I see a lot of women in here who hate men every bit as much as TRP wack-jobs hate women. And I have to ask myself, have these women encountered man after man after man who was a dirtbag? Are men actually worse than women?

From my own experience, when I was younger, every time a woman lost interest, I took it personally. And, of course, she was evil. Now that I am older, I know it is just that most relationships don't work out. I've been dumped. I've done the dumping. It tends to even out.

I tend to believe that for ever man who actually did dishonestly use a woman just for sex, there are probably 100 guys where... it just wasn't working out for them--they WANTED the whole GF thing, but she just wasn't it. And while there are women who will string you along trying to boost their egos and get free meals, the vast majority of women tend to be honest, and just figured out that that particular guy wasn't the one.

I changed my focus a while back, and instead of working to find the right woman, I focused on BECOMING the man that would naturally attract the kind of woman I wanted to find. (You know, be nice, never tell them even a white lie--especially no dishonesty through omissions, act with integrity at all times, look them in the eye and treat them with respect--you know, radical stuff. Mind you, I was always in the B to B+ range, but I focused on scoring 100% ) The end result was I found I attracted fewer women, but I actually liked the ones that were dipping their toes in the water.

Not just as potential sex partners. Not just as GFs. But also as friends and people.

I think most guys are basically honest, and basically have integrity. So why do so many women have such a negative view of all men? Are so many men evil, or are these women just really having bad luck with the men they are attracted to?

Edit: This question is about dating/love/romance. It is not about physical violence. It is not about rape. It is not about War. It is not about what Rome did to Carthage how Turkey has always mistreated the Armenians or the enslavement of the Irish by the English. It is not about the myth of what happened to Kitty Genovese.

It is about men and women, today, dating. NOTHING else.

SECOND EDIT: If you think that the threat of physical violence IN DATING is causing the dating hate, THAT would be valid.

Just no "men are evil because of rape and bank robberies" posts--please.

Conversely, women hate men because of the fear of physical violence AND it spills over into their dating views WOULD be relevant, however.

Please lord, don't make me do a third edit...