Men manipulate with their strength. Go back to your red pill page if you don't want a candid discussion. You think men got to be in power due to lack of manipulation? Literally every show is about some sort of manipulation by people. All people manipulate. Women just do not care about sex in the same way as men but it's not the only method of control and coersion so there is no reason to make it the number one way to manipulate. It's on that priority in your world. The problem with red pill men is that they've never really thought about being a woman in a vulnerable way or cared about any women, so all of their comments just come off as incredibly self absorbed. |
Agreed. Women “fall in love” with a man without knowing a man’s life goals and timeline. They then try to make him adapt to their timeline and when that doesn’t happen, they complain that he stole their fertility. I blame Disney and rom coms because they lead grown women to believe love automatically means marriage and babies. Women need to date smarter and not fall in love until they know that their goals and timelines are aligned. |
And how obtuse of you to not realize that women are the ones given a much smaller window for children enabling men to use them during this short window easier than women can use men for fertility. If women can manipulate men's sexual needs for sure in this short window men can manipulate women for their fertility needs. |
I’m wondering about this too. Did they have a conversation about children and timelines before marriage? Or did she assume things and is now framing his response to her demands for a baby as a lack of interest and cooperation. |
I'm sorry you're too stupid to appreciate the very obvious difference between physical force and psychological manipulation, or why someone who is incapable of resorting to physical force would be predisposed to manipulation. "You think men got to be in power due to lack of manipulation?" -- what men? what power? are you babbling about the largely imaginary pre-1965 patriarchy or something? I can assure you from observing my own parents and grandparents that the women in marriages back in those days had plenty of ways to ensure they got what they wanted. |
+1 |
An earlier comment has women being more manipulative than men. In a way, I agree. Women have had lesser strength. Until the 70s, women could not have credit cards or bank accounts without a man's signature. Women's lives depended on often unreliable men. No wonder women are often neurotic, depressed, or manipulative. It's survival! I have long had a theory that the older lady generations have outsize personality disorders, and the youngsr generations suffer from their mothering, which should have been a comfort and relief from the inadequate men who were daddies. |
Wonderful! 😍 |
I‘ve never used sex as a way to manipulate men. I don’t know any women who do. Maybe try hanging out with higher class groups of people? |
The very fact that your mom and grandma had to “ensure they got what they wanted” just proves the point that women don’t have power. In a normal functioning relationship, a woman can say “this thing is important to me. Let’s find a way to make it work” and her partner gets on board. If a woman has to resort to manipulation, it’s a sign that the power imbalance is off and her partner is unwilling to meet her needs. But hey, you do you. How’s that chip on your shoulder working for ya? Getting laid by beautiful 20 year olds every night? |
This is untrue. Sometimes in a normal functioning relationship, a woman’s request may not be something he wants to do. Her needs don’t supersede his. Relationships also aren’t about power but should be about a team with shared values and goals working together. |
I’m turning 37 in a few weeks, on the brink of divorce with an alcoholic spouse who kept putting off being “ready”. Now he’s miraculously ready since my foot is out the door. I want a family, but my own life choices my have prevented that. He didn’t steal my fertility, I ignored red flags. |
This kind of self-reflection is so refreshing to read on this forum! I truly hope you get the family you want. |
LOL, no, the fact that they got what they wanted ensured they did have power. I dare say they got what they wanted more than my dad or granddad did. In a normal functioning relationship, a woman can say “this thing is important to me. Let’s find a way to make it work” and her partner gets on board. If a woman has to resort to manipulation, it’s a sign that the power imbalance is off and her partner is unwilling to meet her needs. From another point of view - which I have observed in countless relationships - the woman states what she wants, but if the man says no that doesn't end it. She nags, hounds, and manipulates (very often by withholding sex or promising sex) until she gets her way. If anything this means the "power imbalance" is in her favor - the man is simply not allowed to say no to anything. I am extremely skeptical that many DCUM women would accept it if their husband refused to do something she wanted. "How do I get my husband to do this thing he doesn't want to do..." is the topic of countless posts in this forum. But hey, you do you. How’s that chip on your shoulder working for ya? Getting laid by beautiful 20 year olds every night? Nothing makes your arguments more convincing than dumb insults. ![]() |
PP here. Thank you. It sucks. I keep convincing myself I’m “still young” (with regards to starting over and still being able to have a fulfilling / fun / etc life; not necessarily my fertility) but it’s hard. |