If you've never encountered it, Heartless Bitches International was FDS before FDS existed. I stumbled on it when I was around 15 because I was nosey and digging around in my older sisters' internet search history. I think that would have been in the late 90s/early 2000s?
It was obviously different from FDS just due to the time period, but they also had a really "no bullshit" take on things that was kind of refreshing. I'm having trouble finding the original site, but in recent years it seems it's become unavailable and it looks like the domain might have been sold...
If you can ever find anything from HBI, the site was a total GOLD MINE. FDS did have them in their sidebar information, as well.
I was looking around for anything at all that is HBI-related the other day and found a long (I really do mean LONG) list of gathered quotes that HBI had posted at some point.
You're going to love this! It was fun and helpful reading. I understand not all of them are 1,000% FDS, but you'll see what I mean when I say that you'll enjoy it!
Happy reading and in the spirit of our earlier sisters who were paving the way for women around the world...
Happy New Year, you heartless bitches!
https://chezkie.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/heartless-bitches-international/
“Hun, your jerk boyfriend is like a bottle of sour milk in the fridge. You don’t keep going back and tasting the milk to see if it’s better; why do you think that if you give him enough chances, he’ll magically become a nice guy?”
— HBI Member Ann
Perfection.
I thought you hated us and didn't want to talk to us anymore, flamethrower.