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People who identify as male/masculine, do you feel comfortable expressing your emotions/feelings to people irl? Do people who identify as female/feminine feel more comfortable espressing feelings? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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As a guy, I never really felt comfortable saying those things to anyone irl.

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[–] 2 points 10 months ago

I look at "expressing my feelings" like this:

My feelings are mine. They're mine to have, and mine to be responsible for. I don't need to explain them to anyone for them to be valid.

But I should explain them to certain people, so that those people don't mistake my tone or body language or whatever for something it's not. That explanation isn't for me, it's for them.

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