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What do you think of the whole would u rather choose to be stuck in a forest with man or polar bear discourse?

The overwhelmingly majority of women choose the polar bear but men don’t to like that answer. They argue men are safer. What would u pick in that scenario

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u/SignificantStyle4958 — 7 hours ago
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I’m a woman, and other women dislike me. I don’t know why?

This is the biggest mystery of my life, seriously. I’m a very analytical person who can usually read people well, BUT have the hardest time getting along w most women. I have tried being myself, mirror other women (just to test it out) or be quiet and I’m still disliked. It’s like the moment they see me, they don’t like me.

Nowadays I just get anxious to not say something that will shift the dynamics. I don’t have this experience w men at all. But I don’t want to hide when I’m in a female dominated environment, let’s say. Plus, men need their own space just like we need our space. I just don’t feel like I belong anywhere…

Anyone on the same boat or was and you figured the problem?

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u/Icy-General-4362 — 14 hours ago
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Am I missing something here? (Discussion)

Hi! I'm a 17-year-old and I finally convinced my mother to buy me a menstrual cup.

She was now saying that she doesn't agree with me using them, even if she bought them. She exactly said: "it will lacerate your hymen if it's too big! Do you even know what the hymen is and what the consequences are?!"

And I was like... *Blink blink*

What's even so bad about that?? It will happen anyway, and cups don't break the hymen as far as I've read. But either way, so whattt?? Am I missing something about all of this??

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u/RandomForMySecrets — 8 hours ago
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messaging a guy on Instagram I've never met before

So I came across this account of a cute guy and sent him a follow request. He accepted it nonetheless. Now I'm just confused about how to go about texting him as a girl😭 I've never properly tried to talk to a guy over instagram let alone someone I don't know.

It doesn't help that we live I'm neighboring states too. Any advice?

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u/Accomplished_Half364 — 10 hours ago
▲ 2 r/women+1 crossposts

still mild itch after metronidazole

i finished my 7 days antibiotics for bv.
still 2 days later, i still feel a slight discomfort, it still feel a little bit itchy:(( (not as much as before)
is it okay to take the otc single dose pill for a yeast infection? i cant deal with this anymore its making me feel disgusting.
thanks!!

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u/Single-Effort5066 — 9 hours ago
▲ 13 r/women+1 crossposts

How do I stop hating myself that I was born a woman?

Hi (f16)

So like I will be adult in 2 years ..a grown woman and because of online amd social

I hate being a born a girl

I love and hate my periods (periods only last 3 days and only have a pain just for few hours it's it's flow and out)

I hate women being associated with kids ..(kids are thr most disgusting ugly bald fuck I see in my life)

I hate pregnancy (you can die you can do blind and even by this ..you respect will be limited and the father will of course get more respect and all the attention to baby not to you)

I donot want to get less paid

I donot want get sexist commet from people

I hate how inidans stare at me

I hate marriage (if I marry a woman then that fine)

I hate how media sexualized women and girls

I hate people ignoring female soilder , doctor, engineers

I hate that I have ance

I hate that most swear words target woman and mother and sisters

I hate that peolel hate female pornstar but never the male ones

I hate how people think if a woman is not marry after thr age of 30 she is expire

I hate how the govemnt is not funding to study the female body..because I damm sure if they did ..we would have a device to lower the period pain

I hate how lesbain are sexualized and not ther own inviduals

I hate that people think women cannot be strong or even stronger then men..when there are female warrior and leaders and there are sa surviver who fought back and lived another day

I hate how the world favor men . When men lion so ugly and their dick also look ugly ..like eww

And I also hate that I myslef hating on being a woman because at exactly what patriarchy wants and I FUCKINJH HATE IT

If you have any tips or hack on how to stop hating myself for being born a woman please tell me

Because woman are amazing..and because of hiding ehat women did thought the years and how their bodies help save and being born ...we think being a woman is a curse or a burden .

Hate being born in a patriarchy socity not on being a woman

Thank you for reading

Have a nice day ❤️

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u/Accurate_Ad_6699 — 13 hours ago
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Feeling totally defeated after ending my 12-year marriage

Hey everyone,

I just filed for divorce and I’m honestly sitting here feeling completely drained and heartbroken. We were together 12 years, have two young kids, both had full-time jobs the whole time… but somehow I ended up carrying almost everything.

I spent years directly telling him what I needed. Not hints, not passive comments - actual conversations. I asked him to help with holiday shopping for both families, to actually remember the kids’ clothes sizes, to load the dishwasher without me having to ask every single day, to stop shrinking everything in the laundry. I wanted him to remember our anniversary without it turning into a fight. Basic stuff.

I wasn’t asking for grand romantic gestures. I just wanted a real partner - someone who would take initiative, share the mental load, and show that he cared about the things that mattered to me because I mattered to him. The same way I did for him without even thinking about it.

