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Men seem to make life for women worse’: single US women share the woes of dating in 2025
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 28 Sep 2025
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This article is reinforcing my belief that media has conditioned a large amount of women to chase ideals and they just don't know what they want in a partner with the listed conflicting prerequisites from the article. It seems these women pursue what other people tell them is appealing. I also find the comment that men don't reply to chats hilarious as the opposite is my personal experience and friend group experience and this is replicated in many online expiraments. I'd also throw out there as a apparently attractive bi man I've never received one word replies and open scorn and hostility for trying to chat and learn about each other from another man.
Having a partner requires sacrifice from both parties imho.
Yeah what could be happening here? It must be the women are being misled about what they actually want
Funny you say that. Actually showing empathy and depth of emotions is what has has killed every single relationship with a woman that I've ever had. Society demands we can only be a stoic not allowed to be anything other than a rock for the emotions of others to crash on.
I'll invite you to read my post history and tell me how maga keyed it is
Been dumped, a few times, immediately after I cried in front of a woman.
Your single anecdotal evidence is just that - an anecdote and a single (possible outlier?) data point. Extremely large numbers of people have understood for a long time that empathy and compromise are foundational to healthy human connection.
Best of luck to you
Are you actually this willfully ignorant of what I am saying? Maybe you should read what was written and not what you expected to find.
This comment makes very little sense to me. Best of luck to you
I'm suggesting you should be angry at your language arts teacher because I have at no point said that empathy and compromise are not needed in a healthy relationship as you have insinuated. In fact, I stated directly that they were needed.
I also stated that when men show emotional vulnerability women tend to be disgusted by us daring to show emotions.
I'm suggesting you should be angry at your language arts teacher because I have at no point said that empathy and compromise are not needed in a healthy relationship as you have insinuated. In fact, I stated directly that they were needed.
I also stated that when men show emotional vulnerability women tend to be disgusted by us daring to show emotions.
I'm saying the biggest supporters of toxic masculinity are women
Maybe you should talk to more men if you think this is ancidotal
Didn't you know? Lived experience is only valid if you're a woman.
That's like (31 2 / =) 15.5% of the 🇺🇲 population. Forester is a furry, and hangs out in diverse chats with diverse folks.
Now, ask Sarah how she picks up men: at furry conventions, or in Match.com?
This is her “expectations” of a suitable man:
I've tried hinge tinder etc. In my experience the women like the idea of having a man in the same vain as a dog in a purse to show off.
🫂 And you shouldn’t have to be a pet to have a healthy partner that loves for who you are. The folks in that article seem extremely delusional in how to gain healthy relationships.
According to this, I’m compatible with 89% of the 🇺🇲 population. (I’m 🏳️🌺🟨🟦🍳)
I've been struggling for like 6 hours. Trying to figure out what did the Emojis at the begenning and end mean?
They’re surrendering to the poppy fields of the Ukraine for breakfast.
This shouldn't be this funny but thank you for a full genuine laugh
You’re genuinely welcome; I’m glad I could make someone else laugh.
virtual hug
Couldn’t find a magenta color, so left the best alternative: 🌺
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I do not seem to have that feature
Use your instances’ frontend[s]. We use 4 here.