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I feel pretty frustrated when I hear it labeled as a "mental health problem." For me it sounds like fear maybe stemming from a past experience where he may have
by jimkleiber 4y ago
I feel pretty frustrated when I hear it labeled as a "mental health problem." For me it sounds like fear maybe stemming from a past experience where he may have been quite vulnerable and got really hurt and wants to avoid feeling so hurt again. And in that framing, I think most of us experience this in different realms of life. I think why I have such strong reactions to "mental health problem" is that I get the impression it says "there's something wrong with you" and may make the person feel more alienated, instead of showing them I too may experience something similar.
- zwkrt 4y agoYou’re right I was being harsh, but I wanted to really make a strong point that the above commenter was not describing innate qualities of manhood.
- JetAlone 4y agoI wasn't trying to say this was innate to manhood itself. I started with "I'm a man" so that, combined with information in the second sentence you'd know that I date women. I said it that way because I don't actually identify with any of the sexual orientation labels.
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