Sometimes being a man feels overwhelming. It can seem like your worth is tied only to what you provide, and your sacrifices often go unnoticed. Love feels scarce, understanding rare, and loyalty hard to find. How do you cope with the pressure and expectations society places on men? Share your thoughts, RANT — let’s support each other here.

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Do you really believe that this is gender specific? That may be your starting point in understanding yourself and unlearning antiquated and biased social norms.

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So I see your point, and it’s becoming increasingly relevant. I don’t want to be dismissive of women, because they are increasingly feeling the pressure to provide for their families as well…

There has been this growing cloud over men recently, you’re not wrong about that. The only thing that I can point to is that the media has “redefined” what a man should be. We’ve been increasingly pivoting more towards 1950’s style domestic ideologies, where women should bare children and men should provide for that family, whether separated or together.

It’s affecting women as well, they are under increased pressure to conform to 1950’s norms, and questioned when they feel the desire to succeed in their careers, or take an alternate path…

I’m pretty sure I can point to a specific moment in time when this all began, but I’ll keep this apolitical…

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