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by toomuchtodo 1118 days ago
Men haven't rediscovered it, they're simply enumerating that deep bonds are forged in shared struggle and suffering [1]. There is no Disney ending, and life is not a fairytale. Life is about shit getting real and hoping the people you need are within arm's reach. Maybe that's friends, maybe that's a partner, maybe that's both. It does not just happen, it has to be cultivated intentionally.

@BJBBB: Solid plan.

[1] https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/095679761454588...