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Women are better than men...discuss

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Greatbritish · 19/05/2024 17:32

Evidence:

Number 1
The guy I've been seeing for over 2 years made a personal joke via message that really missed the mark yesterday morning. My response was clear I wasn't impressed. Instead of replying immediately, he left it until this morning to apologise. His reason was that he was just off to see someone he hadn't seen for years, he was focused on that, and wanted to give a reply the consideration it deserved. He "didn't think" of a quick response of "I'm sorry, chat later".

Women would hate to think they'd upset their friend and would immediately apologise, right? I would not be able to focus on the meet up, knowing I'd upset someone and hadn't apologised for doing so.

Number 2

I was married 20 years. Divorced 3. My ex husband has decided that buggering off to live in the US with his new "fiancée" (aka holiday romance he has spent 20 real life days with) while his daughter does her A levels and goes to university is a good idea. When we split, he didn't buy a property with a bedroom for her, as she said she didn't want to live with him. (He cheated repeatedly, so she was hurting when she said that) She sees him about twice a year.

Women would never leave the country with their children at such a critical time. Women would buy a property with a bedroom for their child, to show them they were always welcome and hoping they would change their mind. Women would pursue their daughter rather than get cross with them for not seeing them.

Number 3

A male friend told me about ex buggering off. He then witters on about his daughter maybe being interested in buying said property, but how she doesn't have a clue about how expensive property is.

Women would have registered my surprise and checked in with the concerned mother to help them process how this news would affect her children.

This is just from today.

Any more examples where you can show women are better than men?

OP posts:
OpusGiemuJavlo · 20/05/2024 10:59

Yabu

All the examples in your op are actually "considerate people are nicer than selfish unthinking people" combined with the rather sexist view that women are all considerate and kind and men are all selfish bastards.

Women are generally on average conditioned to be considerate and kind but not always. Men have generally on average been more likely to be conditioned to be competitive and do what it takes to get to the top and this creates a selfish outlook but plenty of men haven't been conditioned this way or have consciously rejected it. It's not the genetics either way.

People are a mixed up mess of good and bad, selfish and unselfish and trying to create a hierarchy of ethical status isn't usually helpful. Good people don't usually obsess much about who they are "better than". Bad people don't care. Most people are in the middle.

SplitFountainPen · 20/05/2024 11:07

Regarding point 2, Men on a population scale generally have less of a bond, but that's partially biological.

Point 1 (getting overly offended and then wanting a dramatic apology) is quite a female trait and less common in men.

Point 3 doesn't make much sense, why should he be checking in with you and concerned about your children when he's talking about his ex and daughter?

Generally men have the negative of being more likely to be selfish with elements of life/parenting/relationships, more prone to violence, but women generally have more predisposition to being spiteful and causing drama.

Obviously none of that applies to everyone, just noticeable when in large group situations like work places or working in the community.

oldwhyno · 20/05/2024 11:20

The only thing you've demonstrated here is that you have poor judgement in selecting partners and managing relationships OP.

DogsDinner · 20/05/2024 13:31

I genuinely don't know how anyone can look at how women live in much of the world, and not think men as a group are absolutely bloody awful when they're given free rein.

I'm very thankful to live in the U.K. where women have equal rights in law, and are free to make their own choices in life.

Personally I find men hard work, and I'm much happier single. Doesn't mean I think women are saints, but they never scare me.

DogsDinner · 20/05/2024 13:48

A lot of women have sons, whom they obviously love and adore. I wonder if that keeps them looking for the positive in men.

I only have daughters. They'd be a lot safer and freer in a world without men.

x2boys · 20/05/2024 14:47

DogsDinner · 20/05/2024 13:48

A lot of women have sons, whom they obviously love and adore. I wonder if that keeps them looking for the positive in men.

I only have daughters. They'd be a lot safer and freer in a world without men.

They wouldn't exist in a world without men .
Maybe those of us with sons see on a daily basis how caring and lovely our sons are ?

arethereanyleftatall · 20/05/2024 14:53

But, very clearly, @x2boys, this simply doesn't apply to far far too many sons. We NEED to be able to talk about this, because currently, 4 women in the UK are killed PER WEEK at the hands of men. Someone's sons who are not lovely and caring.

Cocopogo · 21/05/2024 07:07

FastAquaDog · 20/05/2024 10:38

Or a lot of women say a man made them do it to garner sympathy and absolve or reduce their culpability.

Men are absolutely more violent, commit more violent crimes etc but there's a significant minority of dangerous women who society and MN in particular want to see as victims when they were very much responsible for their own behaviour and crimes.

I agree there is a tiny minority of dangerous women. However the majority of women who commit crimes there is a man involved somewhere. Often a pimp or an abusive relationship of some sort.

Funnywonder · 21/05/2024 07:39

I agree, as a broad strokes, sweeping generalisation, that women are better than men to be honest, but not based on the type of examples in the OP.

Justrolledmyeyesoutloud · 21/05/2024 07:57

Funnywonder · 21/05/2024 07:39

I agree, as a broad strokes, sweeping generalisation, that women are better than men to be honest, but not based on the type of examples in the OP.

Me too.

Loubelle70 · 22/05/2024 07:51

DogsDinner · 20/05/2024 13:48

A lot of women have sons, whom they obviously love and adore. I wonder if that keeps them looking for the positive in men.

I only have daughters. They'd be a lot safer and freer in a world without men.

I have 2 DGS, i work in DV DA, i know the amount of suffering men put women through, i talk with my teen DGS about treating women and girls with respect and pull him up about any misogynistic sexist comments, sadly he says its rife at school...it rubs off, to fit in etc. Identifying Misogyny , sexism etc should be on curriculum, its a patriarchal male structure that benefits men.

I dont think i am up for another relationship either. I don't hate all males but i do see how most older single men are still single 🤣

AGodawfulsmallaffair · 22/05/2024 07:55

Women do shit things.
Men do shit things.
Grow up.

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