So, I have a black eye right now, courtesy of slipping over in the shower (make sure those grip mats are stuck down, people!).
Aside from the black eye and a bruised ego, I’m fine and have been living as normal, going to work, doing the shopping, just living life.
One thing I’ve noticed since having a swollen dark blue and purple eye is the stark differences in reactions between men and women. I’d say around 20% of the reactions from men have been sympathetic. 100% of the women have expressed concern and sympathy.
Yesterday, I was getting some things from my local store, when two men came down the same aisle as me. One looked at the other and said “someone must’ve burned dinner” with a smug grin on his face. They shared a laugh and I brushed it off as ignorance.
The day after it happened, I had to go to work. I got into the staff room and was almost immediately asked by a male coworker “what did you do to make him mad?” I just rolled my eyes and walked away. Later that day at lunch, two older men were speculating how I got the shiner. “She must’ve pissed her boyfriend off. Women these days just aren’t as obedient as they used to be.” Said one. “Good women are hard to come by now. She probably did something to deserve it. Women just don’t respect men anymore.” Said the other.
The bar for men is so low, and yet they still somehow manage to limbo under it. Ugh.