• BaldManGoomba@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Yes. As a dude I recognize that a woman going on a date with a random person is and feels dangerous to most women. I am more than happy to go on a group date or hang out with friends she feels comfortable with for first bit of getting to know a person for like a month to first couple dates. Then once we are looking to know each other closer we can have more private dates. That being said I shouldn’t be expected to pay for anyone’s experience but my own in these dates or hangouts. Maybe my dates but even still definitely not the friends.

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      10 hours ago

      I recognize that a minority of men are assholes.

      There’s no mature reason for a friend to come on the date in a public place.

      The reasons stated are that men are violent animals and need to be vetted and I need physical protection from them even in public.

      That’s not valid

      It’s a set of ideals rooted in misandry, and it doesn’t help women or men.