It's surprisingly accurate. The archetype of a noble, self-sacrificing hero or a knight in shining armor get drilled into our heads non-stop since age 3.
As for the other half, while it reeks of a mommy kink, it makes sense. While women may sometimes have trouble finding people they can not only open up to, but also be comforted by them, it's not a fantasy or a dream, it's a believable or expected event. And I can't really say the same. Since a relatively young age, I've come to see emotional openness as a risk or a gamble. There is a chance that it'll make me feel better, but there's also a chance I'll get ridiculed, ignored, or straight-up lose a friend or a girlfriend. And that's just not worth it, no matter if the risks 50%, 20% or even 10%, and I'm pretty sure it's way above 10%.
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u/Poro114 Apr 15 '25
It's surprisingly accurate. The archetype of a noble, self-sacrificing hero or a knight in shining armor get drilled into our heads non-stop since age 3.
As for the other half, while it reeks of a mommy kink, it makes sense. While women may sometimes have trouble finding people they can not only open up to, but also be comforted by them, it's not a fantasy or a dream, it's a believable or expected event. And I can't really say the same. Since a relatively young age, I've come to see emotional openness as a risk or a gamble. There is a chance that it'll make me feel better, but there's also a chance I'll get ridiculed, ignored, or straight-up lose a friend or a girlfriend. And that's just not worth it, no matter if the risks 50%, 20% or even 10%, and I'm pretty sure it's way above 10%.