in thinking that mumsnetters don't like men very much?

[examiner99]

I'm new to mumsnet and thought it would be a great place for positive mutual support, but I'm aghast at how many 'I've lost my man so let's encourage some other poor woman to ditch hers' posters there are here. People are not perfect, men or women, so why is everything the man's fault? (I am a mum by the way, in case you were wondering...)

Nah, YABU! I've been Mumsnettig for about 1yr now and it really depends on what forum you post on. Lots of very supportive people on here; just depends how you pitch your post and where you look.

I love men! just not the twatty arsey ones.

Eh?

No, some Mumsnetters clearly don't like men very much and they make it very clear.

But actually I think they're fairly few and far between.

At times MN can seem a bit biased, but often you'll see people being pulled up on it.

I think the advice to LTB is given out very sparingly actually. I have been amazed at how much shite behaviour is put up with and normalised from male partners.

I'm glad my DH is a goodun, and I feel very sorry for the others who are putting up with arseholes.

'I'm new to mumsnet'

So you're in a well-informed position to make that judgement then!

What a load of rubbish. Go and make yourself a cup of tea and have one of these to go with it

Ha ha ha ha ha ha.... ad nauseum.

Read around the boards first before you make such a stupid comment.

We see a bad relationship.
We call a bad relationship.
That's how we roll.

I dont think ALL women on Mumsnet are Men haters.

BUT there is a lot of bitter Women on here who do hate Men.

You will find though that men bashing is not common place on Mumsnet and People will speak up if it is seen happening.

ad nauseam, obviously.

x post with Worra.

So......someone posts about a twattish idiot who is making their lives a misery.

You think they should roll over and accept this? That the best advice is for people to say 'ah well, nobody's perfect' and move on.

Haha, good one!!!!!!

I agree

I am a man and I am filled with self-loathing.

I have tried to leave myself on numerous occasions.

Don't worry love just read as many boards as you can-baby names is quite gentle,you are better on chat than on AIBU and any of the Health boards is fine.Stay away from Relationships unless you have a problem in which case LTB and come and tell us all about it :)
I love MN and I love all the men in my life-ds,dssx2,ds-i-l and most of all dh but some men are bastards and some women are bitches that's life.

The reason I am sometimes found on Relationship threads urging posters to ditch their abusive men is that I do like men- decent, upright, kindly, grown-up men, men who pull their weight, men who are proud to make life easier for the people around them. I was brought up by one, I am married to one, I know the world is full of them!

And that is precisely why it breaks my heart to see a woman tied to some mean, abusive pretence of a man because she doesn't realise that they are in a minority and she can do so much better.

I think you're wrong that people here dislike men. But I do think there are double standards sometimes, from a minority. For example: I've never seen anyone ask a woman whose husband has had an affair if she's let herself go or isn't doing her fair share of the chores, but I've seen people asking men who've been cheated on things like that.

Well said, cory.

Interesting nn by the way-I could change mine to examiner35-the number of years I did the job befor online marking drove me into retirement .

Haha. Oh I'm going to enjoy this one

Nope, another one who loves really good, honest, hard working, kind, gorgeous, manly men. What I don't understand is why any woman would put up with a shit one just to not be alone.

Should anything terrible happen to DH and I end up alone, I would rather stay that way then put up with anyone inferior. Unfortunately, far too few woman realise that the reason so many woman have a good husband/partner is not because they were lucky, it's that they dumped crap blokes years ago so that there were single when the good ones come along.

I read the relationship threads and usually when someone is being encouraged to leave their DP/H I'm not surprised by that, I'm surprised they bothered putting up with a shit like that for years... very few men wake up one day and have gone from being a catch to being a wanker. They've usually been a low level wanker for years, woman with high self respect don't bother giving wankers a second or third date...