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And so, the woman starts to develop this very negative perception of men based off all these stories she's being fed. Then you add the internet, right, and the internet is built off of sensationalism and people coming up with all kinds of craziness to make the opposite gender look bad.
And so, the woman starts to develop this very negative perception of men based off all these stories she's being fed. Then you add the internet, right, and the internet is built off of sensationalism and people coming up with all kinds of craziness to make the opposite gender look bad.
So, whether it's men talking about women or women talking about... Or the same gender talking down on their gender, whatever it is, they're trying to hype up negative stories. So, even though these negative stories exist we don't always realize they're not so much the majority. They could be the minority they're just being pushed a lot more.
So, whether it's men talking about women or women talking about... Or the same gender talking down on their gender, whatever it is, they're trying to hype up negative stories. So, even though these negative stories exist we don't always realize they're not so much the majority. They could be the minority they're just being pushed a lot more.
And so, yeah, it does create this very unfair... This unfair view of men and I think there's again, a little bit on both sides to be honest with you.
And so, yeah, it does create this very unfair... This unfair view of men and I think there's again, a little bit on both sides to be honest with you.
Well, I think it's just human nature to where we take our negative experiences and we project it onto that demographic of whoever it's attached to. So it's like if someone gets robbed by a certain demographic of people, they may start to develop a fear towards those people. even though it was one isolated incident, they now become cautious to them.
Well, I think it's just human nature to where we take our negative experiences and we project it onto that demographic of whoever it's attached to. So it's like if someone gets robbed by a certain demographic of people, they may start to develop a fear towards those people. even though it was one isolated incident, they now become cautious to them.
So, in dating when you start to experience or hear all these negative things towards men let's say, well, you're naturally going to become more defensive, more negative and then what you don't realize is you create these self-fulfilling prophecies because you go into the dating experience bracing for negativity or projecting it, not realizing you're creating it.
So, in dating when you start to experience or hear all these negative things towards men let's say, well, you're naturally going to become more defensive, more negative and then what you don't realize is you create these self-fulfilling prophecies because you go into the dating experience bracing for negativity or projecting it, not realizing you're creating it.
Okay, and so what also makes it worse and it hit me when you were asking the question is that and again, I don't want women to feel like I'm just saying like women don't take any responsibility or anything like that because there's plenty of women who do. However, it is more likely when a woman goes to her friends and family to tell them that this relationship fell apart.
Okay, and so what also makes it worse and it hit me when you were asking the question is that and again, I don't want women to feel like I'm just saying like women don't take any responsibility or anything like that because there's plenty of women who do. However, it is more likely when a woman goes to her friends and family to tell them that this relationship fell apart.
They're going to say you know, you're better than that, he doesn't deserve you, those type of things to build her up, make her feel good. Not really pointing out where she may have gotten things wrong. The man goes to his friends and other people about the relationship that fell apart. Man, you were stupid anyway, you should have done this. Like, they're going to come down on him regardless.
They're going to say you know, you're better than that, he doesn't deserve you, those type of things to build her up, make her feel good. Not really pointing out where she may have gotten things wrong. The man goes to his friends and other people about the relationship that fell apart. Man, you were stupid anyway, you should have done this. Like, they're going to come down on him regardless.
And whether he likes it or not, he's going to have to accept some level of personal accountability. Well, that also now shapes how they approach the next dating situation. Now, unfortunately, I do think that there are some men who when they run to the internet and they hear women bad, women bad, women bad, they become blind to their own flaws.
And whether he likes it or not, he's going to have to accept some level of personal accountability. Well, that also now shapes how they approach the next dating situation. Now, unfortunately, I do think that there are some men who when they run to the internet and they hear women bad, women bad, women bad, they become blind to their own flaws.
But I think you can make the argument that women have an audience of uplifters more than men do. And that will now skew how people view the opposite sex and now those negative stories are only going to have even more of an impact. Because if I'm being told as a woman I'm great, nothing's wrong with me, these men are horrible, right. And there's nothing for me to do different.
But I think you can make the argument that women have an audience of uplifters more than men do. And that will now skew how people view the opposite sex and now those negative stories are only going to have even more of an impact. Because if I'm being told as a woman I'm great, nothing's wrong with me, these men are horrible, right. And there's nothing for me to do different.
So, then anything that goes wrong will always be viewed through the lens of men are just horrible people. Like, you're never going to think well, wait a minute maybe there was something missing from this story or maybe she could have handled things differently. No, you're going to jump right to they're bad because that's what you're being told over and over again.
So, then anything that goes wrong will always be viewed through the lens of men are just horrible people. Like, you're never going to think well, wait a minute maybe there was something missing from this story or maybe she could have handled things differently. No, you're going to jump right to they're bad because that's what you're being told over and over again.