Hi Ladies,

During early vetting on OLD or IRL, a quick way to dismiss any unsuitable candidates is checking for misogyny. Without fail, a man who has a poor opinion of women, in any circumstances, will NOT make a good romantic partner. Often they are bitter, resentful, spiteful, and only "dating" women, so they have access to a personal punching bag!

The test? Simple. Compliment a woman. That's it. Mention how smart, brave, strong, capable, funny, sharp, witty a woman is.....then wait. (I would avoid making physical compliments on appearance, as the results may be mixed. Further, I would avoid complimenting a random female stranger IRL, out of respect for our sisters)

If he's a misogynistic pig, he won't miss the opportunity to "correct" your observation with either a rebuttal, sarcasm, or plain disbelief.

Example:

Woman: "So yesterday I was helping my sister do XYZ, she didn't even need my help. She's so strong!"

Misogynistic Man: "Really? That's not a big deal." Or, "Why'd she ask for your help if she was "so strong?"

"Normal" Man: "Oh that's nice of you. She's lucky to have you."

This isn't exhaustive. But my general observation is misogynistic men, while they may feign interest in you since they want to bed you---they won't be as savvy as to be nice to other women though. That's when their mask slips.