If women are told to protect themselves from men, why are they criticized when they actually do?
Partially, it is one of those no-win traps. That is fair and valid.
But also, most women are extremely, incredibly bad at recognizing risk in men that other men can determine are dangerous abusers nearly instantly. And those women do not seem to get better at it.
This, understandably, causes resentment when women avoid and disdain men who pose no threat while madly chasing those who will very obviously likely assault her, hit her, or far worse. And it happens all the time, no matter what women claim.
And no, this isnโt about sour grapes or whatever. Iโm perfectly happy with the amount of female attention Iโve received in my life. Itโs more about confusion (and this would be true of most men). Itโs just vexing and mystifying to watch a woman who insists she cares about โsafetyโ jaunt off with some dude who is about as safe as a crate of raw nitroglycerin in the back of an F1 car whipping around the track in Dubai.
All men (even the bad ones) know this is true, and nearly no women will admit it. So we are where we are.