Ask Polly: ‘I Hate Men.’

naps-seductively · 2021-10-19T12:33:57+00:00

’“Bitter” is a name bad men call women who can see them clearly. What they call bitterness is actually just the faintest whiff of amusement, like that smile that says, “Ah. Of course. Another diorama. What else?” We accept that assholes exist and they are everywhere, but we’re not resigned or defeated. We fight the good fight against them, always. But sometimes, we don’t need a lot of words to do this. Sometimes we just look them straight in the eyes, and they know we see what cowards they are. Yet another delicious side effect of being a cranky old bitch, among many.’

Amazing article, thanks for sharing! I just wanted to highlight this eloquent passage and say - the entire article is full of great messages like this one.

blueboobs- · 2021-10-19T12:39:47+00:00

This part made me laugh so hard talking about the natural order of things : LOOK AT NATURE! BITCHES BE BOSSING. Men be scurrying around, trying to keep them happy and mostly failing. Bitches be eating men’s insect heads as they cum

No_Fig2938 · 2021-10-19T12:03:56+00:00

I really love this article, before finding fds I was having a hard time dealing with the world as it is and how I would navigate knowing that most men don't even see me as a breathing human being, I used to read this article whenever I felt that way, it really makes me laugh and gets me back on track, I would love if you queens would feel the same about it.

modernmedusaa · 2021-10-19T16:38:55+00:00

‘Or I might do other cranky old bitch things on my list: Writing a bitchy essay about how pathologically passive our culture has become, or calling my cranky old bitch friends to bitch about some unbearably stupid thing that some unbearably passive human being said yesterday’

lol mood for life!

‘But for your personal emotional health and resilience as a woman, you must choose to view the world of men through a new Cranky Old Bitch filter. Through this filter it soon becomes clear that men are simply too pathetic to waste your giant brain contemplating for too long.’

never a truer word spoken 🤣

cinderella_rising · 2021-10-19T14:49:36+00:00

This is one of the best written pieces I’ve seen. So much gold here!

“The more you dare to define what you will and won’t accept, the happier and more successful you’ll be.“

AlegalHuman · 2021-10-19T13:09:06+00:00

So, when I read this article, it literally changed my life. I grew up with a pickme mom (as an aside — not intentionally - she never had to be a pickme when we lived in my home country and while my dad was still alive, but she dealt with fitting into American culture by donning the pickme veil. So many of us do for that reason - it can feel like there’s no other option!).

Reading this article was my awakening. I wish Polly had been my mom since we moved to the US. She articulated everything I felt and had started to realize but didn’t know if it was right, or if I could.

Finding the FDS community was my second awakening: Not only are these ideas out there, but there are a LOT of women longing for them to pick up steam and to find a community around it.

Never forget to be the decider, ladies. Never!

proudpine · 2021-10-19T15:14:59+00:00

I love ask polly! This is another one of my all-time favorites.

https://www.thecut.com/2014/09/ask-polly-why-dont-men-i-date-ever-love-me.html

mindwindansea · 2021-10-19T21:55:21+00:00

Did anybody else bawl their way through this? It's among the most powerful (and hilarious) things I've ever read in my life. I love this woman. I want to be this woman. BITCHES BE BOSSIN.

GDSBatch · 2021-10-19T13:24:16+00:00

This article is amazing and exactly what I needed to read today! I forget that I'm a badass bitch sometimes, and this drilled it home for me. I love how FDS just seems to know what I need to read to get through a tough patch of self doubt.

lemur00 · 2021-10-20T01:50:46+00:00

“Bitter” is a name bad men call women who can see them clearly. "

And also vicious and angry. Truer words never spoken. Wear it like a badge of honour.

InternalEmu1477 · 2021-10-19T12:24:59+00:00

Really good article, thank you!

HotTrouble0 · 2021-10-19T14:07:37+00:00

Absolutely amazing article. Thank you for sharing.

kinkardine · 2021-10-19T16:20:59+00:00

Wow such beautiful writing! Thanks for sharing!

fogplum · 2021-10-19T19:47:14+00:00

Ok wait as she's talking about the last guy she says " I just found out he was on a certain viral spreadsheet, though thankfully I couldn’t corroborate any of the claims there." What is this referring to???

dominicanpowerhouse · 2021-10-19T23:19:56+00:00

This was such an amazing read and so damn empowering! You a real one, OP. Thanks for sharing.

Quebeks · 2021-10-20T01:15:38+00:00

This was a phenomenal read!

Title	Ask Polly: ‘I Hate Men.’
Author	No_Fig2938
Upvotes	220
Comments	40
Date	October 19, 2021 12:01 PM UTC (4 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/FemaleDatingStrategy
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