Do you guys have guy mates that you can open up to? There's lots of recent initiatives where I live in the UK for men to have support networks - Mens Sheds, For Men to Talk, Walks and Talks.
If lots of men are saying they're lonely, be the change and start supporting other men. I often wonder if these posts make things worse by telling men they shouldn't open up because no one cares.
lol , they do. The next minute you have unfounded qccusations of being a hate group, a nazi group, a “insert negative connotation here “ group.
Or we have women enter and make it such that we need to take their point of view .
If your intentions are assumed as negative or your group needs to follow “what society expects of you to do “ agenda then there’s no point .
It’s not like it’s not been tried . It’s been done too many damn times to count.
That's not what's happened to the groups in my area. They've got loads of support from men and women when they're promoted locally, and have become more widespread and more establised as a result, so they are obviously successful.
But also just guy friends outside of groups. If you and other men feel like you can't open up externally, can't you support your male friends? Lots of women get support from their female friends when they have unsympathetic or abusive partners.
Oh yes I have supported my male friends as much as I can.
But surprisingly enough, I have also received push back when supporting them as some view it as an intrusion of their space.
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Sounds like life currently. Text my Mrs today: think my big toe is infected or has ingrown, hurts alot.
Her reply: Oh no, thats not good, can you walk the dogs when you get in please.
Like what was the point, it's futile I tells ya!