next one will not be a completely ethically bankrupt man, but not one man did the right thing. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/08/21 11:19 PM |
| 211 | Scrote wants to start secret “poly “relationship with gfs sisterAn NVM I was dating for a couple of months said something about my sister looking at him with doe eyes. I lost my shit because for me my younger sister might as well be my child. He was dumped. I told my sister much later about this incident and turns out she used to hate his guts so the doe eyes were actually stink eyes lol. I guess she sensed he was not worth my time before I did. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 29/08/21 06:10 PM |
| 7 | Stop watching reality TV and reading trashy novelsYep, I am the queen of veg days lol so I fully relate. I guess I have issues with impulse control and boundaries so I need to be strict with myself and plan out the rough time blocks, but I'm just realizing that perhaps most people don't need to. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 29/08/21 05:38 PM |
| 9 | Stop watching reality TV and reading trashy novelsI guess what I meant by plan is more loose. It's not an itemized list of to dos, rather you know what you're spending your time on and how much. So planning could be as simple as "do whatever I want from 12-6pm Sat". But there need to be some boundaries because it's not really leisure time if you're deciding on the go and later feel bad about it. For eg I have ADHD and I need days of complete sensory rest. But if I don't plan which day I will take that then it becomes a rolling target and I end … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 29/08/21 05:15 PM |
| 62 | Stop watching reality TV and reading trashy novelsAgreed. Also it's worth remembering that almost all reality shows are massively scripted and that creative editing can completely 180 the narrative. So anyone watching that should know it's purely for entertainment and maximum engagement. Having said that entertainment and hobbies are just that. If you pressure yourself to have lofty hobbies you don't actually enjoy or shows you don't feel amused or relaxed after watching then you're falling into the trap of assuming everything in your life need… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 29/08/21 04:22 PM |
| 15 | ‘Guy friends’: the real evil men?True, I think a lot of that is boundary testing. They lie about the intent to save face or to ensure contact so they can try again. It is disrespectful and cowardly. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/08/21 06:01 PM |
| 15 | Stop internalizing men’s cruelty/inability to treat you wellI have a pretty big social circle and they had no idea that I'd dated or blocked this person so long ago. They figured it was just an old friend trying to get in touch. But yes they could have just let me know instead of giving my number. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/08/21 05:56 PM |
| 28 | Stop internalizing men’s cruelty/inability to treat you wellI dumped and blocked an NVM after few months of dating, and moved halfway across the world for my career. 7 years later he got my number from someone else and tried to text me, only to weakly suggest that I should "make private time" for him if I ever visit home. So of course he got his ass roasted and blocked. I tracked down the friend who gave my number (they had no idea we had dated) and I got to know the NVM had just gotten married a month ago. Such happiness in his life, much wow. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/08/21 05:10 PM |
| 165 | This is who really gets empowered by sex work.That was like a gut punch. Something I hadn't put together before was that (1) there is too much porn and too much violent porn which fuels violent fantasies but then (2) the ability to hire prostitutes now allows these men to act out their violence on real women. So if they do get into a "normal" relationship their entire concept of what is acceptable and unacceptable is fucked up beyond belief. But the real scary thing is this very easy pathway that exists from porn to getting prostitutes to b… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/08/21 04:57 PM |
| 33 | ‘Guy friends’: the real evil men?It's such a stupid strategy too. I've never ever dated someone who started off as a long time friend because usually it's very clear if I'm attracted to someone or not. If there is attraction then they should have gone that route from the beginning. At that point if you said no, then they would be in their rights to end the pursuit and drift off. But this long con of being friends and then trying to hit on the girl is silly because it's very hard to look at someone romantically when you've categ… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/08/21 04:37 PM |
| 35 | ‘Guy friends’: the real evil men?About them being in their 40s, I've noticed that most people are either emotionally mature or immature by the time they are 27-30. After that the immature ones continue their stupid cycles no matter the age. You would think age would bring maturity but I haven't seen this effect post-30. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/08/21 04:29 PM |
| 52 | I told a man he needed therapy last night.I doubt he was actually going to read any books. He was a grade A whiner, and he was milking his depression for all the sympathy he could get. I blocked him after that ridiculous text. It's bad enough people don't take depression seriously, then you have these fuckers who use their depression to manipulate others but won't lift a finger to make real change. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/08/21 06:39 AM |
| 24 | No, Women Who Support Porn, I'm Not "Insecure".porn is the basis of almost half of all divorces Whoa, that's interesting, I always thought it was finances or cheating and such. The way I see it, porn hacks into the addiction centres of the brain just like fast food or drugs. So now that it's everywhere and easy to access it's a bad feedback cycle where companies like pornhub prey on users and then the users need bigger and bigger hits (aka more abnormal or extreme porn). There is a reason subs like nofap exist, because many people are legiti… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/08/21 03:37 AM |
| 80 | Expose them early and often!Forget Wednesday, he should have made proper plans atleast a couple days in advance. Unless a clear plan is made why should he assume you're going to keep your calendar free. It's highly disrespectful of your time. If he asked you out, it's his job to plan the date. Lack of accountability is a major repellent. I had a similar thing happen with a guy and when I told him I wasn't interested in seeing him he went "glad you found someone else", as if my decision and his actions were completely unrel… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/08/21 03:10 AM |
| 141 | Ummm...yes? And?I had seen a YouTube video a long time ago from a man giving dating advice to women. I don't remember a lot, but what did he say is the most important thing to keep away bad relationships - boundaries and standards. Men don't respect women without boundaries or standards. At the time I didn't fully understand what he meant, but I was in therapy and learnt about boundaries and now I realized that is the best dating advice you can give anyone. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/08/21 11:55 PM |
| 76 | Ummm...yes? And?Exactly, the whole idea is to equate being empowered with a lack of feminity. Therefore the addition of tropes that "society" thinks are not feminine. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/08/21 11:51 PM |
| 47 | I told a man he needed therapy last night.The reality is that a lot of them don't want to fix themselves. They would have to become much less selfish to actually have enriching relationships. But that doesn't work for them, they want a woman who will tolerate their crappy behavior. They are only wounded because the woman saw the light and left. Case in point, I went on a few dates with a divorced man. I figured things don't workout sometimes and maybe he learnt a lot about marriage and communication during the period of separation and p… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/08/21 11:36 PM |
| 147 | I told a man he needed therapy last night.The second contact I had with a man on a dating app was him telling me how depressed he is. So I told him to read a CBT book that had helped me a lot when I was dealing with depression. To which he responded "ok, can you come over right now with your copy of the book?" 🙄 Somehow he managed to be more disgusting than the guys who send dick pics to strangers. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/08/21 11:29 PM |
| 74 | It's amazing to me how anyone can justify manipulation!I really don't understand the fascination with anal. There is a perfectly good way to have hetero sex that is fun for both people, but they choose the way that makes one person cry in pain and risk damaging their internal organs? I find it abusive AF. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/08/21 11:00 PM |
| 40 | It's amazing to me how anyone can justify manipulation!Yes and this is also my reason for maintaining that all "love" should be conditional. Conditional on maintaining mutual safety and respect and whatever else is important to the person inside the relationship. Most of the time unconditional love is a fancy way of saying doormat. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/08/21 10:55 PM |
| 81 | It's amazing to me how anyone can justify manipulation!It's also interesting to me how all common sense is out of the window. Does she also need to specify that stabbing and shooting her are not within her boundaries?! How is including a threesome the default when the majority of folks (and her included) consider sleeping outside the marriage a huge boundary violation? | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/08/21 10:51 PM |
| 27 | All the red flags rolled into 1 little red pill incel ('I'm dominant, blow your back out, women cheat on nice guys') the women in the comments having a field day bc he's using a shower curtain as a bedroom curtain + no curtain rod. All jokes aside the fact that this has 50k+ likes is frightening....He's making these stupid videos and having so many thoughts on the subject because he is single. Wonder why 😁 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/08/21 01:35 PM |
| 260 | It was too good to be true.100%. Porn is the source of revenue for them, they would be shut down without it. So this was just a way to get extra publicity and whitewash their image. Just like how pornhub pretended to do it a few months ago. They want to profit from selling porn and trauma, but they also want to be called "progressive heroes" while doing it. I can't with the fucking hypocrisy. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/08/21 03:14 PM |
| 80 | Are progressive/liberal/well-read men any better than others?Difficult to say. I've met both types, but usually the decent ones aren't shouting from the rooftops about it because to them this is a way of life not a "personality trait" to show off. Sidenote, watch Ramy on Hulu. It's about an infuriating man who virtue signals about being religious and trying so hard to be a good Muslim, but really is the fucking worst. They should make a series like that about the fake woke guys who are actually inconvenienced by true liberalism. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/08/21 06:03 AM |
| 69 | Skip the date rape and just move in. These scrotes actually believe porn can be reality while they capitalize on sky high rent prices and openly take advantage of naive young women. He's even gleefully admitting to not having thought the situation through. Wow.Even those ones are dbags in my experience. Infact they are worse because they come in with a massive superiority complex. I had one of these specimens boast ad nauseum about his prestigious MBA and then try to explain evolution to me. Funny because I have a STEM PhD and have authored multiple evolution related publications in CNS journals (aka the glamour mags of my field). Apparently B-school teaches them to bluff boldly where brave souls fear to tread. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/08/21 04:03 AM |
| 126 | Skip the date rape and just move in. These scrotes actually believe porn can be reality while they capitalize on sky high rent prices and openly take advantage of naive young women. He's even gleefully admitting to not having thought the situation through. Wow.Of course he is in Finance. Every single douchebag I have met has been a "masters in finance". Idk if this is because major cities have more of these or something about finance attracts the biggest douches. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/08/21 02:40 AM |
