Kate | Life, Love & the Long Run on Instagram: "Women who advocate for themselves are often labeled as difficult, disagreeable, or crazy. While men are seen as confident and assertive, women are taught from an early age to be polite. To keep the peace. To smile and say, “No worries, all good.” I thought hard about how to respond to his message. I almost replied with, “It’s fine.” But it was not. Rejection I can accept. The pullback I can accept. The silence I can accept. What I cannot accept is