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It's a common trope among many guys to claim that they simply don't understand women - whether it is willful ignorance or not is another question, but there seems to be a fashionable yet lazy acceptance that women are a complete mystery so there is no point in trying.

Well, there's no excuse now fellas. Turns out, all we had to do was ask! Women on Twitter have decided to take matters into their own hands with the viral hashtag #WhatMenDontKnowAboutWomen.

While they clearly don't speak for all women, the discussion is incredibly insightful and educational, as posters take turns sharing their experiences and frustrations about the kinds of things that just seem to pass many men by. Have you got your notepad at the ready guys? There are some really important points here (and some funny ones too!).

Scroll down below to check them out for yourself, and let us know your thoughts in the comments.

#1

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Bunzilla
Community Member
6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would say that 90% of women want pockets in our clothes. And for some reason, nobody wants to give us pockets. Either top company execs want to sell handbags, or they just think they know what we want more than us... which would be typical.

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    #2

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    Something
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would anyone think that someone would want an unsolicited pic?

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    #3

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    BusLady
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is nagging after all? It's asking someone to do the same thing over and over and over again... The first time, it's just a request.

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    #4

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    Kaisu
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The fact that the term friend zone even exists just shows that some men think they're entitled sex if they show women basic human decency

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    #5

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    Monday
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We do however need to acknowledge that men are not there to pay for our dinners, fix our broken s**t and treat us like princesses either. We all need to be equal.

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    #6

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    Daria B
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is so important. The men who understand this one suffer from much less stress, once they know they don't really need to do anything, besides a hug and consolation.

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    #7

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    Bunzilla
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The struggle is real. Because just bleeding and cramping weren't bad enough.

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    #8

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    D. Pitbull
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... and that doesn't mean "I was nice to you all week. You OWE me." - that does not make us feel secure, respected or loved. We don't OWE you for temporary niceness.

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    #9

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    Martha Meyer
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The women who don't dare go out without a ton if makeup on? They don't do it for themselves. They do it because they've been made insecure about how they look.

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    #10

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    BusLady
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And she's not obligated to go out with you just because you asked.

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    Foxxy
    Community Member
    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, lucky for anyone who only has periods for 3 days, I can only dream lol.

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    #12

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    Daria B
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never understood the logic behind this mentality - instead of being glad to having encountered a fellow geek, you blame her (or him) of fakery? Was this ever supposed to be a competition? See, this is why you have no friends.

    Kaisu
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some men can't comprehend the fact that women don't do things just to attract them. That women don't wear clothes to attract them, that women don't choose hobbies to attract them.

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    Giovanni
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The idea that there are true and fake geeks, even between men, has to die, i can casually like Star Trek, i don't need to speak klingon to be considered a true fan.

    Kaisu
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Men like to "test" women by asking them questions about the nerdy thing they like to see if the woman is a true fan or not. I'm here to tell you that no one needs to know every single thing about a show or movie or game or book in order to be a true fan!

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    Anna Salord
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the metal music comunity is even worse... "You like this genere of metal? Really? Name three bands. Name all their songs." I don't need to prove sh*t to you

    Noodles
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the same mentality as the " no girls allowed" written on the tree house.

    Mini Shnauzer
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a HUGE Star Wars nerd. Yes, it's nice if you have that in common. No, I didn't see every Star Wars movie/TV show for YOU. I actually REALLY, REALLY like it.

    Bored Moogle
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Knee-high to a grasshopper" lol. You Southern too?

    Jess 💖 Yass
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same! I love video games, cars and horses! I was never really into makeup and stuff like that. but i respect other people who do. but its annoying to men and women look at you like you are some type of foreign entity or judge you when you talk in detail of the things you love....

    The Girl on Fire
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "The amount of fake geek girl claims annoys me constantly." This. This is part of the problem.

    The Girl on Fire
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why can't we just like whatever thing and not judge others and their like of the SAME THING.

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    Kai
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yessssssss, thank you.

