I think about Amanda Bynes and what she’s doing now. Also every girl from elementary school plus their parents and their parents’ houses.

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 . . . .

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP I loved your question but don’t find many of the responses are really equivalent to thinking about the Roman Empire (except for a few such as ancient Mayans/ Ancient Greece).

Maybe it could help to ask

What would be the funniest female equivelant to men pondering the Roman Empire daily?

Some contenders from Thoughtco.com

Persian Empire

At its height about 500 BC, the Achaemenid dynasty rulers of the Persian empire had conquered Asia as far as the Indus River, Greece, and North Africa including what is now Egypt and Libya.

Among the longest-lasting empires, the Persians were finally conquered in the 4th century BC by Alexander the Great, but Persian dynasties remained a coherent empire up into the 6th century AD, and Iran was called Persia until the 20th century


Vikings
Although most people have heard about the Vikings, what they mostly hear about is their violent, raiding nature and silver hoards found all over their territories. But in fact, the Vikings were successful at colonization, placing their people and building settlements and networks from Russia to the North American coastline.


The Olmec
The Olmec civilization is the name given to a sophisticated Central American culture dated between 1200 and 400 BC. Its baby-faced statues have led to some fairly baseless speculation about prehistoric international sailing connections between what is now Africa and Central America, but the Olmec were incredibly influential, spreading domestic and monumental architecture and a suite of domestic plants and animals into North America.

Female equivalent of The Persian Empire could be interesting -

Some Islamic scholars argue that widespread subjugation of women in Islamic cultures only happened after the Persian empire waned and in response to colonialism - The Persian men felt degraded and emasculated by British and French colonial rulers and responded by tightening controls on their women (isolating them from public spaces and requiring they cover their heads and eventually everything apart from eyes when in public).

This was not done during the
Prophet’s lifetime. The ability to have four wives was actually a constraint rather than encouraging polygyny - during tribal warfares in the region, men would often capture many women and children as spoils of war and not provide basic necessities. So specifying four wives allowed and then only if they could be properly provided for was a constraint.

Anyway, could be particularly fun to explore ancient civilization gender relations when their modern descendants are assumed to be heavily misogynistic.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Princess Diana for me! Once a week.

Oh that’s a good one. I think about her a lot too. Probably more than once a week. I think if she had lived she would have continued to be villainized by society for … just for basically existing.

I do not think about her as often, but anytime there is a show about her or mention in the press...I must watch or read it. And, I still do not get how the British have now embraced the awful Camilla. She and Charles took part in ruining both of their families. And, it has been reported she has influenced Charles to steer clear of Harry. Stepmonster.

Aliens and UFOs
The British Royal Family; Harry and Meghan, Princess Diana
Money and finance; how to increase my income and how to work out office politics
The regency era and Jane Austen characters
The Malaysian airline that disappeared
Anastasia

Anonymous wrote:The one I have seen that resonated the most with me was "ex best friend".

omg . .. yes

Anonymous wrote:Hilariously my 1st grade boy brought home a book on the Roman Empire for his first library book pick of the school year. 200 pages of extensive detail. It must be in their dna 😂

I’m now thinking of the Roman Empire daily also but before this book hadnt at all in probably 20 years

That is funny and I am so surprised at this trend. I am a female and was a history major in undergrad. I find it almost impossible to believe anyone thinks about the Roman Empire. Most Americans cannot even name their Member of Congress or the VP.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP I loved your question but don’t find many of the responses are really equivalent to thinking about the Roman Empire (except for a few such as ancient Mayans/ Ancient Greece).

Maybe it could help to ask

What would be the funniest female equivelant to men pondering the Roman Empire daily?

Some contenders from Thoughtco.com

Persian Empire

At its height about 500 BC, the Achaemenid dynasty rulers of the Persian empire had conquered Asia as far as the Indus River, Greece, and North Africa including what is now Egypt and Libya.

Among the longest-lasting empires, the Persians were finally conquered in the 4th century BC by Alexander the Great, but Persian dynasties remained a coherent empire up into the 6th century AD, and Iran was called Persia until the 20th century


Vikings
Although most people have heard about the Vikings, what they mostly hear about is their violent, raiding nature and silver hoards found all over their territories. But in fact, the Vikings were successful at colonization, placing their people and building settlements and networks from Russia to the North American coastline.


