Nice article about male loneliness and emotional care-taking. Particularly loved this gem of a tweet by Erin Rodgers that was referenced in the story
I want the term "gold digger" to include dudes who look for a woman who will do tons of emotional labour for them
Most of us women have experienced our share of such gold-diggers in our lives. Often their methods tend to be covert - instead direct ask for help, there will a series of constant aggravations in a close relationship that would make the woman feel the need to jump into the rescue. The solution seems too easy and obvious - what could possibly go wrong lending a hand ? Just about everything as the collective experience of the sisters would bear. The author of this article proposes why that happens
The persistent idea that seeking therapy is a form of weakness has produced a generation of men suffering from symptoms like anger, irritability, and aggressiveness, because not only are they less likely than women to pursue mental health help, but once they do, they have a hard time expressing their emotions. (This is so common there’s even a technical term for it: “normative male alexithymia.”)
I want the term "gold digger" to include dudes who look for a woman who will do tons of emotional labour for them
Most of us women have experienced our share of such gold-diggers in our lives. Often their methods tend to be covert - instead direct ask for help, there will a series of constant aggravations in a close relationship that would make the woman feel the need to jump into the rescue. The solution seems too easy and obvious - what could possibly go wrong lending a hand ? Just about everything as the collective experience of the sisters would bear. The author of this article proposes why that happens
The persistent idea that seeking therapy is a form of weakness has produced a generation of men suffering from symptoms like anger, irritability, and aggressiveness, because not only are they less likely than women to pursue mental health help, but once they do, they have a hard time expressing their emotions. (This is so common there’s even a technical term for it: “normative male alexithymia.”)
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