| 37 | Congrats scrotes! Your screeching into the void and constant harrassment of FDS and its members has continued to propel us to the front page!Exactly this because it makes it harder to prosecute if you decriminalize it. And the trafficked victims are very often forced to lie about how they "consent" and "want" to do this in court. What normal person wants to be abused for pennies and sold for a dime? It is unreal to me that people even think this is ok. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 23/08/21 10:04 PM |
| 43 | Dodged a crafty LVMRightly so. It's a cheap fake investment. It only takes 2 seconds to write a good morning text and when it is not accompanied with authentic actions then these are just words which have no value. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 23/08/21 01:03 PM |
| 35 | Pickmes are brain dead 😑Agreed, this is the cringiest thing I read in a long time. WT actual ever loving F 🤪 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 23/08/21 01:23 AM |
| 30 | Men have no ability to emotionally regulate because society has been coddling their feelings from the moment they were bornboys are given a lot more space to develop their sexuality at their own pace without being intruded on preyed upon. Omg you just blew my mind. I never even thought about this but this is so true. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/08/21 07:16 PM |
| 322 | I broke up with my boyfriend because he uses p0rnGood for you. Your boundaries are yours, not for him to decide if they are "stupid". More than anything the fact he even refused to discuss it and immediately branded you wrong lets you know a lot about him. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/08/21 06:56 PM |
| 15 | Happy to see this posted on another sub"Fun" fact - apparently 30% of academic tenured positions are held by academics who are themselves children of professors. So not all that merit based as people claim. Obviously STEM is extremely racist and sexist as I have first hand experienced but there is also this wierd nepotism. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/08/21 02:57 PM |
| 9 | Is she high maintenance tho?Generosity is a non-negotiable. How can you think someone loves you or cares for you if they can't do basic caring acts. He's a selfish asshole. I can't imagine her sex life is any good. Let's forget about emotional bonding, even physically I bet this man knows nothing and has no desire to learn anything either. A partner who doesn't celebrate and cherish you isn't a partner - if anything they're going to leave you with less self-esteem and more depression and anxiety. Ironically enough these sa… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 19/08/21 01:18 AM |
| 15 | Along the same lines as the post about not being afraid to lie - saw this infographic on FB the other day, very helpful for the "too-friendly" of usThey always say the same tired lines. This one happened to have two kids as well. I had my giant mask on the entire time, so I have no idea what the hell he was seeing. You would think a mask would deter this behavior. It's just ridiculous. I honestly thought about just popping the door open and rolling out because my patience was dead after a full workday. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 18/08/21 04:51 PM |
| 231 | Along the same lines as the post about not being afraid to lie - saw this infographic on FB the other day, very helpful for the "too-friendly" of usYeah its a given, 50% of my rides will have drivers being inappropriate. A few weeks ago the driver kept saying "I'll give you babies, don't let those genes go to waste" 🤮 I had my headphones on and pretended to not hear the constant barrage of bullshit from him. He still continued. Fortunately I was saved from more nonsense because in the middle of those declarations of lust, the dashboard lit up - someone called "wifey" was calling. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 18/08/21 02:42 AM |
| 28 | Saw This Story. First red flag was coffee date and the rest are in the post. Glad someone was looking out for her!Aka anyone who has high intelligence and empathy. Proudly repping the PhDs with Pups gang in which case 🙌 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 16/08/21 09:52 PM |
| 4 | Please stop “gifting” threesomes. Also, your friends aren’t “gifts”.Agreed, it has too many elements that are very unrealistic. And Reddit has a culture of story tellers. I will be surprised if this is real. But sometimes truth is stranger than fiction and given the absolutely bonehead behavior I've seen, who the hell knows anymore. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 16/08/21 05:43 PM |
| 26 | Tell me you blame women, without telling me you blame women.This is what I found hilarious. The income gap is well-known so him trying to say that men are relatively disadvantaged when it comes to income is ridiculous. I agree an education is now very expensive and maybe not within everyone's reach however the barrier is still higher for women compared to men. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 16/08/21 01:13 PM |
| 9 | “FdS IS JuST As BaD As InCeLs” when was the last time an FDS’er, or any woman, went and killed innocent people because they couldn’t get a man?A lot of predictiable traits go together with bigotry - like extremism and "simplistic-thinking" (this is what the research papers call it). I wonder if the intellectually bankrupt migrate towards these ideologies or once you start getting into the rabbit hole of cognitive dissonance you gradually lose logical ability. So much to say the mindsets and psychology that you see in "traditional" terrorists is no different from incels - only the target looks different. And at a certain point every hum… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 14/08/21 03:31 AM |
| 29 | I don't even know how to describe this, why are men the way they areThat's the thing - you don't realize just how disrespectful it is. After I learnt about boundaries and started respecting myself more I realized that a lot of sexual kinks are outright abusive or disrespectful. Even when they are consensual, you have to think about the past history and trauma of a woman who "consents" to being beaten and bruised. You also have to wonder about the man who gets off on said abuse - is that really the type of behavior you want to reward? How long before the disrespe… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 13/08/21 04:11 AM |
| 115 | I am SO tired of the misogyny, negging, persistent pushy rape culture and cringey male princess demands peddled by so called ‘pick up artist guru’s’ online. Notice the tone of his language wreaks of perceived entitlement to womens attention.😂 when they think they are some master puppeteer but the ploy is so childishly stupid. I've seen this same thing with abusive/manipulative people in general, they have a very clear agenda and that's what makes their actions easy to understand no matter how clever they think they are being. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 09/08/21 03:30 PM |
| 63 | 5 lies about FDS in Vice's latest hit pieceWTF did I just read. The only real comment in that whole peice is about how it's difficult to make a decent living in the US compared to say Finland and how that affects mental health. And I'll be the first to say there aren't enough mental health resources available if you're poorer. However that effect is not limited to men and actually is much harder on women whose economic mobility is already more restricted than men. The grossest thing was how they're blaming women for not wanting to marry.… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/03/21 09:43 PM |
| 12 | Why do scrotes think you’re either pretty or smart, but not both?Omg yes that experience is so interesting. And in a way it's very eye opening because you can see through men's motivations so easily. It's also funny when men who are unaccustomed to being two steps behind get upset and try to "joke" that no one uses big words like that in regular conversation or that "oh sorry I'm not an expert on current affairs". They'll take their own lack of knowledge as an insult without you ever insinuating anything. Too many men only want to engage in a conversation whe… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/02/21 04:02 AM |
| 13 | Why do scrotes think you’re either pretty or smart, but not both?Yeah I've heard this way too much. And the best part is I've heard it from men who are doing well professionally and must routinely see women at their workplace. Yet they think "oh those women look nothing like you" is a compliment. No it's not. Those women are the women I look up to and want to be, so stfu with your bullshit. They probably seen through your fragile ego and make you feel inadequate else why would you speak like that about your own colleagues?! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/02/21 03:50 AM |
| 6 | This is why we don't respond - block and delete!Libgen | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 12/01/21 06:16 PM |
| 7 | Attractiveness won’t get you respect! Women need to stop believing this lie -First, I never said it doesn't have advantages. I agreed with you on that issue. Second, my point wasn't about how strangers treat you, it was about how people you interact with everyday treat you. If you apologize for everything and take the entire burden of making the relationship work then they will absolutely walk all over you, no matter how good looking you are. Conversely, if you assert your boundaries nd don't accept bad behavior, they will either behave better or leave you alone. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/01/21 10:02 PM |
| 10 | Attractiveness won’t get you respect! Women need to stop believing this lie -Delete and block. You don't have to show your value to someone else. And you started a business at such a young age, that's amazing. Never feel less than. Read up on boundaries and codependency / people-pleasing. Nice Girl Syndrome (Engel) is a book I recommend to everyone, Melody Beattie has some great books on co-dependent behavior too. You can't make anyone appreciate you, and you should not have to. But we learn early on that love and approval is conditional and that we should have no bounda… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/01/21 09:40 PM |
| 20 | Attractiveness won’t get you respect! Women need to stop believing this lie -Yep, it's so gross when they make the "you could be a cam model" statement. Yes of course I got my grad degree precisely so I could throw it all away and do that. When I hear that, I know the man is trash. Why is cam model the first thing in your mind?? Worse, the underlying misogynistic thinking is you can't be beautiful and have half a brain. The flip side of that "compliment" is "wow, I didn't know [insert professional career] could look like you" or "oh, beauty with brains". It's not a fucki… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/01/21 08:46 PM |
| 17 | Attractiveness won’t get you respect! Women need to stop believing this lie -Agreed. However, OP's point is very valid for women who think they they will be treated better if they are more attractive. Truth is you will be treated the way you allow people to treat you, irrespective of how you look. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/01/21 08:38 PM |
| 36 | Attractiveness won’t get you respect! Women need to stop believing this lie -It has nothing to do with you. He hates himself. So he tried to "acquire" an attractive woman like you to feel better about himself. Then after some time, he decided that if you were with a peice of trash like him, then you must not really be worthy or attractive or you would have chosen other options. So he got angry that you're ruining his life and making him feel unattractive and loserish because he's with an unattractive woman like you. He projected all his anger at you, tried to make you fe… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/01/21 08:31 PM |
| 5 | Men are not stupid. They are smart. They know when they are doing something wrong, they just don’t care. Stop giving them the benefit of the doubt that they don’t know what they are doingWow, that's straight up harassment and scary. He sounds like an abuser through and through. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/01/21 04:35 PM |
