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Sat in my car in traffic yesterday and I had a deep realisation. One I and we already know but actually never really clearly thought about fully I suppose.
’We don’t need men’
Like why do we need them…really?! We have come so far as women to be able to live independently and not deal with their BS. We can work, provide and live full lives.
I feel so thankful not having to live in my grandparents era. I can remember asking my grandma when I was young and my grandad died, why she hadn’t found a new husband. She said ‘I can go where I want for as long as I want, with whoever I want and I’m happy with that’ Sure she was lonely sometimes but she made the most of her independence. She took pride in her home and appearance and was always out socialising with friends or shopping. Her words were clear and I always remember them. What we sometimes take for granted now is something our ancestors would never of imagined for women. I feel so lucky and appreciate my freedom 🙏
I've been in relationships and I'm single now. Single is absolutely, without a doubt, better than being in a relationship with a shitty man.
It's crazy when you think about the fact that our female ancestors didn't have the option to both be alone and have financial security.
It's crazy because we are only a few generations in to women having complete economic freedom. My great grandmother saw women get the right to vote. My grandmas couldn't get loans and credit without husbands.
It;s also crazy because romantic relationships and marriage are still put on this huge pedestal and pushed on girls and women so hard. When you finally see thru it all and realize that you dont need to pander to men's desires and you don't need to center your life around them, it's like the pedestal crumbles before your eyes.
I believe in 2022 we owe it to our female ancestors to live our best lives free of loser men. There is literally no need for loser males to be dragging us down anymore.
I agree. I don’t need a man, I want a man. And those are two very different things.
I feel you, I love being in situations with a reduced male presence. Choosing to be happy with single-life was a wonderful time of internal growth. We do need men to procreate. And considering FDS is a space for female heterosexuality (primarily), it's not like we can help but be attracted to men and seek their companionship. Men are the ones on the front line of war, justifiably bc women are generally better community leaders, organizers, and care takers. This is a personal addition, but I need my husband because he has chores around our home to do too lol 😆
Grateful everyday for having zero need or want for men in my life 😌 (lesbian and childfree)
If you want a great book about this very concept, may I recommend All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
by Rebecca Traister ! It's a great read and it has some fascinating history and statistics as well. I hope to find a HVM someday but if not, FDS is absolutely helping me create the life I want without him!
We needed them like the serfs needed their lords, because they made us slaves and we needed our gruel. I'm sorry we never needed them that's why they needed patriarchy to put us in
That sperm though ... I do want a