Some men really hate women being single don't they?

[solidgoldbrass]

inspired by a couple of other threads including the separatism one. Have you ever noticed that if a man you don't like or know or fancy is trying to persuade you to date him or spend time with him or even just talk to him, the only really effective way to make him fuck off is to tell him that you are another man's property. Just saying No, leave me alone, no thanks, actually I am having a conversation with my female friend and am not interested in talking to you, never seems to work until you throw in My Boyfriend or My Husband.

Good lord, this has moved on a bit since I last dipped in. It's nearly run out of space, we'll have to start another one.

I think I must have missed the bit where someone explained how I get rid of unwanted pests if I don't have a boyfriend - that would be useful. TIA.

Anniegetyourgun Severin has suggested that you just pretend you have a boyfriend so that the pathetic creature who has accosted you, has a face saving way of being rejected.

Because men's right to have their faces saved, is more important than women's right to go about their lawful business without being harassed.

No idea, Annie. As a chronic singleton, I'm trying to work that out myself.

swallowedafly, I am not male. Why do you persist with this, really?

I mean it is not as if I can prove to you one way or another, is it?

Is it so incomprehensible that some people who disagree with you may also be female?

OK, you disagree with me, I think that is clear enough! Well, that is your right as a human being, to disagree with others. But what if I happened to be a feminist chap who is browsing here? Is it not insulting to such men to have their gender thrown about as an insult because the only people who could possibly disagree and be horrible are men?

And obviously, the average man must be considered so pathetic that he needs a face saving device.

Because men aren't sensible rational creatures who can take rejection, oh no.

And women just play games.

These trolls have a really low opinion of both men and women, don't they?

Misandry and misogyny tend to go hand in hand, imo.

But you're not a feminist chap

I see. Thank you. I have to tell lies.

Not happy with that. Agin my religion innit.

Actually I think I know what they mean. Just like "do you have the time" is nightclub-speak for "would you like to dance" (and you would have chuckled at my handling of that one in my long-past yoof), "I have a boyfriend" is nightclub-speak for "I am not interested in you". It doesn't have to mean you really have a boyfriend at all, it's code. Really can't be fecked to carry around the tome of translations though, so I guess I will just have to carry on telling the truth ie I do not have a boyfriend because I don't want one, ESPECIALLY YOU. What a good thing I'm too old and stout to be bothered by many pests these days.

Yes men who hate women generally hate themselves.

Rightly so, in many cases.

That's very true actually herbex. my x internalised his self-hatred and it dribbled out as misogyny.

I wonder if Severin thinks that women should be honest about wanting that drink?

But not honest about saving a man's face?

I might get a bit confused about when I'm supposed to be honest and when not...

"Anniegetyourgun Severin has suggested that you just pretend you have a boyfriend so that the pathetic creature who has accosted you, has a face saving way of being rejected."

Makes perfect sense, our feelings are just us being "drippy", their feelings are deeply important.

maybe they should consult the dna database before agreeing to dance.

Have I ever told you ladies how much I love you?

And bandwithering, ditto here.

Lie detectors. Hook us up. If we're lying about the boyfriend, we obviously want them.

DCMP Obvously they know our minds better than we do

Exactly!

maybe my SIL was right; I do need a boyfriend for this very reason!

I am Severin. I got banned. Because I have had many IDs here before. I also run the Mumsnet Sucks Faceook Page btw. Anyway, I joined back up to make this one post, then you can ban me again.

I am not Wamster. I agreed with what Wamster was saying. I posted bits of this thread on Mumsnet Sucks. Then I joined up and added to the convo.

SwallowedAfly is either mistaken, or lying. When MumsnetHQ confirm that Severin was banned, but had nothing to do with Wamster, that will be proven. Then I would expect SwallowedAfly to post what she got from mumsnet 'confirming' I was Wamster's sock-puppet, because if it seems she is lying, just to get another member banned... well you decide if that's ok, it's not my stupid site

xxx

Annieegetyourgun it is really very simple.

What you do is lie and tell them you have a boyfriend (as per severin)

While simultaneously being very honest and not playing any games.

Got that?

Sounds like there has been some confusion.

Im sorry you have been banned severin.

So is Severin Jamez or is that another one?

swallowedafly, it is clear now that -dislike me as much as you appear to- which is fair enough, your right to dislike me, that I am not using multiple identities here.

Will you please if you can, and obviously it is up to you to reply or not, why is it OK to assume that people who disagree with you have to be men?

You see others disagree with me here- as is their right- but they seem to avoid the assumption that I am male. They think I am wrong, that is for sure, but they don't seem to be saying that I am a man because of it.

They have no difficulty accepting that people who they think are idiots occur in both genders why do you?

< puts head on backwards >

< knits furiously >