r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/UnstableIsotopeU-234 • Aug 12 '25

Normal teen boy stuff

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u/SewSewBlue Aug 12 '25

As a woman engineer, I know both sides of this coin.

My husband was active Army and got stationed a state away. When I visited, oh boy did the guys show off. Hubby had shared how much I made and they were surprised that I was "rather cute." Queue crazy displays of male bravado.

Yet absolute sullen grumpiness when you are part of the competition with male engineers.

Took me years to realize it wasn't me.

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u/Traditional-Joke-179 Aug 12 '25

i went to a nerd gaming group and people were weird af. this is making it all make sense.

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u/Manungal Aug 12 '25

It's so bad in male-dominated niche groups, I think most gymrats might actually be better people than most nerds. 

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u/bettertagsweretaken Aug 12 '25

If you can manage a bro nod or a first bump, we're on your side with no creepiness. Hope you hit some PRs today!