u/Shot-Use-9314

Why are men so afraid of women who don't smile at them?

I smile. Of course I do! Its just my natural expression tends to lean towards looking sad or mad. I dont know why people call relaxing your face in this way "resting-bitch face"? Whats wrong with looking sad or mad? Also bitch is such a gendered insult. A discussion for another day.

Anyway, I got told by some guy that he gets intimidated by me because I dont give him a default smile face.

Well say something funny or do something worth smiling for you pathetic whelp haha.

Am I just hurting your man pride or ruining how you think a woman oughta act to you? Who the fuck said I gotta warp my face to please you?

I believe in the bare minimum of politeness or whatever but contorting my face for no reason is just beyond me.

A woman who doesn't naturally smile gets punished. I know I'm probably permanently marked as a bitch or unfriendly or whatever but I feel good to only smile when I really mean it.

Tell me how much different is the social consequences a man gets for not smiling as a default compared to a woman?

How many women absolutely adore aloof and frowning men and how many men adore women with the same qualities?

Is smiling some sort of gender construct that is just missing from my code?

And yes I wrote this post as a rant because I liked that guy and now I'm not sure how I feel about him anymore.

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u/Shot-Use-9314 — 14 hours ago