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Women Should Just Be Honest (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago by otter_band@sh.itjust.works to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 31 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's also dismissive of the fact that a lot of women give vague signs as their signs of interest. It's really just a damned if you do or don't situation. Either you interpret the vague signals as disinterest and move on, or you read them as a potential go ahead and you're a dick.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Trying to live so that nobody ever sees you as an asshole is a recipe for depression and regret.

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

But that's just circular. Girls can't be direct because guys are assholes. Guys can't be direct because they don't want to be assholes. If standards for one must change, guys being ok with being assholes but being direct with their assertions, then so too must the other change standards, i.e. being direct with their signs.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I didn’t say to be okay with being an asshole.

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Trying to live so that nobody ever sees you as an asshole is a recipe for depression and regret.

How, else do you interpret that? Assuming that depression and regret are things to be avoided, then saying living so that no one sees you as an asshole = depression would mean that, if you want to avoid depression, you necessarily have to be an asshole. I suppose you can be an asshole without being ok with it.