I'm on the fence with this post. At first glance there was appreciation. Then I felt belittled by your statement -in that- your perception had been very narrow and generalized women. Then I felt a bit sorry for you as it appears you've never experienced conversations with intelligent women, that you've never experienced a dynamic female version of your supposed equivalent intelligence. In my opinion, no one, not women or men, are predisposed to religion. It is a learned behavior from conditioning. It can also be unlearned.

Good luck in your search, I truly hope you find what you are searching. This site has an awesome community of intelligent people.

Secular women often face backlash online from secular men when they write. Misogyny isn’t alien to this community (haven’t noticed it yet on this site but have experienced it elsewhere). So, yes, there are many women who are secular/atheist/agnostic/freethinker/whatever but maybe they have a harder time speaking in the community. Also, there are a lot of religious women...but I don’t think it’s because of gender, rather enculturation. There are a lot of religiously oriented groups for moms, kids, families and there are virtually none that are secularly oriented. There are practical reasons, not just philosophical reasons for women to be religious.

LOL I get that around here from the men... They seek a woman who puts the sky fairy first in their lives...

I think there's more of us - women and men - out there than we think. The internet is doing us a favor !
But yes, I still see folks looking for "god fearing" , "church going" , "lovers of Jesus", "people of god" - blah blah blah. I thank them mentally, for putting out that info early , so I know to not bother!

Well there brother.... here's something to think about.
Watch "Rodney Carrignton Marriage" on YouTube

Thank you! I consider my self brave, by stating what I feel, not being what they tell me to be! And being born in to muslim family makes me even more rebellious!

Hell ya.. toast to the women that are free from brain washing, have mind of their own, don't need invisible gods to make us happy, can carry on a conversation without saying.. let go and let god.. But I have to say, non theist women are experiencing or have been through the same crap when it comes to dating. Now there is a glimmer of hope with this site for sure.

I am here in the Holy City - Charleston sc. Most of the men I come across are put off to hear that I am agnostic.

Oh thaannkks. I see so many men and women that say they are a child of God on online dating sites and it makes me want to bash my head in. Like, Oh you like the same things I do and I find you attractive! But oh... you're a child of god and you're quoting things from the bible. There goes that attraction! RIGHT OUT THE DOOR.

I fully understand! I’m in Texas. The Panhandle. Where everything makes it about 10 years after the rest of the country has caught on. Guns and religion are the two things that are constant though.

I’m even a part of an atheist group here and we are not many in number. We rarely get together. I’m one of half a dozen motley singles. All of us are friends and we are too variant in age or sexual orientation to date one another.

Eventually someone will come along that will spark something.

As quickly as that appears to drain the pool of available women, it definitely saves time sorting through them.. Shit, back in the eighties when I’d show up at our local atheist meetings (downtown Portland OR), there’d be uncomfortable intellectuals, aggressive activists, nerds & dweebs -- 90% men… If a woman appeared, she’d likely have the social graces of Madalyn M-H…

Most societies expect women to be subordinate, so their trained as such. Less confrontational or physically capable of fighting back, most tolerate it. Religion of course expects that, but generally provides social structures within it for women to gain prominence among each other. Having become ‘an authority’ of sorts amid their religious community, most find a sense of power they hadn’t in general society. They’re very reluctant to give that up, ushering their daughters into the same mold...

That said, if I’ve a claim to fame, it’s having raised a couple of charming female atheist warriors-in-waiting

I've been looking for a "man of God" for a long time. Of course the God I'm talking about is Adonis.

Hopefully these two Atheist groups in your state can help you.

Siouxland Freethinkers, Sioux Falls

Black Hills Freethought,Sioux Falls

Hear hear. May the Force be with you.

Thank you for the welcome. Having been accused of "eating my children" on another site

Appreciate the well intended comment, and look forward to getting to know the community better.

Hi.

I see the same thing daily.

What I have experienced (and this is just my empirical 2 cents) is that I have dated women who believe in and I am in a -term relationship with a believer (Muslim) now. Personally, I have found that a woman that is more cosmopolitan, i.e., born outside the US or traveled extensively, tend to be much less rigid on my acceptance of their . Now the extreme attitudes I have experienced women who were more "culturally compatible" taught me a lesson. winded way to say, look outside your "normal" setting (if that is the case) and you will meet some amazing women. As a atheist, personally, I would not even waste time with a woman that is wrapped up in their .

You’re lucky. I currently live in the Philippines but is an Australian as well. Church bells ring several times a day especially during weekends. Religious advertisements are on billboards, television, radio, media etc. Imagine the shit I have to go through. The only thing that’s keeping me here is my mother. I will never marry a religious woman and expect to return and die in Australia. I’ve been following a lot of Atheists in the USA and I know there are a lot of non-religious women in the USA. ?

The same can be said if men on dating sites. Even men that define themselves as in-religious still value very traditional roles and fall into predictable stereotypes

I live in Charlotte, about an hour from you. If you're willing to range a bit, Charlotte is a very diverse and cosmopolitan city.

I never will understand religious people who want their partners to "put God first" before themselves or their family or taking care of other humans...or even other animals. I am in the here and now on a place called Earth with more tangible things (quantum mechanics and philosophy are another story) in front of me that need my immediate attention. An all powerful God can take care of himself (all powerful is debatable though). It also raises the question of God being so selfish and egotistical that he needs all of our attention and praise. That's another topic though lol

Oh and I don't think anyone is biologically predisposed to seek out religion. Maybe to seek out truth and/or meaning, but not religion. Religion is man made. Adhering to religion without question? No. I think women are biologically predisposed to......and I might take some shit for this statement.......be submissive in a way (not entirely), even if only subconsciously.

Cant even