Single Women Over 30 Are Sharing How Dating Has Changed Since Their 20s, And It’s Eye-Opening
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“I’m a gay woman, and for me at 31, Iām just now waking up. Iām realizing Iāve been treated like absolute shit by women Iāve been involved with for the most part ā and thatās on me, for allowing it. But when you genuinely donāt know any better, you donāt even know youāre being treated like shit. Now, no matter how much I may like the girl, if Iām not respected, Iām more willing to walk away. No mind games, no insults, no silent treatments.”
“I told myself if a woman does this, especially early on, I have to stand up for myself. I have a hard time standing up to women, I just do. Iām getting better, though. I think also because we grew up in a society where we are told women are more emotionally aware, attuned, intelligent, and mature, I always second-guessed myself in disagreements, because what if Iām wrong? So I ended up apologizing when I shouldnāt have, I let their narrative win, and only months later did I realize I had been manipulated. Iām exhausted, frankly. How hard is it to find a woman who can control her temper, respect me, and make coming home feel like a safe space emotionally?”
