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Insane things men have told me were actually ‘my fault’ on here

Not all men. But some men blame us for everything

Madelaine Lucy Hanson
4 min readJun 7, 2024

Men on Medium seem obliged to shout ‘whatabout’ the minute you bring up anything negative about dating them on here. Which isn’t too annoying: until they decide that everything you’re pointing out is unattractive, a turn off, or downright devious, is actually your fault. Here goes: everything that is actually, according to men, my fault.

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1. A Man Lying To Me About His Height

You’d think, wouldn’t you, that a man choosing to lie to me about his height would be his fault: but no, according to a man on here, it was my fault, because I existed as part of a system where he felt pressured to lie to me, and even selected him on that lie. I’m so, so sorry. So I guess it’s ok if I want to lie about having 38DD breasts, a castle, and a pet dragon?

2. A Man Lying To Me About His Job

You’d also think, given that men have autonomy and know that lying is bad, that this was probably his fault too. But…

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Madelaine Lucy Hanson
Madelaine Lucy Hanson

Written by Madelaine Lucy Hanson

The girl who still knows everything. Opinions entirely my own. Usually. Enquiries: madelaine@madelainehanson.co.uk

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