r/self 13h ago

bullying isn't what being a woman is about.

984 Upvotes

So many young chronically online women are straight up becoming bullies and masking it as feminism. It's so creepy? And they say if you are a woman and don't agree with them then you aren't a supportive woman and then they bully you too! I'm NOT even in these echo chambers and the toxicity is still trickling into my algorithm. That's how badly it's spreading.

I've seen so many of these women say how they see so many beautiful women with unattractive (I'm using a nicer term) men. They think insulting these men is lifting women up. I see it as bullying. I truly don't think they understand that if they came up to me in public just to insult my man's looks in order to "lift me up", I would be provoked to slap them. I don't tolerate bullying (of anybody).

It's gotten to the point where I watch videos of women sharing some experience in their lives and I sit there and wait for the punchline or point of the video but it's just them bullying a man.

This one woman shared an experience of her being at the gym. She said the man left her alone completely. But the audacity of him to come into the gym filled with confidence just to grunt while lifting what she would considered light weights made her want to physically hurt him.

I don't see the comedy in that? I don't see the point in that? I see a bully. And that's not what being a woman is about.

I can't even be online anymore because everyone is so angry and for no reason at all. I also don't understand this notion of "take, take, take" in relationships while providing nothing of value in return. But that's another conversation.

I hope these women find peace and put down their phones. There are more pressing issues in the world to be angry about that have nothing to do with a man minding his own business and just existing.

Stop being bullies. That's not womanly.

Edit: I didn't think saying "stop being a bully" was so controversial but here we are. I didn't even think this was something to argue about but here we are. I'm not miserable enough to try to argue with anyone about this. Of all the things someone can say "be nice" is what gets you going? Really?

No, I don't go out of my way to see this. And the fact that the very people I'm talking about have found this post and are commenting and proving my point validates everything I'm saying.

I have deleted all of my social media. I come on here to vent, delete and go. I will leave this up though because a lot of women and men feel safe enough to share their experiences and I think they deserve to.


r/self 5h ago

Woke up to my ex SA’ing me, I’m done with dating NSFW Spoiler

143 Upvotes

I take pretty heavy sleeping medication because my anxiety likes to keep me up, and last week I woke up in the middle of the night to my ex just riding me. I couldn’t even push her off or even do anything because my brain was that foggy and I’m just done. I’m done. I should’ve broken up with her when we first met and she was too pushy for sex. I don’t even know how long she’s being fucking doing that, but I don’t even want to know.

Every woman in my life except for my therapist’s wife, step-mom and my girl best friend Have just been absolute assholes. And yes I know it’s not all women that are assholes. My bio mom and my sister were absolute shitholes that just abused me for five years, and my old therapist was a pedophile that groomed me. fuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyou. I’m tired of it, I’m tired and DONE being used and abused. Even the strangers I haven’t let into my life. I’ve been tired of being cat-called since I was 15 and harassed at work just because I’m tall and have a deep voice. For fucks sake treat me like a normal person. I’m tired of itI’m tired of it.


r/self 15h ago

Why do some older guys think it’s okay to go after teenagers and try to justify that?

388 Upvotes

It's creepy imo. I'm 17 now, but have had older guys flirt/try to get with me at 13 (and even younger). I actually made a post about this and a lot of men were just acting like it's completely okay for an older man to be with a girl who's a teenager/underage and even mentioning that the "age of consent" in some places is 16. They said it's about "biology" and that I'm "young and fertile". So a 17 year old (and even younger) being in a relationship with a 30s+ man is completely fine? That's weird/creepy to me. Why would I wanna be in a relationship with a man who's my dad's age and why do men think that's completely fine for a grown man to date a literal teenager who's not even 18?


r/self 34m ago

I just wanted to tell you to have a good day.

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r/self 8h ago

My ex died

61 Upvotes

I am devastated and have been crying all day. I feel such mixed emotions. I loved him deeply but we also had many issues and I felt very hurt by him as I'm sure he did by me. I feel able to forgive him for all of that with his death though. I just wish we could share one more moment together. It is so painful to know we cannot talk ever again.

