How to de-center men without pissing everyone off?

For my own personal reasons, I have de-centered men.  I choose not to interact with them.

This is fine when it comes to rejecting men's advances, or choosing to hire female professional help, etc.

But how do I deal with everyday life?  I can't hide from the world. 

Men see me chatting, laughing and being friendly with other women at work.  But I'm not interacting this way with them.  So I run the risk of men getting angry and making my work life harder.

At a party, I'm only going to want to talk with other women. How do I ditch the men who want to engage?

If I run into a married acquaintance out with her husband, I don't want to feel compelled to interact with him. I don't want to give him the same experience that I am giving to her. But I also don't want her to be pissed at me.

I run into so many situations where men are just there. I don't want to be rude. I just don't want to interact with them.

This is an important, personal choice. And I do want to be true to myself. But I also don't want the negative repercussions from my behavior.

So how I do I live my truth - which is to not interact with men - while still living in society? 

Posted Dec 7, 2025, 11:00 PM UTC

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