When a man calls you "woman" instead of your name (wives, girlfriends)

[Raena77]

Originally Posted by srjth

It didn't occurr to me that I should feel disrespected or bothered, probably because I didn't know exactly what it meant. Maybe I should be bothered.



Oooooooohhh...

Depends on how it was said in jest or rude.

[srjth]

Yeah I think it's just joking. I don't really feel bothered.

[DanielSant]

Is the man in question someone close to you?

[srjth]

Originally Posted by DanielSant

Is the man in question someone close to you?

No. Which is why I questioned it.

[North Beach Person]

Originally Posted by srjth

Am I wrong in thinking that there's something possessive about that? Not that I think anything is wrong with it, but just wondering if I am reading that correctly.

Or, maybe it's just a way to tease?

Still seems possessive to me.

I would say that it depends on the context and circumstances. And the relationship the two have.

[DanielSant]

Hard to say..like Raena said, it depends on how it was said.

He might be one of those "women are inferior and must know their place" types of men, or it might be something else.Not enough info for an educated guess.

[hawaiiancoconut]

I call women, 'woman' all the time; I only do it to assert my dominance, but im just playing around

[srjth]

Originally Posted by DanielSant

Hard to say..like Raena said, it depends on how it was said.

He might be one of those "women are inferior and must know their place" types of men, or it might be something else.Not enough info for an educated guess.

ONe time I was doing something in my car and he told me to stop doing that in my car "Woman!". Another time I trying to figure out how to do something on a new computer I was using and he told me to figure it out "Woman". I'm wondering why I keep getting called woman by him.

[srjth]

Originally Posted by hawaiiancoconut

I call women, 'woman' all the time; I only do it to assert my dominance, but im just playing around

Oh. Hahahaha

[DanielSant]

Originally Posted by srjth

ONe time I was doing something in my car and he told me to stop doing that in my car "Woman!". Another time I trying to figure out how to do something on a new computer I was using and he told me to figure it out "Woman". I'm wondering why I keep getting called woman by him.

You say he isn´t close to you, but do you see him on a regular basis?