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[–]Icebridge 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Mixed feelings about this post. I'd be okay with it if it weren't a hypothetical but since it is it just feels so... dumb and pointless? Who cares what you do in the hypothetical case that you divorce your husband? It also seems very naieve in the sense that it gives off the vibe of "gay relationdhips are always great and easy to find!" Which is... no. That being said I'm also surprised everyone is universally against this post? As a radfem I feel like its obvious the way men treat women is way worse than the way women treat women. Most male violence is from someone the woman knows and often is a partner. When I go on dates, as long as I've verified that they're a woman and not a catfish, I dont have to worry about getting stalked or killed like I would if I were dating men. Even with assault, statistically it's so low I don’t really stress out about it with women like I do when I'm alone with a man i dont know well for example. I definitely dont think "straight women have it harder than us" or even that that's what the post is getting at. But that when you're dating women the fear and opression usually comes from outside the relationship but with heterosexual relationships it comes from the inside. If someone wants to avoid that, I can't blame them. When i try to put myself in a bi persons shoes, its hard to decide if i would be able to date men based on the bad experiences ive had with them, the trauma those close to me have suffered, and just knowing what i know. I think op is naieve but i dont think she has any ill will based on what i read. It's not like she came at lesbians with this post anyway, from what i understand fds is a het focused sub?

[–]yayblueberries 18 insightful - 1 fun18 insightful - 0 fun19 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You already got a great response comment, but have you ever talked to any of these pretend lesbians who hate their current ex-husband? They use women while pretending to be newfound lesbians just to spite their ex-husbands. They say, "You suck so much that I needed to get with a WOMAN instead of a new man!" They view being with a woman as lesser than being with a man and throw it in the face of the men they divorced. They aren't lesbians, and they are extremely harmful to the lesbians they use to play nasty games with men.

[–]Icebridge 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Ive never personally met that style of fake lesbian, no. That definitely is shitty and I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but op struck me as someone who is naieve more so than outwardly malicious like those people. At the very least she's willing to admit her bisexuality and call herself a febfem rather than pretend to be a lesbian like so many bi women do.

[–]mangosplums 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I agree with you.