Yes but men tend to shun emotional support in fear of looking needy and weak (especially in public). They do this for social pressure and Freudian reasons.
Lots of women say “oh it’s okay if men open up” but let’s get real about the ugly truth. Deep down most women feel a sense of disgust towards men who often show their emotions. They might not even consciously think that but somewhere the deep down they hate it. At best they see them as another woman. In a dating situation this is a one way ticket to the friéndzone.
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I’m assuming you’re saying us men would suffer more due to lack of emotional support and yes I’d agree with that but most of us don’t open up very easily I mean in real life I don’t like to talk a lot it’s not because I’m shy or anything it’s because I don’t really do small talk and don’t really trust anyone to talk about personal issues but on here I’ll talk about some shit because it’s safe in a sense because of the fact nobody knows me don’t get me wrong I don’t let anyone walk on me I have no problem standing up for myself if anything it’s the opposite and really its something I’ve been working on you can’t be my age and getting into fist fights
I work in mental health.
Unfortunately, yes. Not only mental health support for men is insufficient but they also request help the less, which contribute to a lack of support in the first place.
For one men mental support, they're dozen for women.
Men should not be afraid of speaking and reaching people out when they are in a bad place. Also more men should be involved in mental health services and assos.
Be the change you want to see. Don't complain on the internet, being an internet social justice warrior doesn't solve shit for anyone.
Hard to get emotional support when they’re apparently having a very hard time and they look like everything is fine. I watch tv shows where they appear just fine but I listen to them talking to their dude friends about a challenge they’re working with. after being badgered about it about 10 times to talk about it.
I can’t help guys with that anymore. They don’t want me to
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I say yes cuz most girl’s act like us guys don’t have feelings which is a load of shit , we just hold it in better , Yes guys are attracted to a girl’s physical appearance but he also has to be attracted to her emotional appearance as well her personality and her morals and how she looks at relationships, if she is loyal and trusting , unless he is just looking to get laid then he is just looking at her physical appearance or he isn’t looking at anything , but when a guy really likes a girl and wants to be with her and wants her in his arms he needs both from her , Guys need to feel wanted and to feel respected , Most of us guys want a girl that only has eyes for us if she shows us that then we will do what it takes to love her and respect her , Most girl’s need a guy she can look up to , where she can feel safe and secure in his arms , that listens to her and has her back that will work hard for her nd put up with her shit , A guy won’t show his emotional feelings to her as much cuz he doesn’t want to lose her he will hold it in as much as possible to not kill his ego and let her know he is there for her an that he isn't a coward , he will take a bunch of her nagging and bitching and do his best to let her know he is there for her , A guy that loves his girl will provide for her and protect her , he will get jealous if other guys are hitting on her but will hold that in as best as he can, to let her know he trusts her but deep down he is hurting , Most girls like to make their men jealous cuz most girls are turned on by a secure dominate man , she acts like he shouldn’t have insecurities , which everyone has insecurities whether they say they do or not, so being a little insecure is a Good thing , it shows your partner that they are scared to lose you cuz they love you so much and most the time it isn’t insecurities it’s just that a guy knows what other guys are thinking , But , if someone is over insecure then usually that means something else is happening in that relationship to make them feel that way , Not all insecurities are bad if you actually wear your partners shoes and see why they are being so insecure , Most girls are instantly turned off by a guys insecurities which a girl honestly shouldn’t be unless he doesn’t trust anything she does then that’s a problem lol But if a guy gets jealous of her going out for girl’s night that’s cuz he knows what other guys are thinking and he knows he isn’t there to protect her , Girl’s shouldn’t be putting themselves in those situations if they actually loved and valued their man , she should make him a priority just like he does for her , but girls will be selfish and do what’s best for her and listen to her toxic friends that will pretty much try to pull her away from her relationship with him. A guy that loves his girl will put his girl over his friends and a girl should do the same if she wants her relationship to survive , it doesn’t take much to keep us guys happy in a relationship , we just need to feel that she is loyal to us and only has eyes for us and yes sex , sex is important , if she denies him sex a bunch of times he will feel she doesn’t value and respect him and probably start looking elsewhere
Yes but a lot is self inflicted.
by male society in general and guys themselves.
for example, the counselling centre I worked at,
We could have say 10 girls contact the centre for counselling and we would have 9 turn up for initial assessment, then say 8 for counselling.
with guys 10 would contact the centre 4 turn up for initial assessment and then 2 for counselling, with one likely dropping out after a few weeks due to peer pressure or image of having counselling.We're traditionally raised to avoid asking for it, and thus, we get less. If it's needed and you're open, you tend to get it. Women, especially seem to be open to supporting the emotional needs of men, or at least understanding them. I wouldn't survive without my network of support. However, the world is changing, albeit, not really quickly enough, and it's becoming more common for men to recognise the need for and actually ask for it.
I wouldn't say suffer but yes men I would say get very little emotional support compared to women.
Well I'm not sure about kids today, since we might be living in the snowflake era where everything is offensive and should be spoken about.
But for me men should be strong and feelings are rarely talked about.Yes, and no. We generally don't, but that is by and large our own fault. We spent centuries building up this idea of "manhood", where we are expected to be stoic, aggressive when necessary and to be unemotional. We still do this and the society it built reinforces it and promotes it still, so we end up still emotionally stunted and unsupported. But we fail to often realize that it's ok to ask for help, to reach out and help another who is struggling.
Yes. Simply consult the suicide statistics for references.
https://afsp.org/suicide-statistics/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide#Sex_and_genderI believe so and so do many others, it's sad to see the results, but this is the society we're in
Absolutely! With out a shadow of and doubt and unfortunately the effects of toxic masculinity has a big part to play in this.
Absolutely. And even if the support is there, some men won't take it. Just a man thing (it's not manly we're taught). Men are supposed to be strong (rolling eyes).
They do. The same women who act like they care about this shame the fuck out of men complaining on here.
100% yes, and it sucks because some of us feel things very deeply and have so few outlets to express that!
I think that's true.
But I also think that women are more likely to be encouraged by anyone, while men are more likely to want that support to come from someone meaningful. But lmk if you disagree.Men obviously get far less emotional support than women, and it's true that they are less likely to seek help. But there is a lot of dishonesty, especially among women, about why that is.
Of course.
I think you can go pretty deep into the issues, but that's not necessary to find a yes from the question. Women are obviously supported by men, and men will obviously be supported less than that by women. Done.I believe so yes. I also believe we are generally socialized not to ask for or seek emotional support or help.
Waaay less but things are getting a bit better these days.
Pretty obvious although me would be astounded how much support The would get when they dared to ask and show.
Yes, they get less and they seek less.. probably a bad downward spiral.
I believe yes. Men is not to be seen as "emotional"
Of course. But it's not like we're not used to it. You can't really miss what you've never had. Lol
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