Who wants to come and live in my lovely imaginary women’s commune with me?

[LordBeaverbrook]

Having read the posts about the disgusting 35 year old porn shagger, other posts about useless husbands who dont know how to clean up after themselves & having been ill & then come downstairs to a shit hole of a house, I have decided that most (all) men are unwiped arseholes.

I want to go and live in a lovely community of women. Do you want to come along with me? We can all have our own home but lovely shared spaces where we come to help & support each other and make each other laugh. We can have a screening room where we watch reruns of pride and prejudice. Also a weights/gym/yoga centre whereby we invite specially selected instructors. We could start with that skipping guy from instagram? (see note below).

If men must visit, sigh, they must pass the round table of the wisest amongst us. Anyfucker can lead. Fail this test & they exit through a trapdoor. Or a catapult.

Who is in?

Beaver, no need for anyone to be single -you stipulated individual accommodation, so male visitors in personal spaces ought to be fine, just not lounging around too much in shared spaces, maybe.
Male offspring must be OK, though.

Male offspring must be OK, though.

But as soon as they're 18 they'll be unwiped arseholes?

There are female only retirement villages in the UK. I saw something on telly ages, ago about one https://smileymovement.org/news/older-womens-co-housing#:~:text=The%20Older%20Women's%20Co%2DHousing,shared%20gardens%20and%20communal%20facilities.

Women's land exists. You can already visit or live there. Most women like being around men too much. Not me though.

Ok, chippychops, of course I don’t really think that.

You and my might need to be in separate wings. Unless you’re a man - in which case you must be an….

I think my love of the Golden Girls shaped me hugely in imagining the ideal scenario in post 60 life as being very much as you describe OP. So long as I had my own door and a place I could retreat to you, I would love this. Of course it would have its irritations and bitchjness and challenges but that is all part of the human condition and not something to be avoided necessarily (even if you could). It seems to me one of the optimum options for women - independence but also mutual support and company. My female siblings and some friends have discussed this as a possibility in older age. I'm single so probably the most keen but interestingly, no one is adverse or would miss livjng with men really if there spouses were dead. Marriage as it currently stands benefits men hugely and women not so much as they become increasingly financially independent.

Can it be a magical place so there is no housework? A bit like when Harry
Potter first goes to Ron’s house and the dishes are washing themselves?

Also I would like craft groups, large library and cats allowed.

I read or heard somewhere that women could live together in an above arrangement, the blokes would be 2 doors down. There would be a building in the middle for visits and hook ups 😂it may be a happy medium.

Definitely think there's scope for the OPs suggestion, maybe entry could be by personality tests and a behavioural agreement to at least try and smooth some of the issues that may be encountered. Think women can be stronger together and would really benefit from this.

See, I would rather set myself alight than attend an all woman craft group.

This may be tricky!

Ah, thanks, but I’ve already made this arrangement with some friends. We just need to wait for our DHs to pop off first. Will be no bitchiness as we’re all friends of 30 + years and we know none of us are like that. We all support each other and pull our weight. None of us thinks we’re entitled to free labour from the others just because we have a certain set of genitals. It will be fucking fantastic.

No thanks. I'm rather fond of my husband, son, father and brother. I have some really good men in my life.

In the old days these kinds of women only groups were called Covens.

Panic not. Commune living is non -compulsory.

Counsel of the wise deems you have been blessed in your interactions with men folk & wish you further happiness.

Go to Aldermaston Peace Camp.
Women only groups already exist, but just as friends house sharing does not look like the TV series Friends, so women only communes and land does not look like The Golden Girls. They are idealised versions.

As long as toilet brushes are authorised 😂I have no strong feelings on shoes on/off, happy to defer to the coven on that.

In unprecedented action, in absence of knowledge of your sex, Counsel of the Wise have pulled the trapdoor on you for suggesting groups of women are witches.

I saw a group of 3 families on Instagram who'd clubbed together to buy an old school, with a school field (including a zipwire) and the kids all used the sports hall for cycling and roller skating (in total harmony, and left their mothers in blessed peace all day long - I'm sure social media wouldn't lie to me about these things). Could it be like that?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beguinage

Yes please!

I'm in. And the best thing is -the "men's women" and "choicy feminists" will select themselves out....

Was reading an article about a group of single mums who have decided to house share so they can share parenting and reduce cost of living and other than the fact that they call it a 'mommune' (cringe) it sounds like a concept that could work well s long as it's done thoughtfully.

My idea of torture…and who would have to cope with all that ‘mental load’ and ‘life admin’ not to mention the ‘wife work!’ Would we have a rota??

You can tell people have never lived in a female house share!

Ive lived in multiple female house shares, uni accommodation and I can tell you it was still full of arguments even when I lived with friends. Living with people and sharing regardless of gender is hard!

You'll be disappointed to know than despite being in a same sex relationship we argue frequently about lack of cleaning, feeling both of us are taking the brunt of household stuff etc. It's always a weird and slight patronising thing that people tell lesbians that Living with a woman would be fantastic

@LordBeaverbrook
I am in
Funny enough i was wondering what it be like to go off on women's well being retreat or live in a commune with supportive women too,

I can do imaginary
I would like to watch an eclectic mix of interesting stuff such as
Retro comedy tv shows and ancient history programmes Mary Beard ect

Wildlife tv programmes

quirky tv programmes sometimes too such as re runs of Tales of unexpected ect

Also like to read explore worlds folk lore stories,
Poetry creative writing and arts shops

If other women who would like to join this imaginary commune would be interested too?

What's a choicy feminist?