Yeah, I guess that change would confuse the hell out of me …
and I guess I recognize that kind of resentment, like “why/how the hell is him able to be so vulnerable and I not?” That makes so much sense but it’s crazy confusing to me still
So, it may be that men resent me for my ability to be vulnerable?! Damn wtf
To listen to another man express painful emotions means they may have to acknowledge that they are not masters of the universe and perfect, stoic gods in every way and in every aspect of their lives.
I couldn’t learn this in teenagehood nor early adolescence so I have to learn it now. I don’t want to go into details of my upbringing, but think about a kid living on the streets, growing up only knowing war and survival
Thankyou, my internal child agrees. I’m exhausted. Since a couple months I have a job for the first time where I feel safe, which is awesome.
I’m sad that I’ve never been able to play, like I don’t even know how.that is … I wish I could also have emotional memories of playing like a kid on the playground
The last time I tried to make video chat work with people, we dived between jitsi, facebook messenger, zoom... until something worked well enough. what are people using here now? Jitsi? Google Meet? Whatsapp? Facebook Messenger? Zoom? Skype? Facetime, somehow? The builtin thing in matrix that used to be jitsi but I think they...
Why, as a male, when emotionally do I only feel accepted by women but not by men?
Edit2: It’s a subjective perception I’m talking about. Are you offended? Why?...
How can I practice being more emotionally available as a man?
What’s your positive examples of men, fathers, friends, work colleagues, brothers, etc where they were or are emotionally available?...
I’m puzzled (i.imgur.com)
(but dont really) uwu (lemmy.world)
How can I make use of the time that I spend alone constructively?
I couldn’t learn this in teenagehood nor early adolescence so I have to learn it now. I don’t want to go into details of my upbringing, but think about a kid living on the streets, growing up only knowing war and survival
Who would win in a fight: a hippo or a rhino? (lemmy.zip)
What song are you listening to? (lemmy.world)
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Lemmy when someone posts memes about obese people (i.imgur.com)
What are we all using for video chat in 2023?
The last time I tried to make video chat work with people, we dived between jitsi, facebook messenger, zoom... until something worked well enough. what are people using here now? Jitsi? Google Meet? Whatsapp? Facebook Messenger? Zoom? Skype? Facetime, somehow? The builtin thing in matrix that used to be jitsi but I think they...
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