Every time I brought it up, it turned into “you’re too demanding” or “this is just how marriage is” or “I work too, what more do you want?” It got to the point where asking for basic emotional investment and teamwork made me feel like I was asking for the moon.

Now I’m 34, starting over with two kids, and I’m seriously wondering if healthy partnerships even exist anymore. Are there men out there who actually understand that a relationship requires effort from both people? Not just showing up as a roommate and weekend dad, but being a true teammate every day?

I’m not trying to bash all men. I just feel so exhausted and skeptical right now. Those of you who’ve been through divorce or a similar situation - did you find someone better? Or am I better off accepting that this is the new normal?

Would really appreciate any honest thoughts or stories. It’s been a rough few months.

Thanks for reading.

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u/DeddyForce — 13 hours ago
▲ 43 r/women

Shouldn't women have like, a complete say when deciding laws about abortion?

Just saw some guy or woman asking about late-term abortion in the teens sub saying that they don't agree with late-term abortion, so it just kinda made me think...

Shouldn't this stuff be asked mainly towards women? Like, we're the ones that go through it anyway, idk. Not asking if you agree on the late-term (mainly because I don't care if late-term abortion is legal or not and purely focus on the fact that abortion itself is legal or not).

Sorry if this post violates the rules. It just kinda irked me.

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u/Public_Junket1324 — 16 hours ago
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Delayed period

Period have been regular for 5 months+. My partner and I had intercourse (raw, no BC) on April 6 which triggered me to having my period, I had real bloody period so it's not implantation bleeding.

Boob tenderness have been present since May 11 until now, period is delayed for 11 days and I'm on my 46th day of my calendar.

Any advices?

EDIT:

- I've also been experiencing cramps and exhaustion but I'm kinda not sure if it's just due to lack of sleep

- I am not able to take Pt as well as drug stores are very far and I am in a vacation w my family which are v conservative. I want to take a test but I want to avoid hateful remarks nor would I risk to get caught on.

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u/Far-Sympathy-1317 — 11 hours ago
▲ 2 r/women+1 crossposts

best online shopping pages for college

hello ill be joining btech civil this year, what are some good websites for shopping? what kind of clothes would you suggest. im a girl btw

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u/Exotic_Celery6410 — 10 hours ago
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my cycle is 15 days

i got my bloods taken and did 2 vaginal swabs today after i told my doctor my period is 2 weeks early for the past few months. im on the mini pill and im so sick of this, i really cant take it. idk if its just bc im on my period, but im so so so emotional and i keep getting sweats and stuff. im honestly scared im getting the early menopause at 19. does anyone else who takes the mini pill have a super messed up cycle? i like cant take this anymore its absolutely ruining my life. why was i cursed into yhis body

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u/Automatic_Manner3654 — 11 hours ago
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no period but negative tests

I’m turning 21 (F) and I’m currently 23 days late for my period. I always track my cycle and it’s usually very regular, so this is the first time this has happened and I honestly don’t know what to do.

For context, I took Trust pills using the Yuzpe method, but I didn’t take the second set of 4 pills after 12 hours because I usually get really bad side effects from it. I’ve used the Yuzpe method before, but it had been months since the last time I took the pills. I only recently used them again last month, and I have a feeling it may have messed up my cycle. Still, I’m worried because my period has never been this late before.

I’ve already taken several pregnancy tests and they all came back negative. Has anyone experienced something similar or have any thoughts? I just need some peace of mind huhu 🥹

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u/Ill_Equipment_2563 — 14 hours ago
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I think my boyfriend is incestuous

He's extremely into incest memes. He was extremely addicted to pornography for a long period of his life and he's watched shows and movies that heavily include incest or that is a main point in the show/movie. His mother is enmeshed to him. He was the only child for a long time , he is his bio mothers only child, on his dad's side when he was 10 or 11 years old, his dad had two daughters by another woman and those two daughters are a year apart. His entire life he was raised by the mom only. He hardly saw his dad as he got older. He started seeing the dad a little more often. His mom can be extremely inappropriate and their relationship can be inappropriate and have blurred lines and blurred to zero boundaries. I don't know what to do.

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u/Top_Evidence3987 — 17 hours ago
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New ragebait idea

Say whatever makes your dick feel bigger whenever a film bro tries to mansplain a film to you.
😂😂😂😂
That’ll make them explode
Men are so emotional

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u/SpookyChloe666 — 15 hours ago
▲ 97 r/women

Men are NOT the prize.

I’m so tired of these “feminine coaches” and dating gurus constantly telling women how to mold themselves into whatever men want.

Lose weight.

Keep the weight off forever.

Don’t wear your natural hair.

Don’t wear braids or locs.

Be softer.

Be quieter.

Be more feminine.

Don’t intimidate men.

