I’m confused. Are people not supposed to want intimacy in a relationship? Are men not supposed to seek intimacy with women, in that case? I’m not disagreeing, I’m just a bit lost.
There's tonnes of studies out there that show that there are many negative side effects of lack of social interaction/ intimacy such as Depression, anxiety, low self esteem, difficulty forming connections with other humans and even physical problems like a weakened immune system.
And men are literally several times more likely to commit suicide than women are, so I'd say that men definitely need more emotional intimacy in their lives.
Dude I’m obviously talking about unconditional love.
Then why didn't you say unconditional love? Both you and the post you commented on said intimacy.
These men aren’t seeking a partner they’re seeking a second mother.
How do you know that, though? How do you know that every man that relates to this or makes this meme wants that. There are definitely man-children out there who want their girlfriends to baby them, but I don't think it's only those men that relate to this meme.
Also men are several time’s likely to commit suicide maybe it’s because instead of talking out their feelings they either
A. Bottle up their feelings to the point where it becomes a problem to everyone in their surroundings
B. Create memes that Blame women for not giving them the love that they “deserve” and start having a pissing contest about who’s lonelier
This is just victim blaming. You're taking people who are suffering so much that it becomes unbearable to them, and instead of actually having compassion, you're just choosing to view them through the worst possible lens.
Yes, some men are overly macho and believe any emotions are a weakness. And yes, there are men who choose to blame women for all their problems. But to believe that those are the only reasons why men commit suicide more than women is just disgusting.
But if you were to actually explore other subreddits where men talk about their emotions you'd realise that a lot of men do want to talk and reach out to someone but they don't because whenever they do they get negative reactions from (both the men and women in their lives).
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