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[โ€“] [email protected] 79 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (39 children)

Oh wow, another meme completely disregarding a problem many are struggeling with. But don't worry guys and gals, it's okay because it's making fun of mens' suffering. And men can't be discriminated against.

On another note, has anyone figured out yet, why men are never emotionally available? It truly is a mystery ๐Ÿค”

/s in case you can't tell.

[โ€“] [email protected] 39 points 3 days ago (37 children)

Silly men just need to understand that saying "I'm lonely" and "women belong in the kitchen" are equivalent. So don't you dare ever talk or reach out if you're lonely.

It's a real shame that male loneliness is so quickly dismissed because it would be a great starting point to begin talking about how traditional male friendships tend to keep each other at a distance, and maybe come up with ways to bridge the gap so existing friendships can become deeper.

Instead it feels like the conversation just gets to this point where we all collectively shrug and say, "shame" and never really talk about it more than this.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (9 children)

In my career, I have had a lot of contacts with Saudi Arabian men. Iโ€™ve sometimes been a bit jealous of the ease and familiarity of their male-male friendships in that culture.

They generally have no qualms about just hanging an arm over a friends shoulder and just keeping it there for a protracted side-hug, seemingly without a thought.

Sure, there are other aspects of the culture that give me pause, but the easy familiarity is something that I think is beautiful.

[โ€“] BCsven 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A good friend of mine and I were open enough to hug and say "I love you man" to each other, even at work. The engineering staff sort of tolerates us but thought we were weird for showing feelings, the shop floor staff immediately started with the gay rumour.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah one of the many ways our culture is broken. :(

But did you double down on the affection after the gay rumors? Because, unless you feared violence, it seems like a great setup to mess with Straighty.

[โ€“] BCsven 3 points 2 days ago

We had our photo taken together and framed it.

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