I've come to notice this phenomenon in which women openly, and adamantly, proclaim how damaged and dysfunctional they are. You can see this in dating apps; single moms claiming to be victims of abuse, 23 year olds begging for patience and understanding with their mental ailments, 27 year olds who've "been hurt before", divorcees celebrating their escape from a mentally, financially and emotionally abusive past. Four examples most will come in contact with at some point. Like a flag they wave with patriotic pride, they relay it to the world and like a fly to a web men will waltz right in. Now why is that?

I think in a lot of ways it plays into men's innate desire to protect and provide. This is a biological desire that isn't rare to any one man. Every man, in atleast some degree, has this need to foster. This is an evolutionary trait that is born with, and needs to be conditioned out of or altogether consciously abandoned. Take white knights and simps for an example, these guys find virtue in defending women just for the sake of defending women. The action itself is the reward, and that's all they need to feel justified in themselves.

Intentionally or Unintentionally, these women are signaling they are weak and need certain attention, care and restraint. Men can interpret it in different ways, but the message remains the same. "I'm damaged, I don't know how to survive.", and that's powerful. So powerful, that even dudes that aren't inherently simps/white knights fall victim to it. The guys that just coast by in life, and never really care to look into the inner workings. They see a TV screen, and don't stop to wonder what's making it work.

If that ain't proof of the truth, I don't know what is. Men will flat out dismiss the warnings or, even worse, take them as opportunities to save a woman from herself. From her own actions. Every guy has his own little hero story, and there's no greater hero story we tell our kids than the wonderful prince that saves the beautiful women from danger. In today's world, the greatest danger to a woman is herself. Sirens to sailors, you'll follow them to your own grave.

In other news, water is wet.