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when i first heard about the male loneliness epidemic i was like oh yeah close camaraderie and bonding between men is often discouraged in favor of competition or, if not discouraged, at least filtered through a lens of individualism that precludes deep connections. and then i learned what people meant by it (men arent getting laid) to which i say skill issue

to all the men out there not getting laid: try less hard to get laid and try more hard to be an enjoyable and relaxing presence

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      5 months ago

      Wait until you find out about the order of magnitude of greater doubt there is when a man is attacked by a woman.

      Signed, a male who was molested by a female as a child, then told it’s literally “impossible” for rape to happen in that direction when he futilely sought support.

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          I don’t even say one side has to be automatically “sided with” (because that’s how you get stuff like the Brian Banks situation), but, at the very least, don’t dismiss either side out of hand as if it literally cannot have been true, you know?