| 25 | Men are not stupid. They are smart. They know when they are doing something wrong, they just don’t care. Stop giving them the benefit of the doubt that they don’t know what they are doingUgh I had something similar where this gym bro I went on a couple of dates with kept randomly sending me seminudes and nudes. So I told him to stop because sending that without my consent is the same thing as flashing me randomly on the street. He got angry that I compared him to a creep and that I was "trying to call him a rapist". Then he changed tunes and said he thought I liked it because if the situation was reversed he would be flattered. 🙄 I deleted him of course. A year later he reached … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 09/01/21 11:37 PM |
| 29 | OMG. I saw a post on here about our opinion on male gynaecologists.. listen to thisThey are service providers. And I choose to speak with my dollars. Behave like an asshole? No more of my personal or insurance dollars come to you, and I also write a review and let everyone in my network know not to go to them. I also do the opposite when I meet a good doctor. Recommend them to everyone I know. In my experience good doctors usually also have good bedside manners. It's the shit doctors who are arrogant and are not good at their job. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 09/01/21 10:01 PM |
| 7 | Y’all. Of COURSE he lives with his mother. 🙄Wonderful 🙌🙌 Relate a lot to almost everything you talked about. Getting my ADHD diagnosis was so helpful. I was able to stop feeling guilty and start taking steps to remedy executive deficits. Literally those 6 months after diagnosis my life was completely different and it was simply because I stopped feeling so damn guilty 😅 Building the necessary skills has been key of course. I highly suggest meditation and mindfulness (whether ADHD or not) it has helped my focus and chill tremendously. The … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 09/01/21 02:53 PM |
| 10 | If you actively practice FDS, people are going to fucking hate you.I relate so hard. And everyday I'm thankful that I did not marry or have kids before I understood all of this. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 08/01/21 02:11 AM |
| 62 | Circle the LieOh damn, that sounds like a juicy recommendation! I've always wondered how the fuck do these women function with all the cognitive dissonance. Edit - turns out she also wrote a book called Pornography: men possessing women. How did I not know about this awesome lady!! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/01/21 11:56 PM |
| 103 | My ex was arrested marching on Washington today. Looks like the trash took itself out 🤦♀️Lmaoo or "whoops I donated your bail funds to Trumpty Dumpty, because I knew you would rather stay in jail and support him than be free" | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/01/21 07:14 AM |
| 113 | My ex was arrested marching on Washington today. Looks like the trash took itself out 🤦♀️I’ve met Trump, he’s a solid guy Solid in the head yes, some would say rock solid 🤣 I feel like everytime I try to be more "open minded" wrt politics or religion it always comes to bite me. Then I remember that I had closed my mind because for the majority of zealots it's not about following their chosen path, it's about controlling your chosen path. My dad says this jokingly "Don't be so open-minded that your brains fall out". It's funnier because it's true lol. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/01/21 04:08 AM |
| 3 | He sounds like, erm, the last 6,000 years of patriarchy and all of the mainstream, woman hating religions. Sure men have women’s best interests at heart, as evidenced by history!I'm sad I only have two eyes 🙄 Seriously who thinks they have an acute understanding of all of human history from a neutral perspective to fart out such a simplistic and ultimately silly opinion. Trust me, I am man. Women are a monolith and I understand that they don't understand anything. 😤 I'm trying so hard to not swear. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/01/21 09:35 PM |
| 68 | Back to the FDS Basics for anyone new hereI find it really insulting when a man suggests an early date at his house. I haven't been dating since covid so can't say anything about how that's changed things but anytime his house or my house enters the equation, it's a blatant hookup proposal and it makes me angry. Not to mention of course how extremely unsafe it is but just the gall of suggesting it, and thinking they're pulling a fast one on you. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/01/21 06:25 AM |
| 84 | No thanksLol so true. The best part is a lot of these men are absolutely unqualified to be fathers. Even if I wanted kids, no way in hell would I saddle myself with an incompetent partner. IMO the bar for a partner is much much higher if kids are going to be in the future. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/01/21 07:12 PM |
| 73 | No thanksI feel like if they don't have their shit together at 35, and aren't even trying hard to get there, then they are never going to be any sort of catch. I've met too many men who are immature and trying to see potential in them is like seeing a mirage in a desert. You desperately want to believe it is there, but do you really want to die waiting for the miracle to materialize? | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/01/21 07:09 PM |
| 25 | Hot Tip: If you have to consult Google to see if his behavior is okay, it's time to dump him, sis.This is the weirdest book recommendation but read the Human Magnet Syndrome. It helped me see why I had "chemistry" with selfish assholes. I completely understand what you're saying about figuring out an over reaction vs actual issue dilemma. All I can say is my over reaction used to be triggered by being unseen, unheard, or essentially non-reciprocation of love and consideration. So 9/10 times it was not over-reaction. I worked on my emotional reactivity with my therapist as well as reading boo… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/01/21 05:04 PM |
| 6 | Got a ring as a commitment to myself. I will never put my needs and desires aside, I will live life on my own terms, and always value myself and know my worth.Agreed, I love the symbolism but unfortunately am very sensitive to any metals touching my skin. I like that a ring is always on your person and easy to see, so it's a good reminder to yourself to commit to your self care. As long as the self care happens, the specific item or action you choose to symbolize it is a personal decision, and it doesn't have to reflect what society deems valuable or beautiful. It's whatever sparks joy in you like Marie Kondo put it so elegantly. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 02/01/21 04:17 AM |
| 13 | No more falling in love blindly, follow your intuition blindly. To an awesome and healthy 2021 🥂This is so wierd and it's probably a product of the melatonin I took last night but I had the strangest dream where I was in a "situationship" with a LVM and within the dream I started counting all the ways he is a LVM and why I should leave now. It was a dream so things suddenly changed and I was trapped and had to play literal games to escape. I woke up feeling "wtf" but also strangely proud that I was able to identify the shit show symptoms inside my dream and resolve to walk out. Interesting… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/01/21 04:52 PM |
| 12 | What are they even thinking when they send messages like this??I think of negging as a 1-2 punch of something that is ultimately a put down. So "you're pretty for a nerdy girl" is one such. His "I blame you" is a straight up compliment in his mind because "normally" he isn't pro-rape but you are so alluring that my cro-magnon instincts want to rape you. They genuinely think this is supposed to be positive. And the worst part is some poor women have been conditioned to think that this is a compliment. I mean, this is kind of what BDSM is based on - let me de… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/12/20 08:51 PM |
| 19 | What are they even thinking when they send messages like this??He thinks he is flirting bigly and paying her an amazing compliment - you are so attractive that I made a creepy exception for you 🤮 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/12/20 08:42 PM |
| 16 | What are they even thinking when they send messages like this??It's dishonest from the start. He had planned the second text as a "I'm a good guy usually" cover, it wasn't an afterthought. Unlike speaking in real time, texting is very much deliberate. The other cover story is "I was kidding, jeez". Basically taking zero accountability and ownership of what they did or said. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/12/20 08:41 PM |
| 50 | Leave the FIRST time someone shows you low effortWhen I think about how I would respond if the situation was reversed, I basically realize that I'm way better a partner and I'm actually not expecting enough from people. It's a cringe moment, but this is my test now - if I would do X, then I expect X from my partner. And if they did something unimaginably bad that I would never do, I leave. So not remembering where you're going is in that category of unimaginable behavior. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 29/12/20 06:39 PM |
| 80 | FDS ladies are not dumb AND didn’t text their exes Merry Christmas ✨They would rather send meaningless wishes than take any accountability for past or future actions. Remembering this helps me remember that the message might as well be gibberish because their words don't hold any meaning. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/12/20 04:01 PM |
| 41 | I am glad more and more women are having that mindset in this day and age.Yep, took me a while to realize this. It's the same as when craigslist says it's about whatever people want, but really it serves as a conduit for trafficking. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 23/12/20 06:20 PM |
| 23 | Dear gamer guys of reddit: this holiday season, give yourself the gift of mental health and GO 👏 TO 👏 THERAPY👏 instead of spending thousands of dollars on your entertainment room.The most dramatic and emotionally uncontrolled people in my former toxic workplace were all male. 40+ year old men going red in the face and throwing a tantrum like toddlers. It's a product of unchecked entitlement. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/12/20 11:45 PM |
| 13 | I'm sick of askingExactly, this is not how being cherished and valued feels like. And that is too important in a relationship to ignore it's absence. I'm going to argue that being appreciated and validated is the #1 thing in any relationship. And when it's not present, you constantly feel unappreciated and unvalued. Why stay in a dynamic that makes you feel like that? Good job on recognizing this and moving on. You can't make people do what they don't intrinsically want to do, but you do have the power to leave t… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/12/20 08:11 PM |
| 2 | Nearly 30 and still can’t piss straight or clean up 🤢🥴I unsubscribed from all these subs for this reason. My blood pressure just shot up reading this. Thankfully I get to see a decent number of mature adult men behaving maturely around me or I'd have lost all faith, but I just cannot understand how so many many men behave like this??!!! I don't think even stone age men behaved like this or they'd be dead from diseases before they reached adulthood. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/12/20 07:08 PM |
| 15 | obese entitled scrote thinks he deserves better than his gf despite being a LVMUgh, so insanely disrespectful. He's actually negging her so she doesn't leave him. And trying to pretend like he has options or will have options in the "future". He's clearly angry and thinks he deserves "better" but can't find anyone willing to tolerate him so is spewing hate at her. She needs to leave ASAP. Staying with him will trash any self-esteem she has left. Not to mention losing weight long term requires you to love yourself. I feel like she might be less stressed and more self-loving… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 20/12/20 02:41 PM |
| 125 | Porn acting is notoriously bad, except for when it portrays extreme degradation of women, then suddenly it's "not real, they're just acting"If you want to stop people from becoming like me, don't burn Catcher in the Rye, burn Hustler. Ted fkin Bundy | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 18/12/20 03:00 PM |
| 13 | Don't bother "communicating", actually. Just go.As someone who was depressed, you staying is not going to change a damn thing. Just leave. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 14/12/20 11:38 PM |
