Re:Why is it hard to make friends over 30? (2012)
by hycaria on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @07:38PM
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I upvoted and while I’m a woman I don’t feel the same at all. I just thought it was an interesting point of view that certainly explains a few behaviors (although not my grumpy dad’s!)
Re:Why is it hard to make friends over 30? (2012)
by leetcrew on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @08:32PM
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my guess is a fair amount of the upvotes were from men. deep down i think men do realize that we have gaps in our coping skills, but don't fully understand the cause.
Re:Why is it hard to make friends over 30? (2012)
by gaius on Thursday February 22, 2018 @12:41AM
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fully understand the cause.
The cause is that “society” expects that to “grow up” a man must give up his hobbies and his friends and “settle down” (provide for a family as sole purpose in life).
Someone will say “that’s how the patriarchy harms men too!” But I don’t think I believe that; I don’t think men say “hey bro, we should totally just give up all that cool stuff we do, for no reason”.
Re:Why is it hard to make friends over 30? (2012)
by woolvalley on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @07:21PM
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A good chunk of us probably have a dad or some other relative that is like that
This is one of my fastest upvoted comments ever. I think it struck a chord. There's no way of knowing whether it was men or women upvoting, but I have a feeling I'm not the only who has had these thoughts.