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Re:Too many men suffering in silence, national health report... by Dem_Boys on Monday November 09, 2026 @04:32PM (#50432496)
Men struggling is no surprise. Today's world is not well suited to their strengths (physical strength, risk taking, aggression, etc..). It's better suited for women and they're winning in a ton of important categories that contribute to quality of life. To compound this, the dating scene for men is abysmal. Women have so much power in the dating market and use it to their benefit as men did before them.

Men especially take this hard. I find men have a very very strong urge to get ahead, succeed, and climb the ladder of success. If they consistently fail at this AND can't find a partner it gets really rough. I have a close friend going through this now and he is contemplating ending it. I'm visiting him everyday just to try to bring a smile to his face

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Re:Too many men suffering in silence, national health report... by bluefirebrand on Monday November 09, 2026 @04:46PM (#50432709)
> I have a close friend going through this now and he is contemplating ending it. I'm visiting him everyday just to try to bring a smile to his face

You're a good dude

I have a friend like this too. He graduated out of an IT program into the post AI world, in a kind of small town. He's working at a grocery store, convinced he's unlovable (and unfuckable), and he's started to talk about ending it sometimes. Super good dude, just needs some wins, but life has not been good to him

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Re:Too many men suffering in silence, national health report... by Dem_Boys on Monday November 09, 2026 @04:58PM (#50432840)
Very similar situation to my friend! Can't move up in career, working at a dead end job, women either ghost him or are rude when he talks to them.

The unlovable part really hit the nail on the head. I can't begin to explain what a lack of relationship and sex life has done to him. He questions EVERYTHING about himself because of this. "Maybe I'm ugly" "Maybe I'm a bad talker" "Maybe I'm not smart enough"

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Re:Too many men suffering in silence, national health report... by tomcatfish on Monday November 09, 2026 @05:37PM (#50433280)
Good for you for working on things with your friend. Best of luck.
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