| 104 | Me and the other girls in my theater class in high school were constructing props in the library late at night and we all had a tearful heart to heart about all the abuse we have received by men. That night we learned that each and every girl had been raped and/or beaten by a bf or family member.Omg .. I just realized I know someone who used to behave like that. My culture is very tight lipped about discussing anything sexual so no one really said anything except calling her "wild". This is heartbreaking. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 09/12/20 05:31 PM |
| 61 | Ugh. How do you avoid people like this who keep you as an option? Audacity is all he has. His poor girlAn ex I had gone NC with for the last 7 years got my number from somewhere and contacted me, only to insinuate sex after a couple of generic messages. This was comical for several reasons, the way he tried to bring up casual sex to a practical stranger, the fact that I'd moved halfway across the planet for several years at this point, and his anger when I pointed out that he was too unattractive for me to not consider it a joke. Turns out this asshole had gotten married less than a month ago 🤮 Y… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/12/20 04:13 AM |
| 12 | Thoughts?I'm half sure this is some staged commercial, but if it's not that lady is walking away like a total boss lol. And the comment about "returning it later" is just 🙄. I'd say it's worse to do that if the proposal was genuine. Just say no and move on. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/12/20 03:39 PM |
| 10 | If he wanted to, he wouldTrue. It might be helpful for you to focus on other parts of her life and encourage her there. Her work, career, hobbies etc, anything that builds her up independently. Or suggesting therapy for personal growth. The other way I've seen it work is when people realize that not all men are lazy or selfish. They see real couples, such as friends or friends of friends, with strong relationships and start to put two and two together that it's a choice to stay in a shitty relationship. If she's a reall… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/12/20 08:50 PM |
| 10 | If he wanted to, he wouldYeah all of that points to bad judgement on her side. The thing is until she believes she deserves better, nothing you say will make a difference. I've learnt to not try to persuade anyone or give them too much sympathy when they do things like that. I just listen and say "I see, sounds challenging" and change the topic. If they want actual advice, then I provide it but until then you can't do much sadly. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/12/20 08:35 PM |
| 41 | why we don't do hookups.. straight from the horse's mouthThis! It irritates me so much. I think one reason is that this whole thing is an ego boost for them. So they want to get the woman who is "hard to get" and they want her to fantasize about him as if he's a god among men. These guys want validation and praise more than they want sex. The sex just makes them feel like they won but it is secondary to the compliments. They don't like themselves, so all their self-esteem comes from other people (especially high value women) telling them that they are… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/12/20 04:22 PM |
| 139 | why we don't do hookups.. straight from the horse's mouthThis is also how narcissists operate. They try to knock you over with overt gestures and love bombing so you're too impressed to realize it is not normal. Then they withdraw to their natural level of selfishness and you're confused. They do this because they know instinctively that their normal level of behavior is not going to attract any self-respecting woman. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/12/20 04:16 PM |
| 40 | The tradcon guide for the modern womanI mean haven't we seen this same trope used in several movies though. The sweet girl with the nice manners who looks after everyone no matter how messed up they are. Then the bad boy develops a soft spot for her and begins to stalk her everywhere while she feeds the homeless and adopts kittens. Basically, if you are "good enough" and pretty enough, sooner or later someone will notice and love you like you've never been loved. This is the ultimate pickme fantasy force fed to us since childhood. I… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/12/20 06:06 AM |
| 23 | The tradcon guide for the modern womanDepends on the party and how well you know the host. My close friends used to have house parties often with 6-8 guests (pre-covid) and all of us would help clean up when the party winded down. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/12/20 05:57 AM |
| 48 | People who say their partner is HV before 6 month in, and people in here supporting it?I think it's only terrifying if you are worried about relying on yourself. Always make sure that no matter what you can rely on yourself if your relationship falls apart. Doesn't mean that you don't trust your partner, just means that in the event of red flags, you're not compromising on your standards because you're afraid of what will happen if you leave. People change, it's a fact. You can be married from 25 to 55 and suddenly realize the man is cheating now. There is no guarantee for relatio… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/12/20 08:55 PM |
| 5 | No one ever asks men where they get their confidence.Oh damn I like this "I aim to have some white male energy" 🤣 For real I had to ask someone with that energy to stop wasting my time asking basic questions about a subject when it was clear he didn't make the first effort to read a wikipedia entry on it. The arrogance to call a meeting without even doing basic homework, gimme some of that lol. On a serious note, I think the ability to think you can do something is a HUGE asset and that confidence alone is an 80% predictor of success. Your belief … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/12/20 07:17 PM |
| 20 | X post from r/witchesvspatriarchyAgreed. It's a made-up attention grabbing tweet. But no one is going to call it out on her page for fear of sounding like a racist or sexist when the truth is she displayed her own brand of it. The language use especially is negative stereotyping to a comical degree. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/12/20 02:22 PM |
| 8 | X post from r/witchesvspatriarchyUgh I hate these morons, I usually say something really bizarre to get them to walk away in confusion or I just ask them to show me how to smile and wait expectantly to ask more "technical questions" about smiling. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/12/20 02:11 PM |
| 14 | The language people use can be telling of what sort of person they are.Absolutely, I was actually thinking about that too but didn't put it in. I've had people ask me how I can be athiest because they thought without religion everyone is going to be running around murdering people helter-skelter. 🙄 On the contrary, if you need codified religion to behave nicely then it's no wonder so many people rationalize anything and everything under the pretense of religion to do massive harm. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/11/20 08:39 PM |
| 26 | The language people use can be telling of what sort of person they are.1000% It also angers me when I see people use the age of consent argument for children. If the age of consent in some state is 15, it's still wrong for a 25-30 year old adult to be hitting on the child. The state wise or country wise age of consent is a legal argument, not a moral one. If they lowered it to 12, it would not make it right. How demented do you have to be to need a law to stop you? | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/11/20 07:32 PM |
| 58 | My wish for 2021 and beyond is that more women realise that they don’t have to put up with callous, selfish behaviour in their relationships.Amen! It breaks my heart to see women tiptoe around bad behavior as if it's their fault or they need to fix something. Nah, you need to get far away from abusive people no matter who they are and how long you sunk into that relationship. If it's not helping, it's hurting. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/11/20 02:06 PM |
| 134 | Scrote vs KingAgreed. You can have body type and other preferences but you don't have to dehumanize or disrespect someone who you don't personally find hot. His problem is that he's measuring his worthiness by her perceived worthiness, hence the tone of disgust of "how dare I be associated with X". That attitude is the shortcut to a shitty relationship because no matter how hot your partner, you're still you and you're always going to feel either disgusted or inadequate. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/11/20 05:31 AM |
| 34 | Thank you to the queen who called me out on another sub! You’ve helped change my life.🙌 It takes a lot of courage to get past the denial and anger that precedes the self-realization of how badly we let other people treat us. But you did it! You are valuable and your experiences and feelings are 100% valid. It's so cliche when people say this, but omg when you step into your own power, it is the best fucking high. You are truly the one person who will always love you the absolute most. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/11/20 05:45 AM |
| 79 | This has to be the worst tinder profile I’ve ever laid eyes on. This man is a walking red flag.That's the thing, usually I'd say hedonist means enjoys the finer things in life but in context of these profiles your description is spot on. This particular guy doesn't even write like he has a good vocabulary so the word choice is unusual for sure. The fact that he said "look it up" means he just learnt it 5 mins ago haha. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/11/20 08:45 PM |
| 46 | 😭😭😭😭😨😨😨 ok now I'm not happy at all | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/11/20 08:31 PM |
| 132 | 😭😭😭😭It's not as exciting when the person isn't right. On the contrary you feel trapped and uncomfortable because it's like your entire life is going to become one dreadful train journey through a wasteland. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/11/20 08:30 PM |
| 11 | After seeing a guy I was dating on a date with another woman, this Tiffany ring symbolizes me dating myself, choosing myself, coming back to myself, and loving myself.Of course! Always good to make your own opinion from the facts rather than someone's take on it. So I appreciate that you asked. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 17/11/20 05:53 PM |
| 72 | After seeing a guy I was dating on a date with another woman, this Tiffany ring symbolizes me dating myself, choosing myself, coming back to myself, and loving myself.He spouts misogynistic statements under the guise of evolutionary theory. So he will say things like women are "biologically" inclined to do X and do Y, which is horseshit. He then wraps up his bullshit in "since ancient times" fables and mythical stories where he is trying really hard to impart some Dan Brown type of "fundamental truths". He is a story teller who tries to cloak himself in authority. If the stories help you in some way, no harm in it but remember it's all stories. And a lot of m… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 17/11/20 05:50 PM |
| 33 | After seeing a guy I was dating on a date with another woman, this Tiffany ring symbolizes me dating myself, choosing myself, coming back to myself, and loving myself.Yes! I had a date with an otherwise smart considerate guy but I just could not get over the Jordan Peterson thing. The thing is it sounds "smart" and people tout his credentials but I can tell you any theory of why something was "evolutionarily" designed to be some way. Everyone in the field knows it's bullshit armchair crap. So when people try to argue that line I know they are idiots who haven't actually studied the field before talking out of their ass. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 17/11/20 05:10 PM |
| 13 | After seeing a guy I was dating on a date with another woman, this Tiffany ring symbolizes me dating myself, choosing myself, coming back to myself, and loving myself.Wow, yeah he was trash. I think it's harder to understand when the outer manifestation of success is so at odds with the inner shittiness. But the truth is these guys hate themselves and are trying to over compensate real hard. So they are never going to be happy with anyone because they hate who they are. You can travel the world, but you're still you. I'm glad you figured out the situation and are moving on. Stay in your power, always 🙌 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 17/11/20 05:07 PM |
