Despite the progress made towards gender equality, there are still numerous frustrating and annoying experiences that many women encounter and wish men would refrain from doing. Here are 24 examples of such behaviors:
Touching My Waist Or Lower Back
“If you aren’t my husband, you have no business there. Ever. Stop that now.”
“For any man confused, just ask yourself if you’d touch a man in the same manner. For example, you absolutely do need to touch a man’s lower back or squeeze their shoulders if passing them in a crowded area; you definitely wouldn’t brush yourself against them.”
Not Taking No For An Answer
“It’s not a challenge. It doesn’t mean yes. It isn’t an invitation for you to try and change it. It is not the start of a game. Learn to take rejection, and don’t insult the woman who turned you down. Remember that no means no.”
“You’ll be surprised how many men genuinely do not know this.”
Telling Girls To Smile
“Especially strangers. Where did this come from? Is it something that fathers pass on to sons? Why are so many men concerned about my smile? I even had a boss wondering why I wouldn’t smile, and I looked sad as if it was a performance issue.”
“One guy said, ‘I come here for the customer service, so you owe it to me to smile.’ I proceeded to give him a Terminator smile. He got considerably angrier and stormed off.”
Excusing Sexual Assault
“Stop suggesting that women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted somehow misunderstood the situation.”
“Don’t blame it on what they were wearing. Clothing is never a rape invitation.”
“After hearing a harrowing story of his friend getting raped in her apartment, he proceeded with a detailed argument as to how she was responsible for inviting him.”
Sending Unsolicited Pictures
“I have been alive for 43 years. Can’t tell you how easy it has been to never send anyone a picture of my private parts.”
“Yeah. Same here. Haven’t found a decent enough macro lens!”
“If I get one, I send back the clip of the hotdog being sliced in the hotdog slicer. For some reason, they stop messaging after that.”
Asking Lone Women Out At Night
“If I’m waiting for the bus alone at night, don’t ask for my phone number. This happens so often; I don’t see how anyone can think it’s appropriate. It does not feel like a safe situation to give a firm ‘no’.”
“I had some guy offer me $40 to go home with him. It was winter in Canada. I was bundled up to my; we were at an isolated bus station in an industrial area, and nothing was open.”
Saying They’re Alpha Males
“As Tywin Lannister once said, “Any man who must say ‘I am the king’ is no true king.”
“You can guarantee any guy that says this is not only stupid but also deeply insecure.”
Denying Lesbians
“Stop saying “You just haven’t met the right guy yet” or “I can change you if you give me one night.” It’s disgusting and only makes me more of a lesbian.”
“My favorite response is, “Maybe YOU haven’t met the right man yet. Have you ever had gay thoughts?”
Neglecting Your Skin
“Stop thinking that it’s feminine to have a skincare routine. Skin health is important!”
“Agreed. My husband never washes his face. His white pillowcases are always yellow-tinted from where he rests his head at night. It’s gross. Just wash your face already; it takes less than a minute.”
Asking If I’m On My Period Every Time I’m Upset
“Or asking, “does it HAVE to be now?” when periods come at an inconvenient time. Does your hair have to grow right now? Do you really have to eat every day?”
“It’s a gendered version of “oh, they must be having a bad day,” invalidating you and any legitimate problems you may be having by blaming everything on hormones.”
Lack Of Affection With Your Friends
“Stop being afraid to show your fellow bros affection, love, and care. It’s not gay.”
“It is odd that it couldn’t go without saying that since we’re good friends, I have an interest in his well-being. I don’t think it’s a “no homo” thing either — I think most guys are taught to bury feelings and, if you feel close to someone, you don’t need to say it.”
Ignoring Social Avoidance Cues
“If I am wearing earphones/reading/curt in my responses to you, I’m not interested in conversing/engaging/dating you. Please take the hint and go away.”
“This needs to be way higher up. One nice thing about being in my 40’s; creeps don’t force conversation on you as much, but when I was 20, I’d be sitting on a plane reading a book with headphones on while the jerk next to me repeatedly asked what I was reading.”
Being Deliberately Bad At Domestic Tasks
“Strategic incompetence for tasks that are commonly associated with women, ranging from household chores to scheduling a meeting, remembering a birthday, that the towels need washing, etc. We see you. We know what you are doing. We know that you know this stuff needs to get done and that you’re capable of doing it. No one was born knowing how or want to do these tasks. Stop it with the excuses; you’re an adult.”
Getting Angry About Sexual Rejection
“Don’t get angry when you don’t get sex, then call the woman names for sleeping with anyone else.”
“Yeah, sure, call her a bad name, but does that actually make it better?”
Protecting Predatory Men
“I’m sick and tired of dealing with predatory men. I just want to be able to go to work and not be harassed and be able to go for a run at night and not worry about being attacked, to drink too much, and not have to worry about being assaulted. I want to be safe.”
“There are men who try to “get you” by almost any means. As a man, I can only apologize for the fear and discomfort they make you feel. You’re right; they shouldn’t be protected.”
Assuming Niceness Means Interest
“At my husband’s work party, I felt obligated to socialize. I started talking to one guy, who blurted, “I’m married!” I was like, “Yeah, I know, and your wife works for my husband.”
“I read that men can never get compliments because they assume the person complimenting them is flirting, and in turn, men assume every compliment is flirting because that’s the only time they ever get compliments. Makes sense.”
Assuming Women Innately Know Childcare
“My uterus makes it easier to change diapers. And making a baby bottle? My ovaries told me to read the directions on the side of the formula can.”
“I, as an adult woman, have the capacity to problem solve and figure out how to take care of a child. So can my husband, also an adult.”
Thinking Not Being A Jerk Makes You A Good Guy
“Some men assume that not calling women slurs is what makes them nice. That cannot be where the bar is. I’d like those men to stop pretending that’s the minimum.”
Ignoring medical Issues
“My ex-husband refused to go to the doctor over chest pains; he was using his mom’s nitroglycerine, and it helped. He died of a massive heart attack on Christmas morning at 37. Broke my heart and my kids’ hearts.”
“Men, you are not invincible, and you’re not weak to seek treatment.”
Catcalling
“As a dude, I never saw how catcalling women is okay. Saying those “compliments” to random women on the street is going to make them avoid you, not sleep with you.”
“It’s a power play to show these women that they can objectify them and make them uncomfortable, and there’s nothing they can do about it. It’s a far more sinister thing than just trying to get laid.”
Using 3-in-1
“I’m waiting for 4-in-1, so I don’t have to buy toothpaste either!”
“I have mint-scented body wash. I’ll report back with the results. Edit: It does not taste minty. It just tastes like soap.”
“Shampoo strips oils while conditioner replenishes them; you can’t put the good oils back if the shampoo element of the product is still there, stripping it away.”
Neglecting Your Mental Health
“I wish more men would seek out help for physical and mental health issues.”
“From the perspective of being a partner and friend, it’s really hard seeing someone you love and care about do absolutely nothing while clearly suffering.”
“My fiancée hit me with a dose of reality on this. My job was not-so-slowly killing me. I genuinely didn’t realize how much I had changed.”
Sexualizing Everything
“One of my best friends said to me once “you’re the only male friend I’ve ever had that’s never tried to sleep with me.” That made me incredibly sad. Sorry women, guys suck.”
“I’m a SPED kindergarten teacher. Spend an entire day in my classroom with me, and you’ll see there’s absolutely nothing remotely sexy about teachers.”
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