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A Researcher Studied the Most Common Last Words of Suicidal Men
My “man symptoms”—anger, frustration, sadness, boredom, low-grade guilt and shame—all seemed unfortunately normal, not like chronic abnormalities. After all, the men I knew and with whom I compared my life, had similar tales to tell.
Michael Thompson • The Heart of a Warrior
When he did express his concerns, they were dismissed as his “male midlife crisis.” Essentially, though, women’s liberation and the male midlife crisis were the same search—for personal fulfillment, common values, mutual respect, love. But while women’s liberation was thought of as promoting identity, the male midlife crisis was thought of as an id
... See moreWarren Farrell • The Myth of Male Power
... See moreAt moments everything seemed like a conspiracy against me, to force a choice, like Denoon’s theory of the characterological collapse of the male in the Western world, America in particular. As women get stronger and more defined, men get silly, violent, and erratic overall. I more than agreed… But why go on about this more than once, if the inner p