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Today in class, we spoke about the whole male supremacy thing that's been going on in schools since the rise of Tik Tok. The government started an intervention about ten years ago on respectful relationships, and the evaluations on it are inconclusive - it's difficult to evaluate something that realistically can't be measured objectively. Students come from different backgrounds. We can only control what we expose them to in the classroom.
So now I'm doing some thinking on what I can do in this area. Research ensues.
I gotta say, part of it speaks to entitled young men. 25 years ago when I was trying to get laid and struggling I looked at what I could improve about myself rather than blaming women for not being interested. If I could give 15 yo me some advice on the topic it would be to keep doing what you're doing. Treating women like people and being a good friend got me laid way more than I ever expected given my younger self's self-esteem. That and loving someone harder won't make them any more interested, take the no and move on.
Life lessons, wish I could tell my 15 year old self a few things as well.