also men: "WE HAVE A LONELINESS EPIDEMIC!"
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Yes. That's a big part of what's going on. A lot of men, particularly poor and middle class, have no real culture of interaction and have been told they are worth the money they make a month and nothing else.
And this one even has a little homophobia sprinkled in.
I think homosexuality has reached a level of societal acceptance(at least in the west), that it is ok to be ironically homophobic again.
Then again, some might argue that being against nazis was a societal norm, so being ironically nazi was fine too. Yet here we are now, where being unironically nazi is somewhat acceptable by a large part of the society.
And being homophobic is even more acceptable by a large part of the society.
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Woman bad
"I barely talk to my friends lol."
"There's a male loneliness epidemic."
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Keep in mind they call each other bro because in 45 years they don't even know each others names since they met.
Would die for each other tho.
I have friends that i know for 10+ years and i don't know their real names
I picked up an order at a stor for a long time friend the other day. They needed his last name. Luckily I was able to reach him via text.
I learned someone's name at work yesterday. We've been at the same location for like 8 months... and we have nametags...
This guy works
When offer to go to lunch with someone you haven't seen in 15 years and they respond with as long as its not within 100ft of a school
Me: um Iβm sorry I think everywhere I can go is within 100 ft of a school. But best of luck to you with your future and stuff.
Stereotypes, get your stereotypes, fresh gender stereotypes right here.
Men who don't marry are gay and woman are always mad at each other over nothing.
The guy didn't explicitly say he married a woman, might still be gay.
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Also it's not manly to share your life with a friend apparently.
I'm 40+ and a couple of months ago started therapy. I didn't even knew I needed therapy, went with my wife for couple therapy and it quickly turned into personal therapy.
What I learned after some tests is that I fall into the top 4% of men who are emotional closed off. This is pretty extreme, but maybe the worst part is, I never even knew. This is the stereotype we teach boys, men don't have emotions, they don't talk about emotions, etc.
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I had a friend who excitedly told me about their new car but neglected to mention their 6 month old son.
I enjoyed the stereotype to laugh it but I feel obligated to state one thing. Relationships require maintenance, that's it regardless of boy or girl. Sure some people might say hi back but that doesn't mean they're a friend.
Idunno I have quite a few friends where we only interact like every 4-8 months ish. But when we do we talk everyday for a month or two, then go separate ways again. Lifes busy we all know that. Not being in contact does no mean losing a friend.
Sure some people might say hi back but that doesn't mean they're a friend.
True. But I've had some great friendships grow after years of just "hi" in passing. We weren't friends yet, but we were destined to become friends.
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Girl boring guy quirky.
And itβs ultimately insulting to men too, like the idea of being excited to share personal news is somehow anathema to the male experience.
I don't know how serious one has to take themselves to find this "ultimately insulting". It's a silly meme and it's funny because most men can relate to it.
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As a woman, yeah i totally accidentally told my bros I got married a few years after the fact. In my defense we eloped and my friends and I sometimes go a few years without talking much
gay people cant get married?
Shit, that reminds me I should text my best friend, he might be a father by now.
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Ah yes assuming sexual preference based on martial status, just like friends do.
Oh, friends assume sexual preference based on other things too. Like the way you eat a hotdog, what kind of car you drive, how quickly you can recognize that the song is by Kyle Minogue, how long you hold a sloppy french kiss with your homies, wether you you sit with your legs crossed or slow down on a yellow light.
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