Is it your DH’s job to protect you?

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If your husband wants to set up playdates, then he should set them up with other men doing something active. Men taking their kids fishing or sledding is normal. One dude hanging out and gossiping with a bunch of women while the kids play on the playground is kind of weird.

You’re the weirdo here. Why am I not allowed to socialize with moms at the playground? What do you think I’m going to do, drag them into the plastic tunnel for a quickie?

Meeting a mom or moms at the playground so the kids can run around together is “something active” as well as being utterly innocuous.

If it works for you, then it’s fine. Pp said that the mom’s in her social circle don’t set up play dates with her husband.

I don’t think you are trying to have a quickie if you set up play dates with other moms at the playground. It’s just a bit odd if you are constantly trying to call women to hang out with you on the playground and getting all upset that you are rebuffed. Maybe try talking to some men?

All that was a long time ago but no, I was not “constantly” trying to set up play dates with the moms and getting rebuffed. It was either with moms or dads, depending on who was available. There was no particular effort to make sure it was with the dads. I’m sorry you have such a disordered mentality that you think there’s anything odd about this.

Pp here.
If you, as a man, were able to set up playdates with both moms and dads depending on who is available, then what’s your issue?
Why are you saying that gender roles make it hard for men to set up play dates?

I didn't say anything about gender roles, and I wasn't having a problem setting up playdates. I was responding to the deranged notion that dads talking to moms at the playground during a playdate is somehow weird and odd.

+100 that this is a deranged notion

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If he was in the car, you probably wouldn't have run out of gas in the first place

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Anonymous wrote:The best defense is not to offend. I think women are naturally better at this.

Yeah, there are random acts of senseless violence, but they kill men just as often as women.

The majority of interpersonal conflict is avoided with decent social skills. At this, women are far stronger than men.

The sort of man who's so big into his pump as a defense makes himself a target. Not helpful to me/mine.

100% agree with this.

There were 18,000 murders in the US in 2023. Nearly 15,000 of them were from gun violence. There were 23,500 suicides by gun.

It doesn't matter how big and strong your husband is when guns are used for most murders.

Oof. So those 18k murdered should have “not offended” and worked on their social skills?

No, stupid, those would be the "random acts of senseless violence" that affect both genders somewhat indiscriminately.

If you're old enough to use the internet, you can use it to get help with your reading comprehension skills.