Women’s equivalent of the Roman Empire

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely my ex-best friend.

Most common themes:

Should I have been more forgiving of her non-apology apology?

Maybe our friendship was just meant to be temporal because our kids were friends?

Maybe our friendship was just about being allies on the PTA?

Was she unforgiving of my being so outspoken about the PTA president (whom I still consider a total jackass)?

Is life really about recognizing who's there for you (i.e., friends X and Y)?
(NB: For those who think about Jane Austen and Regency England, this question is a theme of the Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner -- which is not as lightweight as you might think, so don't turn your snippy little nose up at me. I was an English major too. Wait, wait . . . I'm losing my train of thought about my exBF . . . .

How does ex best friend theme in any way shape or form equate to Roman Empire ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you know about this silly and hilariously accurate Tik Tok trend, what is the women’s equivalent? What do women think about more frequently than you would ever expect?

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, here is an explanation:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/09/18/how-often-do-men-think-about-the-roman-empire-a-lot-according-to-new-tiktok-trend/

Men really don’t spend their time thinking about the Roman Empire. This entire thing is a put-on

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you know about this silly and hilariously accurate Tik Tok trend, what is the women’s equivalent? What do women think about more frequently than you would ever expect?

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, here is an explanation:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/09/18/how-often-do-men-think-about-the-roman-empire-a-lot-according-to-new-tiktok-trend/

Men really don’t spend their time thinking about the Roman Empire. This entire thing is a put-on

For sure - but that is why it would be fun to come up with an equally preposterous ancient civilization that women allegedly think about night and day …

[Anonymous]

Women think about their hair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Women think about their hair.

Thanks Jack.

[Anonymous]

Op here, I was thinking about the question the way someone else posted up thread:

“…the assignment is what do women think about more often than you could ever imagine.” So not necessarily something historical, but something unexpected.

That’s the way I was thinking about it, which would make personal safety something that you may think about a lot, but would not surprise people.
I kind of put hair and clothing in that category too— not super surprising that people think about those things regularly because you actually have to do something about them daily (or at least most do).

But, thinking about an ex-friend, to me, would be an equivalent because when I first saw someone mention that, I realized I do think about an ex-friend frequently. She pops into my head a lot given that we haven’t spoken in over seven years, but I never thought about the fact I think about her that often!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you know about this silly and hilariously accurate Tik Tok trend, what is the women’s equivalent? What do women think about more frequently than you would ever expect?

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, here is an explanation:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/09/18/how-often-do-men-think-about-the-roman-empire-a-lot-according-to-new-tiktok-trend/

This is entertaining but not credible.

I really don’t believe that a large number, let alone a majority, of men ruminate about the Roman Empire daily, weekly Or monthly. The Nicene Creed mentions Pontius Pilate but I suspect the few people who regularly attend Catholic, Episcopal/ Anglican and other denominations that cite the Nicene Creed in their liturgies are not inspired to ponder the implications.

If men are saying they do it is most likely to
Appear more thoughtful than they actually are.

I would imagine that similarly implausible historical eras or cultures that women could allege that they think about daily might be:

Ming Dynasty/ Chinese hey day
Ancient Israelites
Ancient Greece
Atlantis
Pocahontas
Trail of Tears
Pioneer women in the Wild West
Vikings
Russian Revolution
Dickens England/ Industrial Revolution

I’m all for lots of people thinking deeply about historical eras/ influences other than our own current realities but find it hard to believe that either men or women are routinely thinking about the same ones …

Would be truly amazing if that was so …

Disagree with the bolded. All the guys I asked are not that deep. They just think “roads” “aqueducts” “pretzels” (apparently) “big conquests” “Senate” and Rome pops into their heads.

Also football is basically modern day gladiators.

This is fantastically accurate from the men I have spoken to, and I had no idea about the pretzels!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here, I was thinking about the question the way someone else posted up thread:

“…the assignment is what do women think about more often than you could ever imagine.” So not necessarily something historical, but something unexpected.

That’s the way I was thinking about it, which would make personal safety something that you may think about a lot, but would not surprise people.
I kind of put hair and clothing in that category too— not super surprising that people think about those things regularly because you actually have to do something about them daily (or at least most do).

But, thinking about an ex-friend, to me, would be an equivalent because when I first saw someone mention that, I realized I do think about an ex-friend frequently. She pops into my head a lot given that we haven’t spoken in over seven years, but I never thought about the fact I think about her that often!

Ok thanks for clarification - that is quite different from the thread title but fair enough.

Even “ex best friend” is stereotypical female subject to me.

Surprising would be:
Space time quantum theory
Traffic engineering school bus routes
Horse racing

[Anonymous]

I don’t know about other women, but I think the equivalent for me would be “Little House on the Prarie.”

I think about how Ma and Pa Ingalls managed at least once a week. Maybe more often.

[Anonymous]

This reminds me of how my daughter complained about sitting with the boys at lunch. “All they want to talk about is Rubik’s cubes and the grandfather paradox.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I asked DH this question (he's a huge history buff) and he replied that he thinks of the Nazis daily. The Roman Empire was great but wasn't his top thought.

I personally like Victorian or Edwardian England.

I think this is probably the right answer if we are talking history. Think of all the Jane Austin movies, Bridgerton, even (if I mix eras a bit) the Crown and more recent sagas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here, I was thinking about the question the way someone else posted up thread:

“…the assignment is what do women think about more often than you could ever imagine.” So not necessarily something historical, but something unexpected.

That’s the way I was thinking about it, which would make personal safety something that you may think about a lot, but would not surprise people.
I kind of put hair and clothing in that category too— not super surprising that people think about those things regularly because you actually have to do something about them daily (or at least most do).

But, thinking about an ex-friend, to me, would be an equivalent because when I first saw someone mention that, I realized I do think about an ex-friend frequently. She pops into my head a lot given that we haven’t spoken in over seven years, but I never thought about the fact I think about her that often!

But many, many men DON'T realize how much women's daily lives are affected by concerns about personal safety.

I think the person who said murder is onto something, honestly. Because that is far more broad and encompassing that "ex-friend."

[Anonymous]

Throw pillows. Whether I should buy more, whether the ones I have are okay, or if I should have spent more on nicer ones, whether I should change them out for the season or if doing that is crazy.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s the disappearance of that Roanoke colony, or Salem witch trials

[Anonymous]

I don't find the Roman Empire thing odd, mainly because in this house for the last seven years at least someone has been studying Latin.

But for the women question: inventors. I encounter so many items throughout my day and my first thought is often, now who thought of that one? And then that makes me think of the scene in Beaches when Bette Middle does the number about the inventor of the brassiere.

So:

Inventors
Bette Middler
Brassiere