u/Ambitious_Pass7451

This happened about a week ago in Ohio. My two female friends and I got stuck in an elevator with four men. When the firefighters arrived, they had the men move back and helped us out first. Then they told the men to climb out using a shaky ladder on their own. I thought it was a bit odd because we were physically assisted all the way to the top by the same shaky ladder, while the men were basically told to climb the ladder by themselves. Is that standard practice, or was there a reason for it?

This happened yesterday in Ohio. My two female friends and I got stuck in an elevator with four men. When the firefighters arrived, they had the men move back and helped us out first. Then they told the men to climb out using a shaky ladder on their own. I thought it was a bit odd because we were physically assisted all the way to the top by the same shaky ladder, while the men were basically told to climb the ladder by themselves. Is that standard practice, or was there a reason for it?

This happened yesterday in Columbus, Ohio. We got stuck in an elevator with a group of men and women. When the firefighters arrived, they had the men move back and helped the women out first through the ladder. Then they told the men to climb out on their own. I thought it was a bit odd because the women were physically helped all the way to the top and were accompanied by a firefighter while climbing up, while the men were basically told to figure it out on their own. Is that standard practice for firefighters in general?

Do you think it’s justified for a man to use physical force back if a woman hits/ attack him first?

It’s frustrating that in many sports men seem to have a physical advantage over women, especially in things like swimming and tennis. In swimming, men generally have larger lungs and greater upper-body strength, which can help with endurance and speed. In sports like tennis, men also tend to generate more power and speed. This makes me desperately want to find out is there any sport where women actually have the advantage over men? At least by 70% to 80% percent?

Thank you!

I’ve noticed that when I cook food like béchamel pasta, pizza, or pretty much anything and put it in the fridge for a day, then take it out and reheat it the next day, it tastes so much better like a million times better than when I eat it fresh right after cooking. How is that possible? When we all learned almost our entire life, the fresher the better taster. 😳

I’m a fat woman, and for years I’ve constantly heard men say things like oh weight doesn’t matter or we care more about personality than looks. I genuinely tried to believe that. So there was this colleague at work that I really liked. We got along well, joked around almost every day, had similar interests, and he always seemed comfortable around me. After months of overthinking it, I just decided to make the first move and ask him out for coffee and it's my first time to ask someone out rather than waiting the other person.

Anyhow, he was kind about it and politely refused, which honestly hurt, but I respected it and tried to move on without making things awkward at work. Then about a month later, one of my friends told me that he had mentioned before that he’s mainly attracted to very skinny women. And I don’t know why, but hearing that specifically affected me more than the rejection itself. 💔

I guess I’m wondering if is any advice of how I can do better? Do I just need to lose weight?