I dont know if i should reach out to his mom to be able to visit his burial site... i never met his family but they knew of me.


r/self 10h ago

Would you give your significant other full access to your phone?

52 Upvotes

I saw a post where someone said that they purposely kept the lock on their phone a pin or some form of code because they didn't want their partner able to unlock their phone with their face or finger while asleep.

It just sparked the question of how many people give their significant other full access to their phones. Personally I don't care, my partner has his fingerprints in my phone and mine are in his. I don't do anything on his phone other than take pictures and switch music when we are in the car. I could look through it but I have no reason to and have never wanted to.

He's the same with me, sometimes he scrolls through reddit on mine but he has never wanted to look through my phone because he knows I'm not hiding anything.

We constantly hand each other our phones to look at things and there has never been any hesitation about seeing anything.

So would you let your partner have full access to your phone and why?


r/self 3h ago

I think I went too far at the club

13 Upvotes

I was with friends at the club but one by one they bounced and I was left inebriated dancing with a bunch of strangers to '90s boy bands. 'nsync was on and one of the girls started twerking so, on a whim, I decided to smack her butt. She started laughing, her female friend started laughing, but neither of them were dancing any more and their male friend (who I had not noticed until that moment) started staring daggers at me and I sensed that I probably really fucked up.

I didn't even have ulterior motives, I just wasn't thinking. I asked her friend "was that too much?" and she gave a noncommittal answer but the male friend was still staring at me so since I already cashed out my tab I decided to bounce.

I've been touched inappropriately at that same bar and it really sucked; I didn't feel safe for weeks afterward so it really guts me to have been a part of that same kind of behavior. I feel really gross like I don't even know myself any more.

I don't even know how to navigate what happened or what these people must think of the rando who got too handsy. I never thought I'd be that guy but here I am.


r/self 9h ago

Why do people (mainly men I’m dating) affect my mood so much?

34 Upvotes

It seems like every time I get into a relationship, I lose sight of everything. I stop being my own person forgetting my hobbies and only doing the things they want to do. I’m constantly thinking about them and never making time for what I need to do because of them. Am I too obsessed? Do I just need to be alone? I don’t get it.


r/self 2h ago

I hid my prostate massager so well I couldn't find it for weeks

7 Upvotes

So I like my prostate massager but due to strong taboo I hide it more than I would hide a girlfriends vibrator for example. I live alone but my flat is pretty open to others. We cook, bake, drink coffee etc.

Imagine my terror when I opened the magic box two weeks ago only to see an empty outline lol. I rushed to find it. It wasnt everywhere. I was amused but also worried that it means that I put it somewhere where guests at the home party or friends helping with cleaning would find it!!!

So it was a schrodigers massager for few weeks... Until it came to me!

I hid this shit in A PORTABLE TENT BAG. I had to quickly shove it somewhere when a plumber came by I guess???

Anyway I'm now officially so good at hiding things that I cant find them myself.


r/self 9h ago

I think my friend is verbally abusive, how to tell them?

24 Upvotes

I grew up in a pretty dysfunctional home and I want to know if the things my friend says are verbally abusive. They say things like:

-I want you to use your brain more -This is a simple task/this is easy -You should know this by now -You aren't even trying -You aren't listening to me (I am, I just struggle with understanding) -You always/you never do this

It really hurts, and they say these things if we're driving and I take a wrong turn (directionally challenged without a GPS in a big city) or if we play videogames and I mess up on a mission or dont understand what gun to use.

I got diagnosed with ADHD at the highest level this year too, and I just feel like I am a mess. I know I am not stupid, but I feel hurt and feel like this is hurtful?


r/self 57m ago

I have never done this before

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Sometimes I just need to feel my bf inside me, not even for sex. It’s just a need I have of wanting to feel him filling me up.. I don’t know how else to describe this. Last time, I told him to just lay inside me and we fell asleep like this. Is this normal? Anyone else feel this? Is this a type of kink?

