angry at the patriarchy for objectifying women

You don't sound dense, you sound normal. The poster's just trying to make you feel ignorant and that this is something that intelligent people legitimately talk about (thereby inferring you're not intelligent and 'with it' enough to know this). The only places people talk about this shit are Tumblr and Reddit.

You have total respect for someone who feels like a baby leopard/elf hybrid? Really? How does one know what that feels like?? A "souldbinder" is a new level of wtf! How do they know how Oliver Twist feels? I mean, he only "feels" what Dickens wants him to feel, not as a functioning entity. How are these any…

OH MY GAWD WHY DO YOU AND YOUR STUPID FUCKING FRIENDS CONTINUE TO READ AND COMMENT ON JEZEBEL?

So disagree. My current boyfriend, who is perfect for me in every way, never played those stupid games with me. We realized we liked each other, started dating immediately, and have talked about everything we could think of to talk about since day one. That's some bad advice right there. The correct advice is, don't…

Please, no one take this advice.

Oh god. This is not about what women want in a MATE. This is what we want in everyday interactions — the ability to converse WITHOUT expecting romantic or sexual favors in return. We are not machines that you put wit and kindness coins into and sex or perfect relationships pop out, we are human beings just like you…