Shit Testing. It’s What We Do
There is not a woman in existence who doesn’t shit test. It’s part of our make up. We are rarely aware, in the midst of a shit test, that we are doing it. It’s organic. I believe this comes from a woman’s deep need for security. Due to our natural and biological vulnerabilities we seek protection and security. Shit tests come out of this chronic insecurity. They serve a purpose for us as we use them to “test the waters” to make sure that what existed before still exists. More secure women will test their reality, the solidity of the walls, the availability of resources, the protection and comfort of her man less frequently than a more insecure woman. An insecure woman might test constantly. But all women will test. It will never end. It’s best to learn how to deal with it instead of fighting it or fighting with the women you love over it.
Sometimes, if we are self-aware and open to thinking critically about ourselves and our actions we can recognize that the fight we picked or the probing question we asked served no purpose at all except as a shit test.
I shit test, sometimes intentionally, but mostly as a reaction or to fill an emotional need that I don’t quite understand yet. Shit tests are always meant to provoke a response in a man but the source of the problem is always an inner conflict that I haven’t acknowledged yet. Yeah, life is unfair.
Very often, women do not know what we are feeling in the moment. Our emotions can be intense and even conflicting. Especially now that we have a culture that tries to tell us we are certain ways or are supposed to reject certain things, we feel inadequate or “wrong” when we feel something different. That creates an inner conflict between what we are experiencing and what we think we should be experiencing. That conflict creates a sense of instability as well as a layer of doubt, fear and shame that we are not what we are “supposed to be.”
Many of these feelings are buried and they come out in surprising, often unproductive ways. One of these ways is the shit test in part because we’ve been told that the origin of our suffering is men (a newer phenomenon) and also because we look to the men in our lives to resolve our problems, even our emotional problems (likely a tendency since the beginning of time).
So, when we are attached to a man we admire or need, we see him as both the cause and solution to our problems. But our problems are not tangible. Our biggest problem is our internal conflict of wanting to feel safe and secure but being biologically insecure on some level.
The shit test is an emotional outburst to gauge if our problem is caused by or can be resolved by the man. However, the shit test is not the problem. It is a symptom of the problem. And like the symptoms of a disease, you can treat the symptoms for temporary relief but if you never address the underlying cause, you will eventually die. Further, fixing the shit test is a red herring; it is a trap. If you respond to the shit test in any way, if you attempt to answer or repair the shit test in any way, you have failed. Because the shit test is a trap to say, “Can I count on you?”
A woman’s insecurity and a man’s ability to tend to it appropriately is the foundation of a relationship’s success. If you get a woman with a stronger foundation, you will have less work, but there is no foundation that doesn’t require any maintenance at all. All foundations require reinforcement.
The only appropriate response to a shit test is to dismiss it. You can not take the question seriously. You should not taking responsibility in any way (the cause or the solution) for her inner conflict.
When you “answer” her shit test, you are acknowledging that there is a crack in the foundation. If you acknowledge the crack then you are liable to be responsible for it. You will be blamed for causing it and you will be made responsible for repairing it.
“Do I look fat?” Classic shit test. A no answer opens possibility that you are lying. If she feels fat enough to ask then your answer is contradicting her feeling. And if your “no” is not convincing enough to obliterate her feeling, she will be angry at you for lying.
A yes answer won’t help either.
The only way to respond to a shit test is to dismiss it or make a joke as if it’s ridiculous, but not to answer it either way. Teasing is always effective. Followed by escalating sexually to get her turned on. This also shows her the attention and confirmation of affection she is likely seeking more than an answer.
It is truly not the man’s problem that she has these inner conflicts. They are a result of our biology clashing with culture, the misinformation spread to women and it is foremost a result of our personal hormonal cocktail.
The solution, of course, is for her to understand her body chemistry better, her moods, her feelings and take personal responsibility for handling them. But even still, our emotions sometimes are several leaps ahead of our minds. So, understanding each other helps a lot too.
Women need to reject the current cultural teachings that tell us that men are the cause of all our problems, that tell us to reject our femininity and suppress our quirks. We must reject the notion that we are supposed to be always strong, steady and in control (aka masculine). In the meantime, helping men understand these shit tests, good ways to respond to them, maybe a little sympathy/empathy for her inner conflicts, is the best we can do.
11 Comments
Craig James
Refreshing to hear this from the female perspective. Most women deny the reality of sh*t tests – a manifestation of the feminine insecurities innate within them that you aptly articulated. Appreciate the honesty presented here. Truly eye opening to hear this truth from outside the manosphere.