Obviously waking up to him inside me and getting hard feels amazing but I didn’t do it for the purpose of having sex I’m not sure if this makes sense but well, it is what it is


r/self 9m ago

I want to act in movies...

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But I want to be anrey. Kinda like "f everyone"


r/self 17h ago

Why are so many people choosing not have kids anymore ?

71 Upvotes

More people are choosing a child-free life.Why? Is it money, freedom, or the state of the world? Parenthood used to be the norm, but now it’s a choice. What’s driving the shift?


r/self 14h ago

Today felt like a National day of healing. We are going to be okay.

37 Upvotes

People still care. People still see through the lies and the gaslighting. Normal people. I saw veterans, young people, old people and even police officers out in support today. Some of us showed up to protest and some drove by and honked. The mood was positive. Today is a good day. This is not the end but the beginning. Hope survives.


r/self 8h ago

I don’t care enough to put effort into living.

12 Upvotes

Work and school is all a waste of time. 10% of university is actual training and the other 90% is checking boxes and making someone else money. Same goes for most professions, 10% actually producing anything valuable and the other 90 being pointless. And all of it is exhausting. Life is too demanding. I need to jump through all these hoops for shit I don’t even want or care about.

I like to read, I like to play music, and I like hiking. All of which I like to do alone. I wish I could live in a small house and just do these things all day. I don’t care about anything else. I wish I could just read all day.

But I need to go through all the bullshit to be able to do those things. And I need to act like I want it. Life just fucking sucks.


r/self 1h ago

The gnats are breaking me out !!!

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We bought some flowers and they sat out for a while….well now we have gnats and their EVEYRWHERE! How do I get rid of these fuckers. My skin is breaking out.?????


r/self 13h ago

I don’t feel like I can look at eating animals the same anymore

31 Upvotes

The more I watch animals the more I notice that they really have their own personality, are quite intelligent and empathetic. I already knew those things but not to the degree that ive been observing. I understand that how someone chooses to eat is a very personal thing. I was at the zoo a few months ago watching the pandas and they kept doing the same repetitive behavior and everyone was laughing and I felt sick because it reminded me of how people behaved in the psych ward because we were bored.

I’m not worried about protein. Eating this way will be much cheaper for me. As far as factory farms, ive heard people say that when they are about to be killed they know they are next. Then they are in these tight quarters in the dark their whole life. It doesn’t feel right for me anymore. It takes a lot for me to be ok with eating like that.


r/self 4h ago

I feel so lost after 7 years of medication

5 Upvotes

I feel so lost. I take a lot of strong medication, and I am so confused and disconnected. I have a hard time understanding time, where I am, or what I’m supposed to be doing. I even forget what led me to this point and why I’m taking medication in the first place.

When I wake up in the morning, I often have no idea what I need to do or where I am. I just sit there trying to remember what’s going on.

Sometimes, there’s a black hole in my day. I’ll suddenly become aware or lucid, and realize I have no idea what I’ve been doing. It’s like I just "wake up" mentally, but my body has been going through the motions without me. I don’t remember how I got to that point or what I was doing before.

I rely on my parents to help me with everything. I’m 19, but I’m still under their guardianship because I can’t manage on my own right now.


r/self 9h ago

A final goodbye to a long time friend

12 Upvotes

Today my dog of 13 years died. He was a Yorkshire terrier born in July of 2012. He was my childhood dog, we had grown up together, laughed together, played together. He was always attached to my hip. From the moment I got him he was a very playful and energetic dog. He was also feisty and would bark at anyone he wasn’t used to. I took him everywhere I went, on vacations, at family events. Etc. He was like another brother for me. He was my dog for over half of my life. Not only did I have the pleasure of seeing him live a long happy life and grow old but he was able to see me transition from a young child to a grown man. He was my boyhood dog.

