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[–]Wanderingthehalls 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

There are both advantages and disadvantages to being male or female. Would I like to be stronger? Yes. I've been in an extremely abusive relationship where I ended up playing dead while being strangled in the hope that he'd stop before I actually died. And now I'm fitter than the majority of men and can do exercises like pull ups that are harder for me than they are for men. And I still know some schubby out of shape asshole who could barely manage a push up, could overpower in 5 seconds.

In the other hand, I'm very glad I'll probably live longer. Living rocks. I'm also glad to be a woman, as realistically, mothers have closer relationships with their young children. And I wouldn't give up the closeness my son and I had when he was little for anything. Not even super strength.