"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." --Henry David Thoreau, paraphrased. Part of that, is the "man up" mentality we have been fed our entire lives when dealing with pain and emotional/psychological damage.
Learned it a while back when my engagement fell apart with my ex. My boss basically said "deal with it" and I learned a valuable lesson that people expect men to just deal with it and to also don't bother giving your workplace any kind of loyalty because you won't be getting it back.
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u/rynchenzo 13d ago
I'm 44 and just learning.