Why does society force guys to bottle up their emotions?
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Re: Why does society force guys to bottle up their emotions?But how does the definition of 'man' encompass anything beyond having a y-chromosome and being considered an adult?(Original post by ilovedesifems)
er.. any person regardless of gender should share emotions with parents, it's what they are there for.
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Re: Why does society force guys to bottle up their emotions?I'd rather share my emotions with basically anyone other than my parents.(Original post by ilovedesifems)
er.. any person regardless of gender should share emotions with parents, it's what they are there for.
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Re: Why does society force guys to bottle up their emotions?That wasn't my point.(Original post by Retrodiction)
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Re: Why does society force guys to bottle up their emotions?"men are supposed to be men" - seems like it was exactly your point.(Original post by ilovedesifems)
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Re: Why does society force guys to bottle up their emotions?I didn't mean it in that context. I meant that as we are a macho society, men are supposed to be as such.(Original post by Retrodiction)
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Re: Why does society force guys to bottle up their emotions?Because we're guys, we have no emotions(Original post by Movember)
ok i dont mean force at gunpoint or anything. technically we are a free society so they could show as much emotion as they like. but i mean more in the sense of there is extreme pressure from peers, family and other people that guys should bottle up their emotions. showing their emotions is a sign of weakness, unmanly, homosexual etc. if a guy shows caring emotions for a girl, he is seen as a nice guy pushover and not manly enough. guys dont speak to other guys about their problems for fear of being ridiculed. for example, if a guy has a problem about his relationship, it'd be embarrassing to talk with your parents or siblings, your male friends would ridicule you and your female friends would view you as a pushover/gay. who else can a guy turn to? only a counsillor but the NHS has a very long waiting list (several months or more) so by the time he sees a counsillor, his problem would probably be over.
why is it seen as so wrong that guys can't show emotion? its not a healthy way of living and suicide rates are much higher among young guys than young girls.
