Meaning of boysober | Babel Free

Definitions

Abstaining from dating and relationships with men.

informal, neologism, not-comparable

Examples

“Ms. Woodard said that, growing up in the South, she was raised to please others. Now, she said, she sometimes struggles with knowing what she wants. At its core, her "boysober" year is about learning how to say no.”

“Founder and a relationship expert at The Matchmaker UK, Lara Besbrode believes women choosing the "boysober" lifestyle is a decision "rooted in a desire for self-sufficiency and personal empowerment."”

“There's definitely a lot I don't understand about the current zeitgeist, from the rise of the soul tie to the concept of being "boysober," but as I've crept further and further into my third decade of life, I've realized how ridiculous it was to think that all things fun and messy and risible would disappear from my life once I learned what an FSA account was, and paid off (some of) my credit card debt.”

“The boysober movement, for instance, is gaining traction among women who are done contorting themselves into palatable versions of femininity just to be tolerated by mediocre men.”

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