| 50 | Sad but true, gotta just laugh at this point 🤣😂 Add my ADHD and CPTSD and we got the entire spectrum of shit covered. But for real, I would be doubting myself if I didn't see the ladies here and realize that my gut was right about swiftly and unapologetically bailing out on people who held me down. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 17/11/20 05:10 AM |
| 19 | if that ain’t the truth. we need to start looking at cheating as the man’s defect and not what the woman was lacking.🙄 That's the thing, I can make up any analogy to sell you any story I like. If he's tired then he is free to break up and leave. Doesn't justify cheating. Men who justify themselves like this are basically telling themselves that they are not "cheaters", they are "good guys with limits of patience". But that's bullshit. They know exactly what they're doing and it's cowardly. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 14/11/20 01:26 AM |
| 26 | Oh Holy HellI unsubscribed to that and all relationshit subs. Can't have my blood pressure ready to hit the roof everyday. I really cannot imagine how someone can lack so much self-awareness. He's such a blatant asshole. I hope she wises up and dumps his whiny, manipulative ass yesterday. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/11/20 04:38 AM |
| 50 | Oh Holy HellYep, it's really just degrading. Either you get fetishized or you get the "I didn't know [insert professional]s could look like you?" attempt at a backhanded compliment. Your ignorance is not a compliment 🙄 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/11/20 04:33 AM |
| 19 | I have no idea why this is a revolutionary statement. The whole, "what if it was your daughter, mother,sister etc" narrative really rubs me the wrong way. You should care about women period, no just when it impacts you personally.Yes!! I hate when people bring out that argument. Like do you say that for a murder? For theft? If I have to explain what's wrong then I also have to transplant a moral center in your brain next. Her response was 👌 She outed him as a major creep and misogynist hiding behind the false shroud of respectable married man with daughters. Any asshole can father a child and 50% of the time the child is a girl. How does that randomly make him respectable? And I hope that she made his wife and children t… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/11/20 04:16 AM |
| 31 | WHAT THE ACTUAL F**K IS WRONG WITH MENRape apologists can fuck right off. No one defends behavior that is this level of abusive if they aren't secretly identifying with it to some extent. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/11/20 05:24 AM |
| 22 | Commentator got it wrong. This is who needs to see Kamala speak tonight.Well said. And I just read about her family's history - I was blown away. Such a strong legacy of powerful women. It's no wonder that Kamala Harris is in the position she is in today, she was raised by a badass mother who broke every norm of her day all the way back from 1950. I cried when I read her story because as a first generation immigrant woman in STEM I can only imagine the barriers she faced. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 08/11/20 06:16 AM |
| 14 | 💅I think what you are missing is that abuse does not have to be 'extreme' in order to harm children. Emotional neglect has been shown to be much worse than even physical abuse in the way that it affects children for their lifetime. So the parent doesn't have to be outright abusive to be harmful. And I agree most men are capable, but unwilling. The point is they have nothing to lose if the child isn't taken care of. So they're just not going to take the responsibility if they don't want to. At tha… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/11/20 02:41 PM |
| 15 | What in the ever loving pickmeisha hell is this?So much this. I got to see this behavior too closely for my comfort. He would play videogames all the time, sulked when I said I'm leaving to meet other people since he can't get his eyeballs unglued, literally talked only about himself and then hung up the phone abruptly once his word vomit was done by saying my ice cream is melting. Dude what ?! 😂 Still took my idiot ass to be shown the way by my therapist who was all "Ye shall have strong boundaries that no man child can pass through". She wa… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/11/20 04:41 AM |
| 20 | What in the ever loving pickmeisha hell is this?Shoot, that just makes this so much more cringe! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/11/20 04:27 AM |
| 1 | It’s sad this is normalized but it has to be said. Many women don’t realize their partners hate them because they’re so used to CoMmUniCaTing and negotiating their standards.Ugh what an asshole. I've seen these kinds of people too, the minute they think they have any little bit of power or leverage they start acting like the abuser they always were inside. Otherwise they just whine and parade as "poor me, so good but so much bad luck". That's a lesson though, never treat anyone better than they treat you. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 05/11/20 05:02 PM |
| 170 | Even a 35 yo man has these same meltdowns but they're the logical sex!!!There is a difference between being emotional and being emotionally immature. My take is that punching walls and throwing a fit are signs of emotional immaturity i.e. not being in control of your emotions or expecting other people to take care of them for you. Whereas you can have a full emotional range and still be a rational person who expresses themselves well. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 04/11/20 01:35 PM |
| 15 | Broke up with BF bcs of OnlyFansWhere they spend their money and time is the true indicator of what their priorities are compared to what they tell you or tell themselves. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/11/20 01:19 AM |
| 108 | It’s sad this is normalized but it has to be said. Many women don’t realize their partners hate them because they’re so used to CoMmUniCaTing and negotiating their standards.It's disrespect and contempt which are close cousins of hate, but not exactly the same thing. They don't think you are valuable and so the hate is internalized shame that they are projecting on you. You are nice to them, so clearly you must not be worth anything, and so clearly you are below them in the totem pole and therefore they are staying with you for the time being but they hate you because they can do much better than you. You remind them that they are not good enough to be bedding some … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/11/20 12:57 AM |
| 18 | Broke up with BF bcs of OnlyFansIt might look like that but from a business perspective no one would start a platform like that if it wasn't more lucrative for them. There is always a middleman, in this case the platform itself. It's most likely structured like YouTube where they get a hefty proportion of whatever the model makes. And the reason YouTube makes money but individual streamers not so much, is because YouTube relies on volume to make money. It enables lots of people to put out their videos, so even if most individu… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/11/20 12:37 AM |
| 30 | Broke up with BF bcs of OnlyFansIf he really wanted to support her he would not be asking for private stream access, like how blatantly shitty do you have to be to ask your friend to "repay" you for a favor like this if it is a favor. Clearly, it's not, it's a business transaction like any other. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 02/11/20 10:22 PM |
| 30 | Broke up with BF bcs of OnlyFansDon't beat yourself up for feeling this cringe feeling. Use this experience to never accept crap excuses and crap men into your life. The "support" excuse is as old as time. Do I really want to see my best friends private parts? There are so many ways to support someone other than paying them to literally sell themselves. Where he decided to spend his money tells you everything you need to know about what he values. It's not about the money, but it is about the value. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 02/11/20 10:20 PM |
| 27 | Life after finding FDS. (Art by @violetclair on Insta, makes FDS friendly art)Yes!! So happy when I see younger women on here! No one should have to go through unnecessary bullshit and trauma because of their gender. Tell your friends too. This information will literally pay you back over time - healthier, wealthier and happier. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 31/10/20 12:02 AM |
| 6 | r/sex told an ABUSE SURVIVOR not to be scared of someone who wants to STRANGLE and HIT her 🤡🤡🤡Holy shit you are so right, I never made that connection before. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/10/20 01:13 PM |
| 24 | r/sex told an ABUSE SURVIVOR not to be scared of someone who wants to STRANGLE and HIT her 🤡🤡🤡Agreed. It took me a long time to understand that I'm not the abnormal 'emotional' one and all the bs that is spewed out that all men innately separate sex from emotions is just the rhetoric being pushed by lazy, selfish men. Functional human beings value connection. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 30/10/20 06:45 AM |
| 20 | This is why we say no to coffee dates. Before finding FDS, I agreed to a coffee date. He was supposed to text me a time to meet but never did. The NEXT DAY he asked me why I didn't wake him upThis reminds me, one time this dude tried to say that I should come over to his place to lend him a therapy book because he was oh so depressed and suicidal. At night. I hadn't even met him in person yet. I told him to hang tight and not do anything stupid. Then I hung up and went to sleep because I follow my own advice. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/10/20 11:24 PM |
| 12 | This is why we say no to coffee dates. Before finding FDS, I agreed to a coffee date. He was supposed to text me a time to meet but never did. The NEXT DAY he asked me why I didn't wake him upThis! It's an opportunity not a chore. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/10/20 11:09 PM |
| 22 | Men want a 1950s housewife but can’t do any of the 1950s husbandLol my solution is that we agree on a fair split and then we swap chore lists every week or every month. Fair is fair. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/10/20 03:58 PM |
| 9 | He is showing you who he is - believe him.Yep, as someone who genuinely keeps my phone on silent and doesn't look at it much during work time, I can assure you the minute I read a message or see a call, I respond back. I never keep people on read or take more than a few hours to get back to them. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/10/20 11:30 PM |
| 14 | Woke Queen. The comments are gold.There was a askreddit post asking for stories of men abused by women, which felt to me like a "response" to this particular post. First, the overwhelming majority of abuse victims are women. And second, while I sympathize with all victims of abuse, the data suggest that predominantly the abusers of men are other men. I think when they talk about this topic in particular, they conveniently forget that while the victims' gender has changed, for the most part the abusers' gender has not. Putting it… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/10/20 10:02 PM |
| 129 | “Don’t wank with your right and point with your left.” A word.It's not support, it's nice guy behavior. They act supportive because they expect something in return. If the woman in question tells them to f off, they will immediately degrade her back to 'put her in her place'. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/10/20 08:44 PM |
| 48 | Me this weekend breaking my bad habit pursuing menYeah, I think that it's more about putting your own feelings as priority rather than trying to make anyone else feel better. I've been doing this since the beginning of this year as a part of healing from people pleasing behavior and it has reduced my stress so much. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/10/20 08:35 PM |
| 72 | Women are finally allowing themselves to admit that they do not support the porn industry and they do not want their partners to do so eitherI think she is trying to point out that many people are ignorant or have never really thought about the situations or consequences of the porn industry existing. For example, I knew that it is fairly abusive but I figured at some level a lot of the women actors are doing it willingly for temporary easy money. However I was listening to a show and they described how more than 30% are actually not willing even during filming, have to smile and act that way so they would get paid and are often sudd… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/10/20 07:50 PM |