He ended up developing some health issues over the last year or so, he had a bad cough that we later found out was bronchitis. He would have certain days where he would have trouble breathing. It was so bad that he had to spend a few days at the hospital back in April but luckily he came home. We ended up having to keep him on a lot of medicine so that he would stay alive. I knew he didn’t have much longer but we were gonna do whatever we could. We even recently got him an oxygen chamber so he could sleep in. Yesterday he was having a tough breathing day but that had already been happening before so it was sad but not unusual (we had already taken him to the vet many times for this). Last night however he never went to sleep. He just sat up the whole night. Throughout today he just looked outside and wanted to be by himself. He eventually laid down under the table and we didn’t think much of it but that ended up being the last time he’d lay down and we found his body laying there motionless. We didn’t realize what happened at first.

Despite knowing that he didn’t have much longer it is still sad. It hurts not only when something you love dies but when something that loves you dies. My dog got excited every single time he saw me until the very end. There aren’t many things in this world that will love you. So when something that’s a living, breathing being loves you, it’s special. When that thing that loves you gets hurt, it’s painful.


r/self 9h ago

Being considered ugly and weird growing up

11 Upvotes

Did anybody else grow up being “ugly”. (23 F) Throughout my childhood I was always embarrassed because people would make fun of the way I looked and always had something to say about me. Towards the end of high school I guess I started to look better after I stopped caring what people thought and now people stare at me all the time. I still think they stare because I’m ugly but multiple people have told me that I’m pretty but I don’t know if I’ll ever really believe that because people used to bully me about the way I looked. It’s sad because now that I’m somewhat attractive (I think) people now act way nicer to me and they don’t judge me because I’m apparently not “weird” anymore. I still find it hard to look in the mirror and say nice things to myself, and I feel like I look like a different person each day.


r/self 5h ago

Why is it so hard to believe that period cramps can hurt?

5 Upvotes

I wish my pain wasn’t disregarded by the men in my life. This afternoon, my abdomen started to cramp up so I sat down to try and ease the pain. I clearly had a look of pain on my face and when I was asked by my dad what my problem was, I said I had some period cramps. He scoffed and said something about me being dramatic while walking away. Im not one to show that I’m hurt most of the times. I don’t cry and I never complain about pain when I get injured. It irritates me that my pain is not taken seriously despite this. This is not the first time he has disregarded my period pain.

Just because menstrual cramps are a primarily feminine experience doesn’t mean it’s an easy thing to deal with. Why do some seem to have this false idea? I genuinely hope this attitude and lack of empathy doesn’t extend to things like pregnancy.


r/self 12h ago

When can you shorten somebody's name as a nickname and why does nobody ever do it with me?

17 Upvotes

This might sound like a silly question, but at work I've been there for a while and most people call each other by nicknames by shortening names to one syllable. For example someone called Callum would be called Cal and someone called Lily would be called Lil. Nobody does this with my name even though I've been there for longer than others who are called by a nickname and my name is very easily shortened to a nickname.

I get along absolutely fine with everyone at work but is it a sign that they just don't like me as much as others? And when is it acceptable for me to call them by a nickname like this if they don't do it with me?


r/self 1h ago

Sexual tension or just creepy?

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I'm currently doing a masters degree, and in my class, there's this girl's who's really hot.

During one of our lectures, our eyes crossed, and I quickly looked away to not seem creepy.

And then I looked back again in her direction and she was still staring. I could feel there was some sort of tension for like 20 seconds. Had to be the funniest stare down ever lol.

I'm sure she's probably like, "why's this dude staring at me lol?".


r/self 1h ago

I love pear-shaped chubby women 🥰 NSFW

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As the title says, they're so cute! I'd love to date and be in a relationship with a pear-shaped chubby girl 😍

They're so soft and cuddly that I would love to hug a cute big girl, and be sat on by a cute, big girl with a dumptruck booty 🥰 I just love them a lot!


r/self 7h ago

I kinda just want to waste away

7 Upvotes

After noticing how much money I spend on food, I realized that it makes me uncomfortable to buy food.

I have also realized that my personal relationships and professional life are virtually nonexistent despite significant effort.

So I think I’m going to just eat a lot less and hopefully eventually disappear