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To increasingly feel like men are more of a hindrance than anything else

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Windiscrazytoday · 20/08/2026 16:43

They are responsible for so many evils in the world in comparison to females
The females I know are just so much more capable and emotionally stable
I love Dh but often find myself helping him to regulate his emotions or balancing things on days out to keep the mood good for the Dc
My father, I adore, but my mother's life has not been easy with him in many aspects

Is this a peri/late 40's thing?

Feel like I'm seeing how things really are and it isn't great

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yellowbaby · 20/08/2026 17:08

termtimeChoice · 20/08/2026 17:03

Same. I’ve had dreadful experiences.

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This may have been your experience and there are lots of awful people around regardless of sex but men have constructed a whole structure that puts them in pole position to exploit and take advantage of women, girls and other men. That’s going to take a bit of beating.

XMissPlacedX · 20/08/2026 17:04

UniquePinkSwan · 20/08/2026 17:02

Is this the weekly man hating thread?

Yep, grab some popcorn and pull up a chair

AceInSpace · 20/08/2026 17:04

Why don’t you leave your husband, then?
I do not understand poster who whine about men and then turns out they have a male partner!

Leave him, live at least few years as single, no dating - no nothing. And then see if your views change/stay the same…

Urgentbiscuitrequired · 20/08/2026 17:04

Shit men are a hindrance. You've just only known shit men and only you can change that.

termtimeChoice · 20/08/2026 17:03

Shatteredallthetimelately · 20/08/2026 16:58

I've had far more bad experiences with women than I have with men throughout my life (54 now).

I'd have to agree here.

These so many awful, bitter women out there.

Same. I’ve had dreadful experiences.

UniquePinkSwan · 20/08/2026 17:02

Is this the weekly man hating thread?

PrettyLittleRose · 20/08/2026 17:01

Shatteredallthetimelately · 20/08/2026 16:58

I've had far more bad experiences with women than I have with men throughout my life (54 now).

I'd have to agree here.

These so many awful, bitter women out there.

Why don't you and @WildGarlicSoup start a thread about all the BITTER awful women out there then. Do not derail this one.

@Windiscrazytoday YANBU. Very few men are actually decent human beings. All the worst and nastiest shit in the world is because of them.

Lexibletheflexible · 20/08/2026 17:00

I think it depends the men you choose to have around you and why you chose them. My partner is anything but a hindrance to us and the rest of his family.

Sartre · 20/08/2026 16:58

I hope none of you have sons or grandsons.

Shatteredallthetimelately · 20/08/2026 16:58

I've had far more bad experiences with women than I have with men throughout my life (54 now).

I'd have to agree here.

These so many awful, bitter women out there.

WildGarlicSoup · 20/08/2026 16:48

I've had far more bad experiences with women than I have with men throughout my life (54 now).

Your husband sounds very immature and volatile. Probably not a good choice to have made.

PrizedPickledPopcorn · 20/08/2026 16:48

I certainly won’t be doing it twice.

Anendlessseriesofunfortunateevents · 20/08/2026 16:47

I came across the term "man keeping" recently (like the whole palaver of keeping a house, but keeping a man). It summed up all the effort that goes into living with one and is why I will not live with a man again.

And that's if they're a rare decent sort.

Misogyny, rape, violence, paedophiles, war, conflict, pain and health inequality, salary inequality, etc .... the list goes on and on, and men have a lot to answer for.

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