Save your energy: Don't JADE (justify, argue, defend, explain)

Thank you! I just wanted to add LVM are agrumentative to feel powerful. Therefore even if you "win" an argument against them, they will feel fulfilled because they take joy in getting a reaction out of women. They have nothing better or productive to do. Do not give them attention

good stuff!

My mistake is assuming everyone is rational like I am! People in my family are so I was brought up with respectful dialogue. Online, I give it about three passes back and forth then block or just stop responding.

Easy to practice online, too!

This is such amazing advice! As women we’re always taught to doubt our judgement and minimize our wants and needs. This leads to always having to prove ourselves and our desires as worthy to other people. No more of that ladies. If you have to prove your worth to someone they’ll never see it and you demean yourself in their eyes by trying to help them be a more empathetic person. No will reward you for your silent suffering either or congratulate you for taking abuse or accepting less than what you should.