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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by screye on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:56PM (#27041418)
>Lonely? Make strong friendships!

Poor? Get rich?

Self-fulfilling prophecies are futile.

> romantic and sexual relationship is not a requirement for a happy life

We have proof of various intelligent animals, domesticated and wild, that display signs of depression, loneliness and self-harm when separated from their bonded partner. If anything, the need for intimacy and romance are central to life as we know it.

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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by BeFlatXIII on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @10:22AM (#27050212)
Do they display those distress behaviors before they have any bonded partner or do they only emerge in grief after the loss of the partner?
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