No wonder some women are unconsciously passive aggressive when expressing anger, sadness, or frustration. For years, they have been subjected to so much gaslighting that they can no longer express themselves in a way that feels authentic to them.
They say, “I’m sorry” before giving their opinion. In an email or text message, they place a smiley face next to a serious question or concern, thereby reducing the impact of having to express their true feelings.
You know how it looks: “You’re late :D ”
These are the same women who stay in relationships they don’t belong in, who don’t follow their dreams, who withdraw from the kind of life they want to live.
”Why Women Aren’t Crazy (via lagrandefille)
I hate when people claim that women are crazy or complicated or don’t know what they want because fuck you. When a woman is vocal about her opinions, desires, feelings, you call her a bitch or crazy or hysterical. Women have been taught that the only way to communicate while maintaining their physical and emotional safety is to be indirect.
(via pompadoursandpincurls)
One of the best things a woman can do is stop apologizing. It’s hard, though. I’m still working on it.
(via unknowablewoman)
One of my new year’s resolutions is to check every email and text before I send it and remove the phrase “Sorry, but…” from it.
-Jess
(via stfuconservatives)
-
256colourstoo liked this
-
kelseybeckett liked this
-
authenticbrew reblogged this from carveher
-
maggiehoward reblogged this from pauliterotica
-
empathilicious reblogged this from endquestionmark
-
yourenotpunk reblogged this from thewhywolf
-
inkpenster reblogged this from thewhywolf
-
thewhywolf reblogged this from sexxxisbeautiful
-
anediblewoman reblogged this from clairebearstare
-
urbandetox liked this
-
strawberrychainsaw liked this
-
napalmjoy liked this
-
napalmjoy reblogged this from ginnosuke
-
glittershotgun liked this
-
takeflightandglow reblogged this from joselynhughes
-
fitfastfun reblogged this from clairebearstare
-
fitfastfun liked this
-
azure-aster reblogged this from paintupurple
-
thewomaninsideme liked this
-
justgrand liked this
-
clairebearstare reblogged this from ohhsequin
-
ohhsequin reblogged this from sapphrikah
-
sleepywritings reblogged this from cherryblue
-
awritersruminations liked this
-
energeticpoeticathletic liked this
-
raincoatsandprettycharms liked this
-
thecunninglinguists reblogged this from meagsicle
-
metaphoricalbamf reblogged this from catruistic
-
meagsicle reblogged this from evolvinglogic and added:
Yes to all of this. I started doing this in an emotionally abusive relationship where even the most innocuous questions...
-
hauntingcontradiction reblogged this from newwavefeminism
-
astarless-sky reblogged this from evolvinglogic
-
theradicaldame liked this
-
truthsofmyyouth liked this
-
life-is-a-muse reblogged this from evolvinglogic
-
iwill-followyouintothedark liked this
-
evolvinglogic reblogged this from snakeoil
-
cocacolajunkie liked this
-
anothertravelthrough liked this
-
princesstai reblogged this from daedaluskalais
-
daedaluskalais reblogged this from angstromisanasshole
-
emileedee liked this
-
bobbertlee liked this
-
automatissun liked this
-
fonde liked this
-
snakeoil reblogged this from phonebookpillow
-
phonebookpillow reblogged this from albinwonderland
-
rhapsodyinmichele liked this
-
onetraveller reblogged this from gems-doyle
-
thanksalotreality reblogged this from heavenearthandhoratio
- Show more notes
