In our lives, many women get stress from a few specific places. Some of it comes from work. Some of it comes from our children. Sometimes, it’s from our friends. But, hands down, we women get the most stress from men .
Whether it’s dating, relationships , or marriage, sometimes the men in our life just don’t listen to what we want or what we need. We say one thing and it goes in their ears and right on out again . Nothing sticks. And, if it did, maybe we’d have less stress in our lives.
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Even if we are single and not seeing someone—or, our preference in dating isn’t even men—we live in a society where men live alongside us.
If you’re a woman, I’m sure you have dealt with the harassment that men oftentimes give. Between the catcalling, the following, and the whistling, sometimes all you want to do is crawl back inside and hide from them.
Wouldn’t it be great if there was just a pretty easy way to get rid of them?
Listen, I also love looking at shirtless pics of Jason Momoa, but once and a while I need a break from men. Or at the very least, be able to go outside without being worried about what a man might do or say to me.
Some species (not us humans) get it, though.
Some other species of animals understand what it means to have to deal with men on a regular basis and because of that, they have ways to deal with the males in a different way. And maybe, just maybe, we can learn a thing or two from them.
For example, female octopuses.
According to research , male octopuses are total jerks. They harass females and bother them to no end—sound familiar? I guess that human males are not the only ones who follow females around and can’t take no for an answer.
Research shows that female octopuses “throw just about anything” they can find at the males.
Studies show that female octopuses will pick up and grab anything they can find at males who harass them in order to get them to leave them alone and stay away. They will grab sand, dirt, rocks, and anything else nearby and use force to push water out and chuck it at the males.
Sounds just about perfect to me.
If it were possible to just pick up random objects and throw them at the males, I think too many women would have a great time doing so. But, of course, that’s not the way that humans operate.
However, there is another species that has an even better idea to deal with men.
The female cheetah, majestic and stunning in all of its glory, has a really great idea when it comes to dealing with men. Female cheetahs live a life of full solidarity amongst themselves, without men bothering them or harassing them in any way. It seems that most female cheetahs get to hang with each other and don’t have to even bother with men at all.
Females travel in “home ranges” with other females.
According to research , “Females lead solitary lives unless they are accompanied by their cubs. Unlike male cheetahs that prefer to live in set territories with their coalition, females travel within “home ranges” that overlap multiple male groups’ territories.”
Even from a young age, female cheetahs hang with their female siblings.
As the female siblings in a group become sexually mature, they split away from the rest of the group and live a “very independent life.” They end up hanging around with each other and only come back to the group when they have no choice.
Male cheetahs also travel amongst themselves.
Male cheetahs travel with each other, looking for food and territory to stay and live. Their groups are called “coalitions,” whereas females are home ranges. The two live life rather separately until it comes time to mate and have cubs.
It seems as though we can truly learn a thing or two from other species.
If we had to pick up anything from other species, it would be having to deal with men. From throwing things at people who harass us to living a life of independence with our friends and sisters, maybe it’s time to pick up lessons from the wild.
