I (19F) have always been on the more traditional side, but I went deeper into the red pill about two years ago. I am a student, am ambitious, and work some cool part-time jobs out of reach for most my age.

While I can be described as dominant, outgoing and self-confident, I get truly nervous in groups of women. This weekend I've been to a conference on something related to my field of study, which has been an amazing opportunity to travel out of the country. We went to a sauna, the women first, and the men later. Being in that small room of women, that are ambitious and modern gave root to a lot of friction. They were among other things talking amongst themselves about how many of the guys were incels and couldn't get sex if they wanted to, and were talking badly about one man that was saying the falling birthrate was a problem. "Men are trash.", "They are probably ranking us right now.", "Don't leave your shorts to dry here, they are going to sniff it." Once I also asked if I could be the one to pour the water in the sauna and they made fun of my softspoken voice by mimicking it and saying "Uwu can I try?".

So here arose the conflict: How to act among these feminist women spewing trash? Especially as an outgoing, assertive women myself. Previously I would have began argumenting against them, and as a result become completely disliked. Maybe for some of you ths wouldn't be too difficult, but I have a hard time being "fake", or keeping my opinions to myself. Now I have to admit, this is partly my fault as I have had a lot of guy friends growing up. It's only now at uni that I have begun reaching a 50/50 split of men/women among my friends. And while my response wasn't perfect, this is probably the best way I have ever been able to handle feminists and women spaces ever:

  • Be quiet more than you speak - (It's easier to avoid friction by avoiding letting them know of your opinion, and you won't have to voice a false support either)
  • Smile and pay attention to the conversations - (Don't wince, look away, etc)
  • If you argument against a feminist statement phrase it as a suggestion of thought, not a direct disagreement - ("Maybe they meant it this way instead..?" or "Haha I doubt they want to to take away the ability of education for women.")
  • Do not let them know you differ, or are being annoyed by their forwardness and masculinity - (They will take it as a personal attack, and pounce. Of course in their female manipulative passive aggressive way.)
  • Do your best to find common ground - ("Yes it is society's responsibility to bear children, not only women", "He could have phrased it in a better way".)

Now you may be thinking - why the hell would I submit my agreableness to these behaviours?! And I would be in the same boat just a couple of months ago, but remember the circumstances of the situation: A weekend conferance, I won't see them again, there are networking opportunities, stuck in a sauna room for 2 hours, there are like 9 of them and 1 of me.

It is just nice to know that I have the ability to navigate (and survive) this previously really intimidating situation. While it is frustrating, it is better to just STFU and keep peace with difficult people. Surprisingly enough, a lot of the things I implemented I got from this sub on how to respect men! Ironic. Hopes this help someone! Please do tell about your own experiences and your thoughts on how I handled this!!