What do women feel once they swallow the Red Pill?

FleetingWish · 2013-07-27T00:00:24+00:00

Mostly anger and sadness. Anger for what society was doing to men, and sadness because I didn't want to be part of the problem. I didn't want to be part of a world where men think I'm worthless. When I first saw the things in the red pill, I knew they were talking about all women, and I knew that included me. I couldn't stand the idea of men being angry at me, of men "hating" me. I can't stand the idea of anyone disliking me, but especially not men. I want nothing more than to be loved by men. This led to a lot of crying, crying that I wasn't good enough, and that no matter what I did, I couldn't be good enough. That my SO would never be satisfied with me because "women can never love men the way they want to be loved".

It wasn't until it was explained to me that I could make a difference, that I could be part of the solution, in fact that I was part of a solution, and the words in the red pill weren't as absolute as they seemed, that I started to feel better. I guess a woman who cries for the sake of men, is a woman who cares enough about men to be able to heal them. And that's what I decided to do, try my best to heal the hurt that men have been feeling.

sugarcrush · 2013-07-26T23:30:11+00:00

Mine was more of a three stage process. Denial (I'm not like that!), shame (oh god I am like that), and acceptance (now I will be better than that). I see no reason to be angry but I'm not an angry person in general.

offbeatheartbeat · 2013-07-26T23:09:14+00:00

It's been months and I'm still swallowing. Mostly a fuck lot of depression, angry at myself, disgusted with society...it didn't take me long at all to understand and accept it was true, but it still hurts a lot. I never felt my parents/society/whoever was to blame, I made all my own choices. It sucks but at least I won't make the same mistakes.

cron_nin · 2013-07-27T21:05:25+00:00

I guess the first reaction is anger. But mostly it was fear. Fear that I have the good years of my life were wasted eing oblivious. I've been overweight my entire life. Hair short and not caring about any of it.

I always wanted to be married and have children and the window is starting to close. Now its the case of fixing all the things wrong so I can have those things

It's going to take work.

OnlyOneWayToImprove · 2013-07-27T06:07:36+00:00

I just found this subreddit and have been introduced to these ideas in the past week.

I feel really scared. Really, really, really scared. I’m honestly trying to dial back my automatic PANIC response since I know that won’t do any good.

I feel regret that I didn’t hear about much of this sooner. I feel really disappointed since I feel like I’ve wasted time. I feel like I’m in over my head and a little nauseous.

Honestly I feel pretty pissed. Not at anyone in particular or society or men or even at myself, but just at my situation. I feel like I’ve been misled. There’s been a lot of internal cursing going on recently. This is mostly just frustration.

I feel a bit disheartened. I felt more than a bit disheartened after reading some comments over on /r/TheRedPill, but now I’m back to feeling just “a bit” disheartened.

So those are all my feelings. I think it’s more valuable to focus on my decisions about what I’m going to do now that I see where I stand. Reading many of the threads and linked articles shared here has only motivated me to improve myself, which can only be a good thing.

I’ve been stagnating for quite a while and 2013 has been my year for making changes already. /r/RedPillWomen has given me hope by helping me formulate a game plan. I’m nervous, but a little excited, too.

Tl;dr: It’s a mixed bag.

margerym · 2013-07-26T23:27:45+00:00

I feel/felt upset with society but mainly with myself for wasting the pretty and wasting precious time and energy on a life I didn't want to lead but felt I had to. It was like "aha, I knew it!" in a lot of ways but that was followed by resentment. I knew it all along... and I didn't do anything about it? Great.

But it also feels good to know that I found it while still in my 20s and can now put energy into aging gracefully and being a better wife while raising better children. I'd be way more upset if I was in my 50s or 60s and just found it, for sure.

un-coolmom · 2013-07-27T01:13:35+00:00

Society. Ugh, before I met my husband I thought that if I didn't have my own thriving, successful business by the time I was thirty it would mean that I was a complete failure. I grew up in a very traditional household, and envied my grandmother her housewife life. I never said anything about my true feelings because I knew it would bring scorn upon me. Happily I found a like minded man, we have a great life together.

Rollo-Tomassi · 2013-07-28T11:18:16+00:00

I felt kind of down about the idea that men need beauty to fall in love (dumb reason, I know). But then I realized my own beauty standards were as wide as those of the man I was dating, so I no longer felt short-changed.

Otherwise I mostly just accepted it. Nothing they were saying seemed too terrible, and not yet relevant to my life. I was a careful kid, and didn't get the chance to screw up in any way yet.

lord-denning · 2013-07-27T00:14:57+00:00

i was about 94% redpill most of my life but the part that got me though was the lies regarding female fertility. because i never thought i wanted to have kids or was going to i never paid a particle of attention to fertility. when i got pg at 40 my husband and i were thrilled. after my miscarriage i started reading up on it and realized how all women were being WOEFULLY lied to regarding their chances of getting PG after 35 and i got very mad for myself and for them. im a bright girl, you'd have thought it would have been obvious to me, but i really had just ignored the whole issue my whole life until it mattered

Title	What do women feel once they swallow the Red Pill?
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Date	July 26, 2013 10:54 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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