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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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[–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Same. Especially significant others (length of relationship doesn't matter) it actively makes things worse. So I keep them to myself.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    I am so very sorry you have to live like this.

    In general, reading a lot of these comments in this thread is just heartbreaking.

    I really think this is a cultural thing in part. I live in a progressive social democracy in Europe, and I really don’t think many see it like most people here do. I asked a couple of the more traditionally masculine/male friends and they tell me the share everything too, that they need it in a relationship especially, since they do hold stuff in from others apparently. But the very closest ones, friends and spouses that is, they need to lighten the load. And I recognize that too. Shit’s too heavy to carry alone.

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