If you had to be lost in a forest, and you had to be lost with a bear or a random man, would you choose the bear or the man ?

[AceKitten]

Wanted to ask you guys on here as a more mature audience then say tiktoc etc

Yes. A man would choose a woman unquestioningly.

I find wild bears more scary than men personally. The bear would basically have to be killed for my own survival.

The man might be nice, he might also be able to offer some protection and support.

And if all went badly and I had to kill the man, I feel like I'd find it easier to kill a man than a bear.

How good are my orientation skills and chances of finding civilisation?

because even if a black bear has less chances of attacking me than a man the bear also has less chances of leading me to safety.

Tough choice: based on the literature of my childhood, I’d choose the bear, but I read a fair bit of smut since then and quite fancy a bit of hot sex in a remote log cabin.

Rupert - brave, smart definitely a good choice
Pooh Bear - a bit tiresomely dim. I’d probably choose the man
Teddy Bear Robinson - slightly less dim, but a childhood favorite so we’d have a lot to catch up on.
Paddington - depends if he’s willing to share a marmalade sandwich
Yogi Bear - he’ll steal my picnic, but on the other hand probably lead me straight to the park ranger. And that guy has a bad temper and a gun.
The Bernstein Bears - only if I was certain they weren’t the Goldilocks bears.
Baloo - definitely worth hanging out with.

On the assumption that my dog would be with me, I'd choose the bear.

Yes but unless no chance of either of us surviving / being found there is a risk that he won’t get away with it eg he lives and my body is found / I also survive and tell. So not sure the 1/3 applies.

So esp given my age (old) and that I am very strong I think under 10% of being raped.

Why? A bear would kill a dog.

Maybe they've not seen the news?
This is the first I'm hearing of it myself.

What has age got to do with rape?

I can't conceive of any circumstances where I would be in that position but in the most literal, immediate sense, I would choose the man. But I fully, 100% understand the argument and understand why women would take their chances with a bear. I remember the horrible creeping sense of inevitability when I read Our Endless Numbered Days, and how that sense was based on real world knowledge.

However I would prefer to choose neither.

Depends on the dog. Livestock guarding dog so I'd take my chances on the bear not risking it, because there'd likely be much easier prey for it than a little old lady with a scary dog.
Could say the same for the man I suppose, but I'd worry that he might have a gun, so I'll take the bear anyway.

Exactly. Totally performative. Of course everyone would choose the man.

Let's put it another way: you're in a city centre with lots of people of both sexes around when you see a bear. You weren't previously screaming and running away from all the men, were you?

Man. Especially if we're talking about being properly lost in the wilderness. Most likely won't attack you, and would probably be quite helpful for survival (or company at least). Even the sweetest Sun bear probably wouldn't help you survive (never mind the grizzlies).

Bungle is so wet! I’d take my chances that a man couldn’t possibly be that annoying…

… then again…

Just watch out if he offers you a warm drink.

Depends on the species of bear.

In many years of walking in the woods (I've never yet got lost) I've only ever problems with a man once, and he was someone I knew (if a repellent 16yr old counts as a man.

But I get the point that a man wouldn't hesitate to give an answer - unless he was a photographer patiently perched in a hide waiting for a bear to saunter past.

In my head the question is would you rather be attacked and killed by a bear or by a man. And I choose the bear.
Yes either of them might not be interested in attacking or killing me, but I can’t tell by looking.
And if I met a woman alone in the woods I would, without hesitation, approach her and ask for help.

🤣 you don't know much about bears.

Lindt bears for me

Maybe it’s just me, but I’d choose low level sexual harassment over being mauled by a bear any day.

Depends, am I physically with them both?

If I have to be next to them, then man.

If I'm just existing in the same forest, then bear. Becaue the bear is most likely to want to avoid me as much as I want to avoid it.

If I'm the only food in the forest, then that's a different ball game, and I'd choose man.

Basically I feel like a lone man is more likely to attack me than a lone bear - given same variables of space and time. If attack is inevitable from the bear, I'd choose the man, because I'd be more likely to survive.

Defo the Bear, the man would initially be very nice, i'm sure, but then after a while, stuck in the woods, no sex, would turn.....

I’d take the random man. Hopefully he’ll be anature loving decent guy who likes walking in the woods. If by chance, he becomes predatory, I’m hoping a nearby rock would help me out.
Not much chance of using a rock on a big bear and getting away.

I'd choose the bear. I'm autistic and get on better with animals. There'd be no small talk and we could forage for berries together.

Dear God just googled him 😳