The Olmec
The Olmec civilization is the name given to a sophisticated Central American culture dated between 1200 and 400 BC. Its baby-faced statues have led to some fairly baseless speculation about prehistoric international sailing connections between what is now Africa and Central America, but the Olmec were incredibly influential, spreading domestic and monumental architecture and a suite of domestic plants and animals into North America.

More contenders from Live Science:

The Silla

The Silla Kingdom was one of the longest-standing royal dynasties ever. It ruled most of the Korean Peninsula between 57 B.C. and  A.D. 935

Silla was founded by the monarch Bak Hyeokgeose. Legend held that he was hatched from a mysterious egg in the forest and married a queen born from the ribs of a dragon. Over time, the Silla culture developed into a centralized, hierarchical society with a wealthy aristocratic class. archaeologists have unearthed luxurious goods made by the Sila such as a gold-and-garnet dagger to a cast-iron Buddha to jade jewelry.


The Indus

The Indus is the largest-known ancient urban culture, with the people's land stretching from the Indus River in modern-day Pakistan to the Arabian Sea and the Ganges in India. The Indus civilization persisted for thousands of years, emerging around 3300 B.C. and declining by about 1600 B.C.

The Indus, also known as the Harappans, developed sewage and drainage systems for their cities, built impressive walls and granaries, and produced artifacts like pottery and glazed beads. They even had dental care: Scientists found 11 drilled molars from adults who lived between 7,500 to 9,000 years ago in the Indus Valley, according to a study published in 2006 in the journal Nature.

Evidence suggests that climatic change weakened monsoonal rains and dried up much of the Harappan territory, forcing the civilization to gradually disband and migrate to wetter climes. 


The Nok

The mysterious and little-known Nok culture lasted from around 1000 B.C. to A.D. 300 in what is today northern Nigeria. Evidence of the Nok was discovered by chance during a tin-mining operation in 1943, according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Miners uncovered a terra-cotta head, hinting at a rich sculptural tradition. Since then, other elaborate terra-cotta sculptures have emerged, including depictions of people wearing elaborate jewelry and carrying batons and flails — symbols of authority also seen in ancient Egyptian art, Other sculptures show people with diseases such as elephantiasis.

Anonymous wrote:OP I loved your question but don’t find many of the responses are really equivalent to thinking about the Roman Empire (except for a few such as ancient Mayans/ Ancient Greece).

Maybe it could help to ask

What would be the funniest female equivelant to men pondering the Roman Empire daily?

Some contenders from Thoughtco.com

Persian Empire

At its height about 500 BC, the Achaemenid dynasty rulers of the Persian empire had conquered Asia as far as the Indus River, Greece, and North Africa including what is now Egypt and Libya.

Among the longest-lasting empires, the Persians were finally conquered in the 4th century BC by Alexander the Great, but Persian dynasties remained a coherent empire up into the 6th century AD, and Iran was called Persia until the 20th century


Vikings
Although most people have heard about the Vikings, what they mostly hear about is their violent, raiding nature and silver hoards found all over their territories. But in fact, the Vikings were successful at colonization, placing their people and building settlements and networks from Russia to the North American coastline.


The Olmec
The Olmec civilization is the name given to a sophisticated Central American culture dated between 1200 and 400 BC. Its baby-faced statues have led to some fairly baseless speculation about prehistoric international sailing connections between what is now Africa and Central America, but the Olmec were incredibly influential, spreading domestic and monumental architecture and a suite of domestic plants and animals into North America.

The patriarchy.

OP I loved your question but don’t find many of the responses are really equivalent to thinking about the Roman Empire (except for a few such as ancient Mayans/ Ancient Greece).

Maybe it could help to ask

What would be the funniest female equivelant to men pondering the Roman Empire daily?

I think about the beginning often, as in Adam and Eve's beginning.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many times a day do females think about Taylor Swift?

This female? Zero.

I think more about the heroin addicts hanging out around the fast food restaurants in my supposedly "safe" neighborhood in the burbs.

So, basically crime and trying not to get raped or attacked.

+1 Zero.

Anonymous wrote:How many times a day do females think about Taylor Swift?

This female? Zero.

I think more about the heroin addicts hanging out around the fast food restaurants in my supposedly "safe" neighborhood in the burbs.

So, basically crime and trying not to get raped or attacked.

How many times a day do females think about Taylor Swift?