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Men have changed the meaning of loneliness epidemic

NSFWTW: Eating Disorders / Self Image

This is coming from a man. People say loneliness epidemic is good and men should be lonelier. People say men feel lonely because women get all the sex and these men don’t. Well they are not wrong, there are all sorts of insecure. But my loneliness stems from not feeling accepted or feeling of, that I actually belong somewhere, or maybe feel that for once, I don’t have to carry the weight all by myself. The world is too polarized at this point. I feel lonely not because of sex, but for all I’ve been through in my life, I wish I had someone around my corner, someone to witness it, and to come home and feel safe with someone, but I’ve stopped romanticizing it. For once I don’t want to put myself down for the sins of others. Because the real problem ain’t that I don’t get attention, even when it’s around me, I fail to accept it, or to truly let anyone in. Scars of my life have truly shut me up for good, took me a long time to figure that part out. All I ever wished is someone to go a bit further and help come out of this tar pit of isolation, that I’ve built for myself. That when I say, I’ve seen it all well in other men, as well, suffering, but not just men, women as well, it’s a human condition, self inflicted. We are not doing any better demonizing it, that does not also mean that you should sympathize with the devil. Self inflicted after all, but not by conscious choice though.. life is tough, no one gave us a manual to navigate it, specially when our parents don’t put in effort to guide us enough. I’ve accepted my condition, I put work towards it by making myself happy first, because it’s not too late, it’s never too late. There is a strange and peaceful, stillness, in the chaos, in the art that I dwell myself into. Somewhere over the years, finally I’ve lost the desire to be wanted or accepted. Now I can truly live this life for myself.

Yea whatever, some men should really stay lonely in my opinion 😂😂 but my words, I mean it. And if you are going through something similar, my advice is to focus on yourself. We are the worst generation to expect easy compatibility, my only advice would be, is to be nice to each other, and always call out problematic behavior. I found peace in my music and art. Hope you do too. When male loneliness epidemic came to the spotlight, manosphere converted it to something else entirely.

Posted Mar 27, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC

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