As usual, Lex, I tend to agree with you.

Gee, from the other side of the coin, I also wonder how many women just don't like men; or are so bitter from past hurts/harm done to them by men that it embitters them towards most of the male species.

For example, when some women act like b!tches (when many men love anyway) and do not feel like being nice, they blame it on men.

If they do not feel like being lady-like, they blame it on "women's liberation"/"feminism" and the need to appear and act masculine in order to achieve the same things in life men have. They want to compete with men on men's terms, when women are unique in and of themselves.

They are afraid of leaning on, depending on, becoming emotionally and even a tad physically vulnerable with a man, for fear of being labeled "a doormat", "weak", "unliberated", "old-fashioned", overly dependent/co-dependent, or a "victim".

I'm happy, content, fulfilled, and proud to be an "old-fashioned girl", despite being a man-loving feminist.

Some of the things I see gals writing about men just implies, to me, a deep-seated dislike of the entire gender.

So to you gals who are writing that stuff, know that men and bi women are noticing. I can't speak for them or for other bi women, but I would never date a gal who does not like men.

cant we all just get along..........

Now, that's concerning.

whoa!

Yes, but that is not what this thread is about. I never said that there were not women with the same problem.

this thread is about men who don't like women. Please feel free to start your own thread on your own topic.

are you a male using a female avatar? Just curious.

For the most part I don't understand women. But then, meh.

I can HONESTLY say i have NEVER said a bad thing to a lady on this site ( unless it was a friend who knew I was joking)I wasnt raised that way!!

i know what you mean....most of us have been hurt in a relationship...probably more times than we would want...but that is part of life....people can carry negative attitudes about all kinds of things in their lives...I am always on the lookout for positive people, you know, the ones that live by a personal code of kindness....

Fear and hatred -- for anything -- is often based on something as simple as not knowing and not understanding anything about that which is being hated and feared.

I've noticed a lot of people here who lash out at the other gender simply because they have no conception of the fact that the other gender consists almost entirely of genuine human beings.

It's become practically a cottage industry to perpetuate questions such as "Why Do All Men _____?" and "Why Are All Women _______?" -- to the detriment of those who realize that the differences aren't nearly as gargantuan as some would like us to believe.

And, yeah, it's definitely a red flag to anyone who is looking for a partner, and not a psychological disorder waiting to happen.

I think a person's writing can be pretty darn revealing, if you're paying attention....!!

What surprises me is how many of you felt that I was angry at men; or trying to start a fight of some kind. I merely made an observation based on my perusal of numerous posts here. I also never said that this applies only to men, and that there aren't women who are that way as well. I just don't pay as much attention to the women's posts in that vein, since I don't intend to date women. This thread was about my noticing how many men don't like women. That is all.

I never said "all men" or "most men". I merely noted that there were more than I had imagined; and thought they could benefit from knowing that potential dates are reading what they are saying.

After reading some of the replies, I think people may have misunderstood my original post.

((((hiker))))

That's funny. No. I am a college educated, bisexual 3rd wave feminist female with a professional degree. An expert in human behavior; someone who has had both extensive experience as both a married and a single woman in today's day and age. Someone who has provided counseling and psychotherapy to men, women, couples, and children and who has a fond interest in other cultures, nature, science, and the arts. A woman at the peak of her life who owns her own home, car, and is raising her child on her own. A sensual female with a partner she loves and who loves her, in addition to friends of the most loyal variety. That is who I am.

Who are you?

(((Wiley))))))

You like women, Wiley - I can tell.

Of course I do. Still don't understand them most of the time though. I think that's a good thing though.

I only asked because most of your replies usually sound like the male point of view.

misunderstanding or 'taking their own spin' on your OP happens often on message boards....

i'm not surprised that so many men sound angry or bitter toward women....Ex relationships especially marriages can be that way....people have to learn to move on and not be controlled by their past....and to never let another person rule your emotions....

I understood you and I agree with what you were trying to go for.

woman are such funny but complex creatures, but man o man i love them.!!!