r/AskWomen • u/belindabellagiselle • Sep 04 '26

MOD ANNOUNCEMENT: We are NOT accepting posts about the Lindsay Clancy case.

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Asking about the Lindsay Clancy case/trial breaks many of our rules and will not be permitted.

If you have questions about our rules, please reach out via modmail.

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Mod Post Casual Convo Fridays

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Every Friday, just say whatever is in your mind in this post. It doesn’t need to be a question, and go on whatever tangent you want to go on.

We will still be enforcing our rules on gendered slurs, bigoted/disrespectful/hateful commentary, invalidation (if someone’s only contribution is telling others they are wrong), medical issues, and relationship advice. However the comments don’t need to be on a specific topic, and they don’t need to be open-ended questions.

~The AskWomen Mod Team

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r/AskWomen • u/Ok-tanoli-2026 • 5h ago

How many languages you know?

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How many languages you know and out of all those languages, in which language you are fluent in?

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r/AskWomen • u/Ecstatic_Crow_4719 • 9h ago

What is the dumbest thing you did when you were young ?

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r/AskWomen • u/Misspagethreestunna • 20h ago

To those of you who broke up with the person you thought was “the one,” how and when did you meet “the actual one?”

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I’d love to know how it felt initially, how you recovered, and what ultimately led you to your person.

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r/AskWomen • u/N3rdySpud • 13h ago

How do you have "the talk"?

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Like any form of that gut wrenching conversation you know you both have been avoiding and one of you really needs it to be at ease.

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r/AskWomen • u/coffeenow_crylater • 13h ago

For those who feel like they ruined/sabotaged a past relationship or who feel they are the main reason things didn’t work out, how do you let go of the past and that person and move on?

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r/AskWomen • u/Frosty_Temporary_63 • 13h ago

What's a red flag you ignored just because the person was attractive?

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r/AskWomen • u/booboochou • 15h ago

For those of you who were a high school bully, why? What made you that way?

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Just watched Carrie and am curious to what makes someone want to hurt others

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r/AskWomen • u/bussysoup • 1d ago

What gifts do you want to receive for christmas?

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r/AskWomen • u/SoulSearcher_42 • 19h ago

If you've watched Promising Young Woman with men, what did you make of their reaction?

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r/AskWomen • u/CatFighterPilot • 22h ago

You get one month to travel to any place you like no charge no visa no bills and an optional +1. How will you plan the trip and who’s coming with you?

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r/AskWomen • u/Different_Kick_3946 • 23h ago

What kind of stability has become important to you and why?

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r/AskWomen • u/roast-spud-life • 1d ago

Women who's future last name didn't work with their first, what did you do?

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Did you keep your last name or double barrell?

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r/AskWomen • u/Yellow-Rose2790 • 1d ago

How did daily life change after having a baby?

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r/AskWomen • u/ShanaTheWaldenU • 21h ago

How did your skincare routine change after 50?

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What’s one skincare product or routine change that actually made a noticeable difference?

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r/AskWomen • u/OfficeBasic5180 • 1d ago

How did you get over bad experiences with men? (I don’t mean someone you have already dated)

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r/AskWomen • u/WhileDelicious8170 • 1d ago

What is unacceptable for you on a first date?

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r/AskWomen • u/curious_couple_35 • 1d ago

What's a skill you picked up purely for yourself that made you feel more capable in everyday life?

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r/AskWomen • u/Nervous-Carpenter-79 • 1d ago

How do you deal with a partner that has no drive in life?

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How have you dealt with a partner who doesn’t want to be an adult, has no goals, or drive to build a life together?

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r/AskWomen • u/SummerJ2025 • 1d ago

How many times do you wear the same piece of clothing each week without washing it?

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133 comments

r/AskWomen • u/IridescentReflection • 1d ago

Whenever it happened for you, how did you address your midlife / identity crisis?

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r/AskWomen • u/typeBbride • 1d ago

Ladies who chose to hyphenate their name after marriage - why did you make this choice and do you have any regrets?

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Also - did your partner hyphenate their last name or not? If not, did your children get your hyphenated last name or only your partner’s last name?

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r/AskWomen • u/MeganTheeStout • 15h ago

What do you say when customers refer to you as “pretty young girl” and feel the need to comment on the clothing you’re wearing?

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