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Men who feel like fully functional people, how did you get there? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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For masculine identifying folks, what were the things you did (or had happen to you) that you feel helped you transition into adulthood and find fulfilling community?

Statistics suggest that a large number of men feel isolated, unvalued by society, and dysfunctional, but it's not 100%.

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago

a large number of men feel isolated, unvalued by society, and dysfunctional, but it's not 100%.

My solution to this has been to join a hobby that happens to check off a lot of criteria

  • Physical exercise
  • Interesting people
  • Teaching and mentorship, with opportunities on both sides of that fence
  • Camraderie
  • Promotion of positive masculinity

For me that's the SCA, a medieval reenactment organization. But my local area has a lot of good people in the organization and unfortunately not every area is filled with great people. Plus, it's not everyone's cup of tea, and that's fine.

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