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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by Balgair on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @03:48PM (#27042055)
> but the fact is that women despise weak men.

I'd say this is true for all genders and people. Homosexual people also display this tendency just as well as heterosexual males. Heck, even in friendships, it can be hard to enjoy being with a buddy that is going through a deep funk despite all your efforts to rouse them out of it. People want to be with people like themselves. Misery loves company, and vice-versa

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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by serverholic on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @06:06PM (#27043471)
A weak woman will still be able to find a man to take care of her. A weak man not so much.
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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by astura on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @12:27AM (#27046180)
You'd be surprised, just today we had to have a conversation with a family member about how consistently taking in loser degenerate men is ruining her life.
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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by 2lwxxtj on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @05:21PM (#27055993)
The men that are ruining her life are not the sort of "weak men" being discussed here. The ones ruining her life, I can just about guarantee, exude the impression that they don't play by other people's rules. To women, that is strength.
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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by quickthrower2 on Monday May 10, 2021 @07:56AM (#27104954)
Sounds like we are going to end up with a tautological definition. Women reject men who are weak as defined by men who women reject.
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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by kaba0 on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @05:24AM (#27047845)
There are plenty of women with strong mother instincts, that happily take on a “weak man”. But of course you would not want to be with someone not giving any sort of “benefit”. A relationship goes two ways, so without any other good qualities I’m not sure what they want.
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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by astura on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @12:05PM (#27051687)
In my mom's case, at least, the "benefit" is being able to feel superior and having someone to fight with 24/7 (she absolutely loves conflict - arguing and starting fights is her favorite activity in the world).
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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by yazaddaruvala on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @09:05PM (#27044884)
> A weak woman will still be able to find a man to take care of her.

It might not be a "strength" you recognize, but attracting a mate/caregiver implies some clear "strength".

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