• AcidOctopus
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    4 days ago

    Yeah I know typically we’re all here for a laugh, but I genuinely can’t bring myself to make light of stuff like this.

    There are millions of men in the world whose lives would likely be revolutionised if they had someone they felt this secure and safe with.

    But our modern society doesn’t reward (and in most cases, actively punishes) emotional vulnerability in men, so instead many of us either lean into toxic masculinity or drown in our depression. Sometimes both.

    I’m fortunate enough that I do in fact have someone in my life who I could be this vulnerable with, should I be so inclined, but I also acutely remember the days when this was exactly what I craved in life and thought I would never have, and the suffocating feeling of isolation as a result.

    I hope things change.

    • Fizz@lemmy.nz
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      4 days ago

      Emotional vulnerability comes later in a relationship. These people arent failing to get in a relationship due to no emotional vulnerability it’s because they are socially stunted with obscure hobbies and humor that’s incredibly jarring to most people.