Dee
Interesting but it sounds like something is wrong wit this. It is very much the mans problem if women are in a mess. It is not some biological thing. this is bs. maybe thhe biology makes it more apparent in women but they are more secure much more secure than some of the men. look at homeless men they are lliving on the steet. this is exmple of massive insecurity effecting men whereas woman are much less likely to end up on the street. they generally get the best rooms, the best apartments, the best jobs everything really so they are less insecure but it is men who are expected to be secure and they are not. it makes no difference man or women are not secure if they were then you wouldnt ave people blaming it on biology when it is obviously the scarcity the fear the system. like when i was yunger i was depressed and iknew also some girls who were depressed. apparently this is to do with fear. there is a lot of fear you have no money you are young there is no hope. no different for a male the biology is only effecting this in how it manifests but it is not biology to blame it is this bs consmerism, scarcity, the cost of living, competitivness. you have other men against you. the women are against you everyone is out to make money off you this is the system destroying love. so what if you can pass a shit test. to me i eally dont care if i passed a shit test it would just mean i was more likely to get hurt. now if this dude i hurting women on his cruze ship he is to blame when i get treated like shiit. him and all the rest. if a woman wants this sort of dude who thinks she should be ok with this evil system he can have her. i don’t care i would rather be alone than with these sort of woman if a woman wants be they should be prepared to recognize that i am perfectly within my rights to fail her shit test and if she doesnt want to help she can fuck off. i dont need woman feeling sorry for me they should feel sorry for themselves and the kids and everyone and if they actually want to do something good and be a woman than i will be happy to be with them but as it is i am not ecven going to pretend to be confident or secure coz really i am not and if women want to tear me down they can fuck off because i really dont want my kis rund a woman like that anyway.
Jon Hanemann
“The only appropriate response to a shit test is to dismiss it.”
Yep. But that takes experience.
JD
My pat answer to every shit test has been:
“I’d love you if you had no hair, wearing a croker sack dress.” It has served me well.
DJ
And never explain , that it’s not the pants , that makes your ass look big …..🤣🤣🤣.
Nice piece Kitten. Guaranteed to be way over analyzed by some , instead of just being enjoyed, because …..life, is….crazy sometimes.
KateBastet
Shit tests aren’t about insecurity! Maybe, occasionally, but that’s hardly the real reason we use them. The purpose of shit tests is to cut through the bullshit and get a good sense of the man you are with quickly. It is one of the best way to quickly tell if you and a partner could work out by making them jump through a few tests to reveal their actual character. … Girl, you got so much to learn if you want to really own your femininity and power!
Kitten Holiday
Wait, you’re going to make a personal comment about my femininity and power being lacking because you disagree (slightly) with my definition of shit tests? Your description is not even very different from mine. Girl, you got so much to learn if you want to comment on my page! lol
KateBastet
lol Girl, I don’t care if you post my comment. I just had to point out to you that women use shit test because of their UTILITY not because of insecurity. That is a big difference. Shit tests save time and they’re a more effective way of getting to know a man’s character than outright questions because, even if you are dating the most honest man, people’s concept of themselves and the truth about themselves rarely match up perfectly. Shit tests cut through that unintentional, or intentional, bullshit. Plus, it’s more fun/playful way to get to know your man’s character.
Your blog post is just playing into men’s shallow interpretations of women and not actually insightful about the real needs driving it. You even admitted that you didn’t know what emotional need they stemmed from. Which means you needed to dig deeper before writing a post that allows male readers to believe that all shit tests stem from insecurity and allows your less thoughtful readers beat themselves up for using a practical tool that I am sure we have evolved to use to quickly weed out poor matches.
Kitten Holiday
🤷♀️ so women are calculated and consciously play games with men because even honest men can’t be trusted? I have more respect for women and men than you do apparently.
KateBastet
That is the silliest interpretation of what I said. Most human interaction is based off of instinct. (Have you ever once thought to yourself “I’m going to shit test this person?” I doubt it. I definitely haven’t. It is only when I’m looking back on a date, or telling a friend about it, when I’ll realize “oh, I was shit testing him at that moment.”) So, I am not saying that women are being calculated. I’m saying that we are unconsciously using a very helpful tool. There is nothing wrong with that. Especially since shit testing isn’t necessarily a bad thing or unfair.
Nor am I saying we are all “playing games.” At least not in the negative way that term is used to imply that the person is being insincere/unfairly manipulative/etc. All human communication and interaction has a playful element to it that doesn’t mean it is all false or calculated or manipulative.
Your assumption that I don’t have much respect for men and women seems to be based in large part of of an assumption that shit tests are always negative/bad. They aren’t. I think vilifying a way in which human’s communicate/interact is silly. It can be done in bad way but that doesn’t mean it is always bad.
Kitten Holiday
tl:dr