| 78 | Women are finally allowing themselves to admit that they do not support the porn industry and they do not want their partners to do so eitherYikes... The whole comparison thing is so damaging to self-esteem. Even if you're talking yourself up by calling someone else 'average' you're ultimately increasing the power your self-critic holds over you and reinforcing the belief that your value only lies in how you look or whatever external standard you were comparing yourself to. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/10/20 07:43 PM |
| 10 | Can't even be free in the fitbit app...smdh. All the comments were women agreeing and thanking her for saying what needs to be said.Loool, someone took this month in Goodreads February romances too literally. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/10/20 05:18 AM |
| 43 | Heard it from the horse's mouthI wish I could upvote this a hundred times. He doesn't have to overtly cheat or abuse you - lack of respect and consideration is not acceptable in any relationship, let alone marriage. And in my experience, these signs of subtle disrespect come up very quickly in the dating process because this is who they are at their core. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/10/20 05:02 AM |
| 8 | You don't owe anyone a chance. You can end an interaction/relationship WITHOUT having to justify your decision.It's really hard because at some level a lot of these memories are almost traumatic. Idk if this will work for you but I play the Curb your enthusiasm theme music when I replay these memories in my mind. It's a funny way to remind myself not to do that again. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/10/20 04:33 AM |
| 68 | Heard it from the horse's mouthAnd that's the thing, even marriage doesn't mean that he thinks you're his forever or that he respects and loves the woman. Many men get into marriage for the same reason as the forever engagement. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/10/20 04:28 AM |
| 57 | If he doesn't make you cum he doesn't care about you or respect you!It makes me almost cry when I read these posts because even now the fact that you have to underline orgasm every single time just like him and my brain goes "whoa, that's true" means that it's not a solid established baseline for me. And I feel sad about all the shitty devaluing experiences in my past. But I need to see this again and again until it's firmly set in my mind. So thank you for saying it loud and clear. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/10/20 04:01 AM |
| 29 | “If he wanted to, he would”... what matters is he didn’t! Who cares! Keep doing you!!Exactly. The real question is why am I putting up with this? And the moment you do that you take back your power. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/10/20 08:14 PM |
| 45 | Man Sexualizes Other Women And “Gifts” It To WifeIt's so damn annoying. The worst is when they try to compare you to your own friends or sister ... wtf kind of behavior is that, it makes me really angry. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/10/20 05:37 PM |
| 26 | A man can never do anything by himself, a woman has got to manipulate him. (Context in the comments, please read)Good for you!! I legit came home that day and thanked my stars that I was single. No authority figure is worth sacrificing a lifetime of happiness for. I would be in prison if I had to deal with a goddamn tantrum of that magnitude everyday. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 17/10/20 06:00 AM |
| 42 | A man can never do anything by himself, a woman has got to manipulate him. (Context in the comments, please read)Omg.. I spent one day with my bff and her couple friends when she came to my city. The other two couples were insane. Both had an arranged marriage. One man got childishly upset when his wife decided to get ice cream after he told her not to because it was cold weather or some such. He full on sulked and drooped until she made up to him with lots of extra attention. The other husband straight up asked me how much I earn in a month. Not to mention all of them worked as IT/SWE and I was a grad stu… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 17/10/20 05:42 AM |
| 7 | 'Sex work is work' doesn't prove anythingHoly shit, I was not prepared for that sub 😳😳😳 Yeah idk how you can see that every day without hating men forever. And you're so right, no one is doing for for the money, if they had better options they would take it. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 15/10/20 05:45 PM |
| 58 | 'Sex work is work' doesn't prove anythingPart of it is definitely a lack of self esteem but the other part of it is addiction to 'fame'. This is especially true for cam/internet models because they are physically safe but also have a 'fan following' of hundreds of thousands of viewers. It's the same as the people trying to become instagram influencers. So you can see why even a healthy person could get addicted to the attention. But IMO you have to be pretty unhealthy to continue for a long time because they keep getting bombarded with… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 15/10/20 11:51 AM |
| 19 | FYI, r/Sex is now refusing to let porn addiction be discussed freely because it’s “sex negative” and only promoted by communities with “dubious ideas”. Reminder that your choices on the “neutral” subs are being made *for* you and it’s always pro-porn no matter how much evidence you find against it.I had already unsubscribed from that subreddit because a lot of the posts were very uncomfortable to read in terms of the dynamics they were promoting and everyone would just clap the OP on. I'm not at all surprised to see their stance on addiction. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 15/10/20 11:30 AM |
| 8 | Anyone see that Finland is criminalizing unsolicited nudes?Sending unsolicited NSFW pics is basically the same thing as flashing someone on a street corner IRL and is therefore equally despicable. It's sexual harassment plain and simple. Glad to see that being recognized in law. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 15/10/20 04:50 AM |
| 17 | How to Vet STEM MenIdk if this is a STEM red flag as such but I was dating a man 10 years older than me who was impressed that I had a PhD (he did too) but didn't actually care about my work. I felt like this was another way in which I was being objectified. He would love to talk about his work and be happy when I asked relevant questions but he didn't so much as bother to ask me for a summary of my work when it got published in a major journal. He would always bring up "you're hot, sexy and intelligent" but I don… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 15/10/20 03:43 AM |
| 15 | Don't fall for a Fauxpology or a Self-made Victim: "I'm Sorry it Came Off That Way," "I guess I'm the Bad Guy Once Again"So true. I don't look for sparks, I look for accountability. If your words and actions match then I know we can communicate clearly and whatever happens next is a shared reality for both people. If words don't mean anything then all other communication is pointless. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 15/10/20 01:30 AM |
| 14 | My boyfriend destroyed my 7 year old Bonsai treeSo true, the forgiveness is for past transgressions. It's not license to do more. And forgiveness is not equal to endorsement. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 12/10/20 09:29 PM |
| 62 | My boyfriend destroyed my 7 year old Bonsai treeI don't even understand the logic of this 'prank' ... What am I missing? How is this a prank?? | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 12/10/20 09:26 PM |
| 14 | Avoid men who constantly talk about how “busy” they areWhen someone tries to use the busy excuse I just assume they are bullshitting me or just really bad at handling life. Either one is unattractive. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/10/20 10:03 PM |
| 14 | Thank god this girl realizes he wants a new mommy. Stay strong girl or you’ll be participating in #kickhimout2020Yep. "Learning" would last a long time and it would be called "nagging" after a couple months. IMO he should live on his own for a year and prove that he can do everything. Now for storytime, 33 year old man I went on one date with used to get food for the week delivered from his aunt and sisters who lived 40 miles away. He was very polite, making good money in his career and had good conversation skills. But the minute I heard that I was out 🤣🤣 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 11/10/20 08:35 PM |
| 6 | 'CoMpRoMiSe!!'Here you go | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/10/20 08:43 PM |
| 31 | I can't read relationship subreddits anymore...Yep, same rationalization for when the school shootings happen it's a 'mental health' issue but when it's a POC it's terrorism. I also hate the 'women are emotional and hysterical' trope. Every single instance of drama at my workplace has been started by an entitled white male. It's to the point now that they've either been let go or recommended for therapy by my boss. Yet the general perception never changes. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/10/20 03:55 AM |
| 132 | 'CoMpRoMiSe!!'Can we just make Lundy Bancroft's book required reading in high school? I would hope both men and women would benefit from reading it. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/10/20 03:42 AM |
| 5 | Imagine using this many words to tell the entire world you’re shit in bed.I think that was it. I told him I was not interested in the dom part but it just surprised me that he'd said it so proudly and claimed he had taught it to some people, whatever that means. I knew he'd been in a 2 yr relationship prior and I was flabbergasted that this so called professor of sex didn't know how to tell or even to ask if his partner has orgasmed. I was beginning to question if he was intentionally lying to me because 2 years is long time to remain ignorant. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/10/20 02:08 AM |
| 39 | I can't read relationship subreddits anymore...Honestly even regular sex acts can go into abuse territory so easily, when you add kink it becomes a minefield. Add previous trauma and "kinks" like DDLG, you have to wonder what consent even means in this situation. The post-hoc therapy rationalization is just insane. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/10/20 01:59 AM |
| 44 | I can't read relationship subreddits anymore...Agreed, it's the equivalent of handing a Bible to a chimpanzee and suddenly he's making sophisticated arguments about why he is divinely ordained to fling poop at you. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/10/20 01:42 AM |
| 64 | I can't read relationship subreddits anymore...Pedophilia dressed up as kink. Some people claim it's not about the sex but I fail to see that as a legitimate argument because the sex is the point. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/10/20 01:39 AM |
| 51 | Imagine finding out this is what your husband thinks of youThis is their mental attitude coming to the fore, it has nothing to do with evolution or gender biology. It's all bullshit rationalization, same as "blue balls" myth. It's a way to make the woman feel guilty for daring to hold him accountable for anything. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/10/20 01:26 AM |
| 35 | Imagine using this many words to tell the entire world you’re shit in bed.I sent a whole-ass animated video about the clitoris and myths about female orgasms (made by MIT scientists, so you know it's legit legit) to the guy I had started dating who claimed to be a "dom". He saw the whole thing. We also watched the "sex education" series on Netflix which is pretty informative for a lot of men. Then what did he do? Fucking rolled over like a hot dog. After I confronted him about his lack of concern for my orgasm, he says "oh I thought this was enough for you too." .....… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 10/10/20 01:14 AM |
| 9 | Pickmeshas, assemble! (Seriously, they love their psychotic jail lvms.)I think it's a matter of degree of trauma and how they coped with it. The human brain is one helluva creative factory and it can spin up any delusion you want to believe. If there are flat-earthers on this planet then you can bet there are women who are delusional enough to believe 'he just needs someone to believe in his goodness and heal him'. It makes even more sense when you realize that as children they had to believe in the delusion that their abusive parents actually love and care about t… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 08/10/20 02:19 AM |
