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Even though we're nowhere near to reaching complete gender equality, both genders definitely have their perks in different contexts. And you can't help but wonder what it might be like to experience certain things as the opposite gender. Would everything be different? Probably not. But there are clearly certain things that are easier for or more fun for one gender over the other, and therefore we envy.

Ladies, (assuming only ladies are the ones reading this thread), let's be honest. We love to hate our periods. Yes, they are literally the worst. They give us pain, discomfort, and ruin a good portion of our clothes and sheets. But they're also kind of like our little secret. It's something we can hold over people without uteri. Yes, women get oppressed and treated unfairly in basically every context. But at least we know that our bodies can be constantly bleeding for days, and we can still get our sh*t done. That's pretty badas$ if you ask me.

Society might have come a long way in terms of gender equality, but we still have a long way to go regarding gender stereotypes. Taking a toy or object that is no more useful for girls or boys, but making it pink or blue and marketing it toward one gender, can have many negative impacts on how children see the world and shape their identities. It risks reinforcing archaic or harmful generalizations about the behaviors and characteristics attributed to women and men, which, in 2021, shouldn't fly. These pictures of pointlessly gendered objects prove how much companies are profiting off these ridiculous pink and blue marketing strategies. And when you're done scrolling, here are some more objects which were victims of gender stereotyping. 

People are really touchy about what others borrow from them. Apparently, not all of us internalized 'sharing is caring' in kindergarten. A Reddit user asked the women on the platform what they would never share with others, and honestly, many of the answers were understandable. Some things just weren't meant to be shared, and that's okay. Scroll down and see if their answers match up with yours. 

There are a lot of expectations for men and women when it comes to love. Men are meant to chase and women are supposed to sit and wait for their prince charming to rescue them or whatever. Sorry, I can't take this seriously because it just sounds so old-fashioned and boring. How can a woman ensure that the guy she likes knows that she likes him? Reverse psychology? Reverse reverse psychology? It just seems like a big waste of time to wait for a guy to make the move every time.

One woman took to Reddit to vent about how displeased she is with this system and how she doesn't believe it benefits either gender.

When we're young we are basically testing our parents to see how much we can get away with. How late can I push my bedtime? Will my parents actually check my homework every single day? If I just ask for a toy enough times will it appear out of nowhere?

Another common question is, "Can I change my name?" It's a phase that a lot of children go through as they struggle to find independence in their highly constrained world. But what if it's more than just a phase? A 5-year-old girl named 'Charlie,' showed a lot of determination when requesting to change her name to 'Charlotte.' Her mother, Bri, made a Tiktok about it, and it quickly went viral.

The line between what is and is not creepy can be very thin. One of the plus sides of being a woman is that we are rarely accused of behaving creepy (even though we all do from time to time). However, for men... Well, they have to figure it out quickly. You can't just stare at a woman for an extended period of time, even if you find her hella attractive. It's not a compliment, sorry. 

Unfortunately, there's no real guidebook for how to avoid being creepy, and it can depend on the relationship. All I can say is if you think there's any chance you're potentially making someone uncomfortable just stop <3.

Only a few days ago Tiktok user Nab decided to share her experience intervening in the situation we all know too well. Being crept on in the middle of the night by creepy-ass men. We usually try everything we can do to avoid this situation. We try to go out in groups, never walk outside alone, get in and out of our car as fast as we can... but sometimes it's unavoidable. Men will be men.

What would the world be if bad girls weren't here to shake things up? Us women have only the bad girls to thank for getting us our right to vote, to study, heck, even our right to show off our luscious legs in a mini skirt. The bad girls are the ones who don't ask for permission when they change the world. They barely even ask for forgiveness either. They take what is theirs. They reject stereotypes and prove every day that there is a place for women in every professional setting. We all owe the bad girls a big thank you!

Ah, excuses excuses. What a waste of my damn time. They're so predictable too. Of course, we have all given out a fair deal of them in the past. It is hard to straight-up tell someone to their face, "I don't like you that much." But it's just funny how guys always say that girls are the ones who can never be upfront about their feelings, and then they pull sh*t like this. It's even funnier when they say one of these preemptively. Like he hits you with one of these the first time you start hanging out, assuming that you already want him to be your boyfriend. Like actually, I just came to get d***ked down, but thanks for the warning... lol.

Cutting off a relationship is a big move, you would think people choose very wisely when and for what reason they dump someone. Alas, we are all humans, and sometimes we just dump people for the most obscene reasons. What are you going to do if you suddenly see your partner in a different way? What is all attraction got deleted by seeing them in a certain light? Dumping can be harsh... but ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

Believe it or not, not all sex ed's are created equal. Some school districts have their teachers skim over all the juicy stuff and preach abstinence, while others will force their poor teachers to get into all the nitty-gritty details and answer each and every question. I remain slightly scarred from my sex-ed course since we were forced to watch a 35-minute slide show of every kind of STI, on every kind of genital, oh and right after our lunch period.

It takes some serious guts to go up and approach a woman in public, but unfortunately, it doesn't always pan out. It may be that the club is too loud, she's might be hard of hearing, or maybe... you were just too dang awkward — which we are all guilty of being from time to time. It's natural, she's beautiful, you're nervous, you think you planned everything out, but y'all make eye contact, and BOOM! Nothing but nonsense begins to spew out your mouth. Sound a little too familiar? Well, if you made it in this list that means you definitely made an impression.

Guys are always on about how girls aren't funny (which is a whole other conversation), but then they can get so angry when a girl doesn't laugh at their jokes. Women really can't win, if they don't laugh, it's not that the joke isn't clever. It's just that they 'simply don't get it,' or they 'have no sense of humor.' Or maybe she's just tired of you recycling the same four Family Guy references, Brad!

Men and women are very different, and each one will probably always remain a mystery to the opposite sex. Especially when it comes to the struggles that each one goes through. Ladies, men will never understand us and our problems, even though they attempt mansplaining them at every chance they get, amirite? These women shared some of the everyday struggles they encountered, which men wouldn't know about, and I related hard to at least half of them.

The concept of attraction is a weird one; you can't necessarily control what you're into, especially when it's not exactly... conventional. Whatever you're into, this is a safe space, and we (mostly) don't judge. You do you, boo. But attraction is like a switch; as quickly as someone can turn you on, they can do something that instantly turns you off. And once you get the ick, there's no going back. Redditers shared the things that instantly killed the crush they had on someone, and after reading these horror stories, it's pretty clear why. From seeing someone pick their nose to bumping into them at a family reunion (yikes!), there's no going back. The flame of passion has been extinguished forever.