Women Explain Which Things They Wish Men Would Stop Doing

Clean Hands Required

"Stop trying to touch me (in any way) with dirty hands. Go clean your talons first."

- isthishowweadult

Know When to Stop Flirting

"If a woman tells you she's a lesbian when you're flirting, it means one of two things:"

"1: She is a lesbian."

"2: She is pretending to be a lesbian so you'll stop flirting with her."

"Either way, you should stop flirting with her."

- BW_Bird

No Unsolicited Pics

"Please stop sending d**k pics to random women online. It's just straight-up creepy and gross. If a woman wants to see your d**k, she'll ask for a picture."

- F**K_INDUSTRIAL

Take Rejection Gracefully

"Stop harming or threatening harm to women who reject them."

- prezzyofthedgc

End All Body-Shaming

"Stop being mean to girls they find unattractive."

- webbrlx

The Alpha Male

"Stop calling yourself an 'alpha' or 'sigma' male."

"You aren’t necessarily hurting anyone by doing it, but no one takes you seriously when you talk like that."

"I think people who call themselves Sigma consider themselves 'lone wolf' types. In my opinion, I think they’re trying to come across as one step less douchey by not believing they exist to boss people around, but it is clearly ineffective."

- aliteralbagof_d**ks

Step Aside

"When you need to get past me, please don't put your hands on my waist/hips/lower back to move me aside. I don't know you. Stop touching me."

- teddybearer79

Don't Make Me Laugh

"Just because a woman is not smiling, it is not your job to change that."

- Idol_Luna

Just No

"No is a complete sentence."

"Sorry, I was bored at work, so this was a bit short. What I meant is, if you are in a relationship with a guy, no would be a short, perhaps cold answer, but I don't think that's what OP meant."

"I meant it as, if a guy bothers you for any reason, like he wants your phone number or any socials you don't want to give him, you don't need to provide a reason, because a simple no should be enough. Unfortunately, a lot of men (yes I know, not all) won't take just a no for an answer and must know the reason, because whatever."

"So, to answer the original question: I wish some guys would just accept a simple no and would stop asking again and again and again for something that has already been answered with a no."

- H**lKaiserFox

Not "Like a Girl"

"Thinking that being a woman is a reason for her mistakes."

"I was one of the only three girls in an engineering course (of 60 people). And if I did a mistake in class, it was because I was a girl. But if my male coursemate made a mistake, it is only because humans are not perfect, and next time he will do better."

- Hezal05

Commitment and Loyalty

"Stop acting like they’re single while having a girlfriend."

- Sea-Dark-4953

Weaponized Incompetence

"Stop practicing weaponized incompetence."

- Kaitzilla

"What does that mean? I’d look it up, but women are just naturally better at researching things."

- orchidofthefuture

Show Some Manners

"Stop spitting on the floor in public. Why do they do it?"

- fruitmachine_future

Better to Be Safe than Sorry

"Stop dismissing our safety concerns and trying to gaslight us out of taking basic precautions."

- Raaqu

Not Everyone Is Compatible

"If a woman says she doesn’t want children, don’t respond by saying she doesn’t know better."

"I don't know where you guys get off of telling a grown woman that she doesn’t know what she wants, but it needs to stop. If she doesn't want children, respect her decision, and date someone else."

- sunny_rain316

We've surely all done something that bothered someone else in the room, whether that person told us or not. But there are certain behaviors that men practice so frequently that women have a response ready, just for this occasion.

While men surely have their annoyances regarding women, they surely could learn something from this list just the same.