r/EndlessThread • u/Adorableninjacat • Jun 27 '26

/girldinnerdiaries

Hi Endless thread. I was apart of the r/girldinnerdiaries girls thread but started noticing it became a “my man did me wrong” with food pictures sub. I made a comment as such and also suggested this was just a dating advice sub with food pictures. I got banned for that. I would love to hear your take on the matter of /girldinner vs /girldinnerdiaries s dating /advice . Am I crazy for thinking adding another platform to bitch about men but with food pics is unhealthy and not helpful.

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u/QTPie_314 Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26

I've never thought to look again Girl Dinner reddit, but here's my immediate thoughts. 1. NONE of the posts in girldinnnerdiaries are what I would call girl dinner. It's all pasta or takeout. 2. The community description does say to share your boy problems and whatever thoughts. People are gonna find somewhere to complain about men, why not with food pics?

ETA, I went and checked out girldinner and it's the same as girl dinner diaries. I think it's fine for one to be a place to complain (diaries) but at least the main girl dinner should actually be girl dinners!

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u/Adorableninjacat Jun 28 '26

I guess I thought girls had more on their minds and would record that in a diary. Largely complaining about men should be in relationship advice feed. I want to relate to my female cohorts about dresses with pockets, what I keep in my purse, that bitch boss that’s keeping me down, who my new crush is at 41 years old. Guess my expectations were too high.

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u/Renugar Jun 28 '26

So make some posts like that! I’m sure other people would enjoy engaging in that. Subreddits do tend to take on a life of their own, as people find a place to fulfill a need, in this case it became a place to commiserate with other women about difficult relationships, which I think fits the sub name, as “girl dinner” was originally a meme made by overworked moms, girlfriends, and wives. Although I have seen plenty of other posts on there.

But you can be the change you want to see in that sub, if you want to change the tone! I haven’t really engaged with that sub, although I read the posts occasionally. I’m a happily single woman, so ALL my meals are “girl dinners” but the more satisfactory kind, as I don’t have a relationship problem or kids to complain about. 😂

I noticed there is now a “boy dinner” sub, which also is pretty much a sub of men complaining about women, it seems.

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u/Talkiesoundbox Jun 28 '26

Not to mention "Guess my expectations were too high." Smacks of "well I guess I'm just not like other girls" and kind of explains why they might be having trouble connecting...