Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In the first episode of my 4 part Valentine's Day series, 'Ari Says Love is in the Air', I delve into how women unconsciously perpetuate the male gaze and how it affects our dating life. I explain what the male gaze is and offers insightful examples of how altering behavior, interests, and even appearance for male approval can lead to unfulfilling relationships and a loss of self-worth.
#malegaze #selfworth
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00:00 Introduction: Why You're Single
00:25 Understanding the Male Gaze
01:10 Modifying the Way You Speak
01:42 The Cool Girl Persona
02:20 Centering Male Approval
03:30 The Emotional Toll of the Male Gaze
05:41 Shifting Focus to Internal Validation
male gaze, feminism, women and media, dating dynamics, beauty standards, societal expectations, internalized misogyny, desirability, female empowerment, self-worth, confidence, relationships, patriarchy, gender roles, social conditioning, hyperfemininity, Feminine urge, dating culture, male validation, performative femininity, self worth, unrealistic beauty standards, self-love, body image, dating struggles, modern relationships
In the first episode of my 4 part Valentine's Day series, 'Ari Says Love is in the Air', I delve into how women unconsciously perpetuate the male gaze and how it affects our dating life. I explain what the male gaze is and offers insightful examples of how altering behavior, interests, and even appearance for male approval can lead to unfulfilling relationships and a loss of self-worth.
#malegaze #selfworth
Insta: instagram.com/ari.says.stuff
Tik Tok: tiktok.com/@ari.says.stuff
00:00 Introduction: Why You're Single
00:25 Understanding the Male Gaze
01:10 Modifying the Way You Speak
01:42 The Cool Girl Persona
02:20 Centering Male Approval
03:30 The Emotional Toll of the Male Gaze
05:41 Shifting Focus to Internal Validation
male gaze, feminism, women and media, dating dynamics, beauty standards, societal expectations, internalized misogyny, desirability, female empowerment, self-worth, confidence, relationships, patriarchy, gender roles, social conditioning, hyperfemininity, Feminine urge, dating culture, male validation, performative femininity, self worth, unrealistic beauty standards, self-love, body image, dating struggles, modern relationships
