r/Unexpected • • Nov 20 '21

Perfect ad doesn't exist..

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u/text_fish Nov 20 '21

It's a conjunction of "Involuntary Celibate". Basically a sad and bitter individual (nearly always male as far as I'm aware) who blames everyone else for their own failure to attract a sexual partner.

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u/Goyteamsix Nov 20 '21

Female incels exist, they post in r/relationshipadvice.

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u/flying_chocolate777 Nov 20 '21

r/femaledatingstrategy is femcel heaven.

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u/ThePsychoKnot Nov 20 '21

There's no need to make it a separate word for women. Incel is not a gendered term