    Rhonda Sisco-Cleveland
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who says they are fake? I hid how nerdy I was for a loooooong time. Just because I’m “pretty” or “cool” doesn’t mean I didn’t grow up loving Star Wars, StarTrek, Battlestar Galactica, reading ALL the time, and have a crazy IQ I hid, so people would be friends with me.... who’s to judge a geek?

    Ryo Bakura
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know you geek girls are real, I just don't know where you are...

    Tee Rexx
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sci-fy, horror, comics, comic cons, book signings, video games, collectible cards/figures/ toys and so much more. I do not share any of this with my husband but our daughter and to a much smaller extent our son like these things. I go to cons and movies and just talk with my daughter and movies with my son and his wife.

    Shaun Pendergast
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you're a gatekeeper then. Good to know.

    Oak Middleman
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are a lot of fake geek girls out there, mostly streamers/youtubers to make easy money from men/boys, that's probably why a lot are automatically tarred with that brush

    Karri Berkowitz
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had to school the ‘geeks’ that work at the comic book store that SpiderHulk is a real character

    Ms E
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The issue is when women use the geekyness to get attention. Dress up like some superstar, like Harley Quinn or something, half naked, to get attention. Or streaming when they are gaming, with huge cleavage etc.

    Katherine Karstensen
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I run a video game show on my campus TV station. While nobody has said anything to me, people do talk about it and give me looks

    Adrian Alexe
    Community Member
    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The problem is that most geek girls are unattractive by today's standards. And the fake geek girls aren't. Because they know there are a lot of geeks that don't get laid. So they start playing games, take up cosplay (usually of the sluttiest-looking female characters out there), in order to get a lot of attention from this segment, which is actually pretty huge.

    Caroline Driver
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Been a geek before there was even the word geek (I think. Now it will turn out it was invented in the 1800s). Not that I've ever been accused of being a fake geek (I'd welcome the challenge!), but being into what I've always been into has helped me find guys who are also into the same things and not into sports, which is fine by me.

    Soupcat
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ive never in my life heard or known any female "geek" be accused of doing it to attract a man. I have seen and heard many people be skeptical of someone using this "geek" tag to market themselves to a group of men usually starved for female affection.

    Russian Otaku
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to be triggered by the stupid as f**k I'm a geek s**t... annoying to see something you do go mainstream and then get full stupid

    Gabriel Sbárbaro
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would love to have a geeky girlfriend!!! My ex fell asleep watching Infinity War... it broke my heart...

    Baali Venomax
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats impossible. There's too much cool s**t going down. Better not bother showing her Endgame then, if her attention span is that short. Course she could have just been really tired.

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    Honey
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This irritates me. I don't read comics. I like superhero movies. But I don't care about learning their back story. I like watching cartoons, but I don't need to know who voiced them. I like collecting action figures but only certain ones, I don't need the whole collection. I like to go to Fan Expo's but not watch Cosplay competitions or "Quiditch" games. But I can tell you about several different Batman timelines, who created Batman, Harley Quinn and the Ninja Turtles. Am I a fake geek girl because I only like SOME things?

    Julie Chong
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This seems less like a "what men don't know" post and more like an "I'm angry at other girls who claim to also be geeks" post. Do you realise how hypocritical that sounds?

    Beh Pnkt
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's quite common for fakes to claim that they are real and the other ones are fake. BUT ALL OF YOU ARE JUST FAKES. Just because you played a few levels of candy crush, doesnt make you a gamer. you are not a 90s kid, when you were born in the 90s. you need to at least be 5 years old in the 90s, to actually grasp the 90s. And beeing 5 in 1998 is like starting to watch a good p0rn movie, after the cucumbershot already happened. get a grip, you wannabe geeky girls...when I grew up, girls interested in games, comics and anime were around 5%. So basically there are no real geeky girls until the late 2005s. Then the social media wannabe-fest started. Me and Donald Trump singlehandedly used a sharpie to create that statistic. So yeah...there you go. It must be true.