| 9 | i started my own business, and men are revealing their true selves!You are so badass!! I think insecurities rise up to the fore when insecure people see others making progress instead of staying stuck. That's a reflection on them and they don't like to see the delusion shattered. A lot of men act supportive when you're "below" them but the minute you're doing better than them the need to 'put you in your place' comes out. I've seen this even with men who support their own SO very well but do this to other women colleagues or friends. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/10/20 08:51 AM |
| 20 | Never stop vetting.before sex two people should bring their STD results to show each other...not just say it verbally but show the actual lab work results. Absofuckinglutely. I'm never going to forgive myself if I catch a goddamn STD from some guy and I don't feel safe enough to trust anyone's word on it without the paperwork. It's a very simple process, there is no excuse not to get it done. Needs to be dated and within the last 3 months. Better yet, go together and both people get it done so everything is above … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 04/10/20 07:28 PM |
| 14 | Being poly is just another excuse for men to cheatTo me it sounded like the "friend" was trying to get a rent-free situation going and may have been planning this for a while. The husband is the selfish and idiotic character who got manipulated willingly. I think people pleasers tend to accumulate people-users because no one else will put up with bad behavior. I hope she gets rid of both of them ASAP. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/10/20 06:14 PM |
| 10 | Omg Sis, you are so lucky! 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 #blessedhunI think the sad part is that she never experienced real respect and care, because if she did she could see that it was possible and she hopefully wouldn't put up with this shit. I think the delusion persists because she is convinced that men as a class cannot be more or do more than what her husband is being or doing. And completely agree the whole motherhood thing makes them even more vulnerable. I've been in the child free camp since forever and the more I see the dynamics of men and women whe… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 02/10/20 10:34 PM |
| 16 | Omg Sis, you are so lucky! 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 #blessedhunJust gonna leave this specimen here Just to be clear, she was talking about a post where the man was clearly bitter, did not think taking care of kids was work and thought 15 mins of cleaning a day was 50/50 work sharing. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 02/10/20 10:24 PM |
| 38 | To the frustrated woman still waiting for him to change: He won’t. An inside peak at their thought process....I've had similar conversations with two men, one married with kids, and one in a live-in relationship. Both of them were trying to hit on me after a few months of what I thought was friendship. I had an honest talk with them about how they would respond if their partners did this. The married guy said he is trying to open the relationship but his wife is against it and the other one basically said he would dump her. They both know it's wrong and it's double standards. So it's really just selfish… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 02/10/20 04:30 PM |
| 24 | Shout out to Ellen Pao, CEO of Reddit in 2014, first leader to ban revenge porn and unauthorized nude photos. Ellen Pao sued venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins for gender discrimination, and calls out companies like Pinterest for sexism in the workplace. Round of applause for an all around queen.I unsubscribed from a ton of subreddits today because I realized reading all the relationship and AITA and other drama was really making me hate people. I'm really thankful for some of the more supportive and warm subs though. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 02/10/20 01:33 AM |
| 39 | Learning how to control your emotional response and attachment to men is POWER.Listen to your gut. If something feels uncomfortable pry into it and figure out what is making you uncomfortable. Set your boundaries where you are fully comfortable. Enforce them consistently and watch for how they react to you doing this. A good partner always wants you to feel safe and validated. A bad partner is only trying to get his own needs met. It takes some practice to generate this awareness even though it is innate, so meditation and journaling might help you to listen better. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/10/20 02:17 AM |
| 12 | If you really feel the need to fix damaged menDamn, so well put. After having done a lot of the therapy change process I never ever assume that someone else will do it simply because I told them about it. It's a lot of work and it's not easy even if you're extremely willing. But I still have the urges to "maybe if I just showed him some books" and I have to talk myself out of the stupidity. You're totally right, I'm not qualified or getting paid for fixing anyone else's shit. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 29/09/20 01:54 AM |
| 4 | Confession from a self described "Daddy Dom" when I criticized his kinkYikes, I never made that connection before but it makes complete sense. My mind is kinda blown right now 😳 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/09/20 04:51 AM |
| 22 | Stay awareI was listening to a talk about trauma and the speaker said that she would call any form of lying related to sex as sexual coercion and I have to agree with her. Her point was that if you state your sexual boundaries clearly and the man pretends to respect them in order for you to consent having sex with him then what he's doing is coercion. Example- you said you're monogamous, he says he is too and you both then agree to sleep together under that assumption. But then he goes around sleeping wit… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/09/20 01:26 AM |
| 12 | Stay awareYep, I just straight up say that now if I feel like that's what's happening. Not interested in a textual relationship. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/09/20 01:20 AM |
| 14 | Stay awareI never understood the stupid good morning texts tbh. 100% agree with low effort though, if all he's sending are the GM texts and other bs then he's just trying to make up in quantity what he lacks in quality. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/09/20 01:19 AM |
| 2 | Reframing of the Pickme PhenomenonI feel you. So here is something my therapist taught me. Whenever I feel the urge to do something or say yes to a favor I ask myself "Am I expecting something in return? Even a thank you? And will I do this if I don't get that thing?" If the answer is that I'm expecting something then I'm usually doing it to earn acceptance. But if the answer is no then I know it's a real gesture. For eg I would never think twice about doing favors for my best friend or family and IDC if they thank me or not. I … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/09/20 03:29 AM |
| 13 | I have decided to date myself, & Thursday nights are date nights!Little bit off track but I just got a vision of ladies from here hanging out together on a Thursday night..it would be SO much fun. I honestly hear some of the most measured, mature and empowered stuff here. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/09/20 12:41 AM |
| 11 | Reframing of the Pickme PhenomenonI think it was a bit of both for me. There was a part of me that was self-sacrificing and cared about everyone a lot but there was also a part of me that was emotionally starved and thought that me doing things for others would help me be accepted and valued. Actually, the latter is what helped me get rid of my people pleasing behavior. Because while it was hard for me to see being too idealistic or loving as a harmful trait (which it is), it was not difficult for me to see that people who like … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/09/20 02:26 PM |
| 13 | Breaking up with the best boyfriend I've ever hadFollow your instincts for sure. It won't surprise me if later on you start consciously understanding a lot of other problematic behavior that flew under the radar. It's internalized misogyny and it's going to harm you the most because you will be directly subject to most of it even if he doesn't do it intentionally. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/09/20 02:00 AM |
| 6 | A post about attachment theory and why it's important for you to be aware of itThank you so much. Explains a hell of a lot of my bizarre chemistry encounter. I had a feeling this person was avoidant or low key narcissistic and I was feeling very guilty for feeling chemistry with someone like this. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 17/09/20 02:06 PM |
| 15 | LIARS CLUB: Isn’t it incredible how easy they lie? It’s literally like breathing- thank you to the sis at the car dealership who worked with me to catch a CHEATERSounds like you subconsciously picked up on some clues and acted on them. I've had similar things in the past where I've caught a 1 in a 1000 chance lie just based on intuition, it's creepy how accurate your radar can be. So glad you are thriving now! And it's such a warning to everyone, if you think you can't be fooled, think twice because these jerks really spin a whole web. We let it go because "that's too crazy, normal people don't do that" but when the clues start piling up, it's time to st… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 06/09/20 06:28 PM |
| 5 | Just block all your friends and familyI argued with an ex that I was not going to drop my male friends for him and that I don't expect him to drop his female friends either, so it is fair. Answer I got? "I have no female friends and the only one I have calls me her brother." 😳 He was culturally brainwashed to a massive degree. Not to mention his father was a controlling asshole who would sulk when his mom left to visit family for a few days "because he loves her so much and can't spend a moment without her." To his credit, he would … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/09/20 11:46 AM |
| 2 | Ladies! Here I present psycho fiancé version 3.5.8 who tried to cut his future wife’s birth control insert out of her arm using Box cutters while she was fast asleep.Yeah it's hard to keep a face on 100% of the time and with every single person in your life. There are always signs. And you're totally right, the argument in itself should have been a giant red flag. Her son makes him angry... That right there is the cue to leave permanently. He was going to use a box-cutter on her??!! That doesn't come out of nowhere. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/09/20 11:31 AM |
| 2 | 💯🙌No joke, a guy I had gone on a couple of dates with actually sent me this. It was really not funny. Either you think too little of yourself or you think it's okay to not put in any effort. Either way is unattractive. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/09/20 11:19 AM |
| 14 | So being a Cool Girl did not actually pay off... ever.On OLD platforms I definitely noticed the correlation of listing poly on the profile and being extremely unattractive (to me atleast). I always wondered what that was all about lol. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/09/20 11:11 AM |
| 2 | Any woman here who's not at all insecure about their looks but is afraid of attracting superficial men?I feel like you're going to attract all kinds of people, and it's up to you to only keep the ones that are not superficial in your life. So it's more an issue of disengaging as quickly as possible because there is no way to know how a person is from the outset. After a few interactions if you see they are shallow or hollow then just stop hanging out and tell them directly that you don't feel any chemistry. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/09/20 11:07 AM |
