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[–] mrcleanup@lemmy.world 134 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If feel like us guys are at a disadvantage here. All our lives were are told not to complain unless we bring a solution, not to cry, get up, keep moving.

Then suddenly the thought pattern we have been trained on all our lives turns out to not be healthy for supporting others and it's a hard transition to make when we want so desperately to help and are asked not to.

Not saying it's wrong, just hard.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 86 points 11 months ago (1 children)

it's a hard transition to make when we want so desperately to help and are asked not to.

Listening is helping. It took me a while to get that, but we're helping just by being quiet.

[–] maniclucky@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Yup. It's akin to "not making a choice is itself a choice". It doesn't feel like it is, but can be equally impactful.

[–] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Perhaps everyone wants to vent a while before they get a solution, but men aren't allowed to do that.