    Julie Chong
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This seems less like a "what men don't know" post and more like an "I'm angry at other females who also claim to be geeks" post. Do you realise how hypocritical that sounds?

    Dave G.
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    pretty sure most men know this one too. this is like the 10th time ive had to post this same comment on this bored panda page. jesus. it's like a broken record

    Dave G.
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol the triggered misandrists downvoted this one too. absolute insanity

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    Leo H
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    6 years ago

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    But alot of women do glam onto something popular just to get attention..comics, video streams like twitch, comiccon

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    6 years ago

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    Protective gears available for men who would like to try to comment at their own risk.

    Full Name
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    6 years ago

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    Preach on! Men can see right through it. I find it rather sexy when a girl is a true geek, but putting on glasses and wearing a short Harry Potter skirt at halloween doesn't cut it.

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    #13

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    Eirik Johnsbråten
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wholeheartedly agree that swearing is a bodily function.

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    #14

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    Foxxy
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meh, my hubby and I use the same shampoo, conditioner and body wash so this doesn’t bother me at all.

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    #15

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    John Louis
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you honestly believe men fail to grasp this? A small minority of men do, butthe vast majority are well aware of this (I'm not wrong here)!

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    Helen Haley
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Being reliable and noticing/doing the mundane things, waaaay more sexy than ignoring it all and throwing in the occasional grand gesture.

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    #17

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    Kaisu
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    However, this can be abusive too. Men, you don't have to let a woman you're dating to invade your privacy and show her your texts etc! You're entitled to not show them. And if she looks at your phone without your consent, then it's a big red flag.

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    #18

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    eliana
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    bUt hAvE yOu bEeN kIcKeD iN tHe BalLs

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    #19

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    Johnny
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not falling for that one again! Now I've learned to say "Sorry honey, you know I don't know a thing about style, I think you look cute in anything, here, let me text a picture of it to your best friend, she'll let you know how it really looks".

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    #20

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    D. Pitbull
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes... please... just... listen. That means literally *listen*... then... *comprehend*. Not "I hear words, and I am going to make some assumptions and fill in blanks to what *I* think the problem is and try to solve THAT. 'cuz That's me being awesome" - no... we literally mean "Listen to what *I* am saying. Do not interpret it yourself, then try to fix something that wasn't being said, then get mad because you think we weren't being straight with you... you actually... were not... listening and you don't want to admit it now.

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    #21

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    Christina Dudley
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this a dangerous thing to say. Some people choose clothes for themselves and not because they want sex. You will only truly know if someone wants sex by asking them. Clue, if they say yes, you're in

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    #22

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    Leo H
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Men say the same thing..so please let us have me time to just veg

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    #24

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    Kaisu
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah guys should just say if they want just sex instead of stringing a woman along and lying to them. The same goes both ways!

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    #25

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    Foxxy
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know my hubby has my back and I have his too. That’s one thing that is involved in a partnership.

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    #26

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    Noez 🇸🇪
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't watch porn. It bores me because of the bad acting and same old story line. I have my porn in my head 😎

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    #27

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    Melissa Beth
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am 100% certain that if you could pan down, that ape is wearing socks.

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    #28

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    Tiny Dynamine
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This woman is not a nice person. She sounds psychologically abusive.

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    #29

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    Kaisu
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Women aren't complicated if you just take a second to listen

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    #30

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    Foxxy
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t think this one is necessary. Just stick with size doesn’t matter. How would some women feel if a man said the breasts are a nice size but the sagginess is no good.

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    #31

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    Foxxy
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never understood this one. I detest myself but I absolutely love my hubby, kids, family and friends etc. So I do not agree.

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    #32

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    Demi Zwaan
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh great. So 'no' is the opposite of no? STOP SAYING THINGS YOU DON'T MEAN! That is what confuses other people and keeps perpetuating the stereotype of women saying no when they mean yes. What a rotten advice this is.

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    Biljana Malesevic
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why fake it? You get nothing from it and he thinks he is doing great.

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