Act like this.

Talk like that.

Dress like this.

Never do this.

Always do that.

Meanwhile… where are the courses teaching men how to actually be good partners? How to communicate? How to emotionally regulate? How to treat women with respect? How to be emotionally intelligent? How to be safe, loyal, nurturing, or dependable?

It’s always women being told to reconstruct themselves for male approval while some men are allowed to act however they want and still expect women to “qualify” for them.

And before anybody twists my words: people are absolutely allowed to have preferences. If a man prefers petite women, cool. He should date petite women. If someone likes thicker women, cool. Date thicker women. That’s life.

What I DON’T agree with is women being told they need to completely change themselves to deserve love or attract a rich“high value man.”

I’ve always believed the right person naturally gravitates toward you. Not that you should have to perform femininity correctly enough to earn basic love and respect.

And honestly, a lot of this content feels misogynistic disguised as “self improvement.” It profits off women’s insecurities and convinces us we’re constantly failing at womanhood unless we optimize ourselves for men.

Also, life happens. Bodies change. Weight fluctuates. Hormones, stress, pregnancy, illness, aging, medication etc, all of it affects people. So building a relationship on “stay perfectly desirable forever or else” sounds exhausting and unrealistic to me.

I’m not changing my entire identity, body, or personality just to fit into some man’s fantasy. If that means I stay single longer, so be it.

I want someone who genuinely likes me for ME, not a woman performing a checklist to keep male attention.

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u/sluttyassbxtch — 23 hours ago
▲ 25 r/women+3 crossposts

I lost my best friend because we loved each other the wrong way

I don’t even know if this counts as a breakup because technically, we were never really together.

For almost 4 years, this man was my best friend. We talked almost every day, shared everything, stayed through difficult moments, and became emotionally attached in a way that honestly blurred every line possible. We called each other “bffs,” but deep down I think both of us knew it stopped being just friendship a long time ago.

The problem was… it never fully became anything either.

There were feelings, affection, emotional intimacy, jealousy, mixed signals, late-night conversations, and moments that felt too deep to just be platonic. We became physically intimate too, which only made the attachment stronger and the boundaries even more confusing. It felt like we were emotionally and physically committed to each other without ever truly defining what we were.

And somehow, that kind of connection can hurt more because you keep holding onto the possibility that maybe one day it’ll finally become real.

But there was also inconsistency, uncertainty, and this constant feeling that we were stuck in between friendship and something more.

Recently, we finally had closure. He admitted things honestly, and for the first time I realized that continuing this connection was hurting me more than helping me.

The painful part is that he wanted to stay in my life. He wanted us to remain close. But I realized I couldn’t do it anymore because I loved him too much to peacefully watch him eventually love or choose someone else.

I couldn’t keep pretending I was okay with “just friendship” when my feelings clearly went beyond that. I think staying would’ve slowly destroyed me emotionally.

So I left.

And now I feel like I lost both a potential lover and my best friend at the same time.

That’s the part nobody talks about enough. Sometimes the grief isn’t just romantic heartbreak, it’s mourning the person who used to feel like home to you.

Part of me wishes we never crossed the line emotionally and physically because maybe we could’ve preserved the friendship. But another part of me knows that after years of unresolved feelings, intimacy, and emotional dependency, there was no real way to go back to being “just friends.”

I know leaving was the right decision for my peace, but it still hurts so much.

Has anyone else gone through this? Losing your best friend because the relationship became too emotionally complicated to survive?

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u/SnowOutrageous3375 — 23 hours ago
▲ 2 r/women+1 crossposts

Is having a celebrity crush cheating? Woman answers only

I had seen an instagram reel of this couple asking what each other think. Though, only men were commenting and sharing their opinions. And I barely saw women’s opinions, so I’d appreciate another perspective!!

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u/Early-Leading-932 — 14 hours ago
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I realized how differently people treat me when I stop being "overly nice"

I’ve realized lately just how much energy I waste trying to make sure everyone around me is perfectly comfortable, and honestly, I’m just exhausted.

Last week, I decided to just try to stop doing it. I didn't become rude or anything, I just stopped overcompensating and matched people's energy instead of trying to fix it.

The pushback has been so frustrating, I've already had a lot of people ask if I'm "upset about something." It’s wild how quickly people assume you're angry or aggressive the exact second you stop radiating the "soft energy."

Society pressures women to always manage others' feelings, leaving no room for us to have a neutral expression without it causing a problem.

Has anyone else gone through this feeling, or is it just me? How do you manage that feeling?

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u/Plus-Log-9179 — 1 day ago
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Does anyone else do this

I never had anyone tell me much about period products but does anyone else hold their tampon string back when they pee? I just can’t handle the feeling of it being wet and it makes me feel like I pissed myself.

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u/autumnboynton — 15 hours ago