Category: Human Behavior and Cognitive Science

The Current Challenge of Women In A Movement
Whenever women comment intelligently on something I write I try to provide positive reinforcement, because we need good women in any movement.

Unfortunately, I’ve grown timid in doing so, because of the two extremes. It’s rare that a woman interprets us as peers sharing the journey, but too often assumes I’m demonstrating male-female interest instead of just decent human behavior regardless of sex.

A couple of weeks ago I complimented a woman for her fierceness and wit via a message. And she responded with not engaging in PM’s with men out of respect for her husband. Well, half of me appreciated her position, but the other half was saddened that we have come to this state of things.

It didn’t used to be the case. We were all confident in our relationships or lack of them, and we could be friendly and prosocial without the presumption of ‘more’ by either party.

So I interpret this change as a decline in maturity, and a rise in insecurity, and a dramatic rise in intersexual responsibility – and It makes me sad.

I love women and I find women’s point of view when from at least a responsible conservative frame, to be both pleasant and informative. I try to keep my female friends precisely because they provide insights I lack because of the differences in our temperaments biases and minds.

So again, it makes me sad that we have grown so apart.

We might need some ‘registry’ that of those who promise not to pursue members of the opposite sex so that we may once again simply engage in prosocial discourse for the benefit of ourselves, and all.

Cheers
CD