| 9 | I think this is relevant for a lot of things guys do. Don't be fooled by guys who pretend to be something they're not. Just because they give the impression that they're one thing, don't automatically believe it.True, I've definitely encountered more aggressive physicists than other related fields. The ratio of women and minorities is abysmal. I went to a conference which wasn't even pure physics, there were 10 women in 200 people and 7 of them were invited faculty who'd been asked to present so it is more balanced. To be fair, the people at that conference were mostly nice. But I won an award and it really made me question if I was some sort of token winner because female representation?! I still don't… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/08/20 05:02 AM |
| 44 | I think this is relevant for a lot of things guys do. Don't be fooled by guys who pretend to be something they're not. Just because they give the impression that they're one thing, don't automatically believe it.This is so true. Culturally men show a lot of confidence even when there is no basis in reality and women aren't fully confident even when they are fully competent. This is ingrained from such a young age and it affects every aspect of life. I met an old, very famous physicist whose work was very interesting to me as a grad student. This man essentially tried to tell me that I must not have designed my own project because it was good. When my advisor backed me up, he did a U-turn to tell me my i… | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/08/20 11:39 PM |
| 15 | I don't argue with men. Not over anything, for any reason.Agree with everything. No point in expending energy and you definitely shouldn't have to convince anyone to spend time with you or treat you respectfully. Having said that, I don't see anything wrong with the text. He's just communicating what he feels. It could be him taking a "it's not you, it's me" way out or it could genuinely be his insecurity. Either way you're not obligated to reply but I would prefer this text over completely disappearing because IMO it's more respectful to communicate. … | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 26/08/20 01:35 AM |
| 8 | LVM exampleWow, talk about social skills. Also "I asked first" ..🤣 what is this kindergarten bs | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/08/20 11:21 AM |
| 5 | LVM & NVM be like, "I wAs JuSt ChEcKiNg In tO sEe HoW yOu WeRe DoInG bEcAuSe I aM sUcH a GoOd gUy." then get salty when you don't accept their shitty outreach attempt because hE iS TrYiNg!Yeah they always try to slide in by showing you concern or congratulations. Essentially trying to take advantage of the social contract of niceness because it's so rude to not respond to such messages. But the contract doesn't hold for manipulators, so don't feel like you're being rude for even a second. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 25/08/20 02:52 AM |
| 34 | LVM & NVM be like, "I wAs JuSt ChEcKiNg In tO sEe HoW yOu WeRe DoInG bEcAuSe I aM sUcH a GoOd gUy." then get salty when you don't accept their shitty outreach attempt because hE iS TrYiNg!The guy I was talking to pre-covid tried to be all "I don't want to bother you, but just making sure you are ok in these crazy times". Bruh, the crazy times ended when I deleted you. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 24/08/20 07:38 PM |
| 49 | Painfully accurateI used to judge myself for this grammar police and spelling police behavior, but then I realized it's just like any other preference. If it really irks me, then I have the right to not be attracted. It's as shallow or not shallow as going for a specific physical type. Articulate men are just super attractive, especially when their words match their actions 😄 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/08/20 03:18 AM |
| 125 | “I wAS GoInG tHrOuGh SoMe StUfF PeRsOnAlLy”Guy had the audacity to tell me he was "battling" stress from his mother's toothache on top of his usual work stress and having his son staying with him for the week. Didn't contact for 3 weeks and then tried to pull it off as "hey good luck for [my big event]". GTFO with that shit. The irony is I've dated military guys who would call me from their literal battlefield. So anything he said after "battling" just sounded so fkin lame 🙄 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 03/08/20 04:59 AM |
| 13 | Two times is a patternAbsolutely. I cut off this dude at what I thought were 2 instances of bad behavior. I was proud of myself for setting standards and boundaries which I've been working on since the last few months. But when I related the incident to my therapist, she pointed out a couple more red flags that I'd completely missed! So much to learn still. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 29/07/20 06:07 AM |
| 26 | Keep re-reading this until it sinks in.Yep, the fact that he selectively texts you on time tells you that he can do it, he just doesn't. And usually their agenda is to keep you hooked but not really prioritize you, which is classic LVM strategy. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/07/20 09:20 PM |
| 15 | Keep re-reading this until it sinks in.I did debate it in my head a little. Like should I be the mature person and give them actual closure or should I just ignore and move forward. In the end I decided to send the good bye text because untied ends bother me a lot. But it's definitely part of the "nice girl" syndrome and I'm trying harder to not be "nice" at my own expense. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/07/20 09:16 PM |
| 6 | Keep re-reading this until it sinks in.Amen | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/07/20 09:07 PM |
| 30 | Keep re-reading this until it sinks in.Haha that was actually my first thought too, I did leave him for me 😌 | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/07/20 04:39 PM |
| 177 | Keep re-reading this until it sinks in.Yep, yesterday I basically said "goodbye and good luck" to someone who basically didn't follow through on a phone call they promised and it rubbed me the wrong way. They were overall ok, and their response was "Glad you met someone new, take care". I wanted to respond back with "that's not what happened, we are not compatible because XYZ" but then I didn't. It's really not helpful and just prolongs an awkward interaction. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/07/20 03:00 PM |
| 11 | Every day on relationship_advice...Exactly that was some bullshit rationalization for rape. He did it because he wanted to. If anything it was probably because she was a naive virgin rather than anything related to race. How can you even pretend you're so dense that you think any woman, let alone all women, of any race will like being abused?!! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 27/07/20 12:33 PM |
| 3 | so true. You don't have to guess with the right one.🤣🤣 so true lol, we don't need the season tickets to their dramatic re-enactment. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 22/07/20 11:50 PM |
| 24 | Men battering women for rejecting them must come from more than just a sense of entitlement.Right. It's hard to know how to react while still keeping your integrity and safety intact sometimes. I think when the person involved is someone who will face consequences for their actions i.e. you know them or you know someone they know and it'll harm their reputation then they are less likely to be jerks. But if it's a completely random person or someone too powerful to be harmed then their true nature comes out and at that point playing dumb can be safer than being outright confrontational. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/07/20 04:00 PM |
| 73 | Men battering women for rejecting them must come from more than just a sense of entitlement.I think that applies much more to the "subtle"r forms of harassment like creepy coworkers that escalate over time. If you rebuke them sharply and harshly at the very first instance, they will then call you a witch but the harassment will stop because "she's too dramatic". But if you don't say anything it will keep escalating into worse behavior over time and sometimes you might be trapped in a situation you can't escape which is scary. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/07/20 03:51 PM |
| 7 | A question to ask yourself periodically when you get into a relationshipSo true, it's delusional. And it's condescending because you're not accepting the other person for who they are if you're only thinking about how future changes will make them acceptable. Not fair on anyone. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/07/20 02:07 AM |
| 5 | What, too many standards?I remember the post and this comment because it made just so much sense. Can't believe this got you banned.. that's crazy. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 20/07/20 07:30 PM |
| 43 | Older men are delusional entitled whinersUgh, I'm sorry you had to deal with that. So creepy and immature. No wonder women his age aren't interested. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 19/07/20 04:36 PM |
| 30 | This sub helped me realize I'm not stuck-up or old-fashionedI feel you on the bill issue. I couldn't ever clearly articulate why I didn't like it when the man didn't even offer to pay. It's not about the money, it's about the offer. And I usually offer to split the bill once they do make the first move. It's the little signs. Like choosing to meet in a place that's only convenient for them without thinking about you. I've declined dates directly when that has happened because it's just so damn unattractive. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/07/20 03:44 AM |
| 132 | There's no need to over explain or reiterate your boundaries. They heard you the first time.Do not JADE - Justify Argue Defend Explain Helps me remember. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 13/06/20 04:15 PM |
| 17 | PornHub pretends to give a shit about racism on Twitter while simultaneously hosting videos such as "Skanky N--r gives a blowjob" and "Black Slave Girl Brutalized" and gets rightfully dragged for filth by Fight The New Drug.The thing that really bothers me is that I'm sure they don't verify that videos related to minors aren't present. Why is hosting and distribution of that content not totally illegal? | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 09/06/20 12:29 AM |
| 51 | Really felt for this woman. I just hope she keeps her standards high and knows her worth now.I wouldn't take it personally. You could be the hottest, smartest, most adorable thing walking the planet and some dudes will still pull this crap. All it says is he is not ready to even engage with your awesomeness. His loss. And usually it has everything to do with their mental state and readiness to date rather than anything you said or did or are. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 28/05/20 06:04 PM |
| 35 | You can never convince a man to love youThis is on point. When a man is into you, he will leave no doubt in your mind that he wants you and wants to take care of you come hell or high water. In return all he wants is your appreciation, respect and love. It's blindingly obvious when it is the case. Any mixed signals are a sign that he's not in that stage yet or might never be. In which case, the woman shouldn't be committing exclusively to him either. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 07/05/20 11:00 PM |
| 20 | Finally broke it off with LVM ex BFGoddamn girl. This is amazing. You did good. It takes so much energy and effort to get over all the mind bending rationalizations we give ourselves. And you overcame it all. 🙌 Stay the course, your future self is going to be immensely proud of today you. | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 21/04/20 06:20 PM |
| 3 | My ex sent me an apology email😑 I hate this crap. Why do they think they are so important that we'd be stuck in the past and have fucks left to give. Moved on ages ago. Get with the program! | /r/FemaleDatingStrategy | 01/04/20 11:22 PM |
| 6 | 5 Attractive Stories To Tell Her On The First Date (use these wisely)The crazy thing about women is that the things you respond to aren’t the things you claim to want IMO that's true of most people in most contexts. They can rationalize their personal motivations and actions all they want, but save for some core principles, there is no telling what's going to click. So "just do it and see how it goes" is a better strategy than theorizing out the wazoo trying to nail that 'perfect' shot. | /r/seduction | 02/10/18 07:08 PM |
| 3 | Do girls like it when you tell them what to do?Sometimes. It depends a lot on who's doing the saying. If there's no inherent respect established, then it's going to be annoying AF. To be in command, you gotta have a strong personality and intrinsic confidence , or it'll fall apart very soon and have the opposite effect. | /r/seduction | 08/11/17 04:29 PM |
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