Women Of Reddit Reveal Things Women Go Through That's "Normal" But Are Actually Very Wrong

Some things women are told to put up with are so common, people barely question them anymore.

That is exactly what this Reddit thread gets into, with women sharing the everyday behavior, expectations, and double standards that get brushed off as normal even when they are clearly not. The responses are blunt, frustrated, and painfully familiar, which is probably why so many of them hit a nerve.

And once you start reading, it is hard not to wonder how many of these so-called normal things should have been challenged a long time ago. saintsacrafice

We literally bleed for days straight and they think it's easy?

OverallDisaster

You can't just blame everything on our period, honey. Smarten up.

InnocenceMySister

This discussion among women highlights how often harmful norms get treated like common sense.

By speaking up, they make it a little harder to ignore what has been brushed off for years.

Seriously, we're all not trying to get laid for Pete's sake

Ripple935

We're nice because we're decent human beings, not because we're trying to attract any fool we see

xowanderlust

Our selves should never be secondary in anything

GreenMountain85

That frustration keeps coming through in the comments.

Do these people need to be split wide open for them to get it?

AirStoned

This seriously makes us want to punch a wall

kellerae

The change has to start very young

professional_joe

It is the kind of thing that sticks with people for years.

It’s the same kind of pressure as the WIBTA debate about siblings expecting you to foot the bill at family dinners.

This one is ingrained too deep in a lot of us, sadly

FranzLuciferdinand

Appearance should be the last thing on their minds. They're kids!

People who do this are probably the exact same ones who feel uncomfortable when a woman is doing better than them

elephantasmos

And then there are the comments that sound like they were written out of pure exhaustion.

And they say wisdom comes with age. Wow.

Monstiemama

These are honestly so frustrating because we're just expected to do things we have never agreed on

Electrical-Nothing25

They are not entitled to, nor do they deserve, any bit of niceness from us, thank you.

infamyinfamy

Seriously, all the mansplaining should be minimized by now

Marjory_SB

Yes! We never asked for their opinion, nor do we need it, thank you very much.

mermaid_with_pants

We absolutely hate this deeply

Omniiglass

That high school dress code can go straight to hell

crazy4zoo

We should be given permission to simply punch men who are being creepy without permission

TheSilverCrystal

This one is just sad

thakoconubian

These things honestly make us so angry because of how true they are. No matter how many times someone tries to make the world aware of these behaviors, it’s as if some people just love pretending to be deaf. 

What do you think are other unacceptable things women shouldn’t be forced to bear just because they’re considered normal?

The stories shared by women in this discussion show just how much gets normalized when it should not be.

Wait till you see the fight over splitting the dinner bill fairly, read this AITA where friends clash over payment.