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by Gvaskas 531 days ago
A very common sentiment among young men is that "the juice ain't worth the squeeze".

There is a sense that the average man is being expected to meet increasingly demanding requirements - career, social, fitness, etc (some of which are literally impossible for many due to height, balding, or facial attractiveness) - for a shot at an overweight woman past her prime with dozens of flings and a couple abortions in her past, who will forever secretly think poorly of him, is only ever 5 minutes away from another fling with a random stranger on the app of her choice, and may at any moment become 'bored' and file for no-fault divorce ruining their family and finances.

Or we can do whatever we like for leisure, meet our sexual needs in whatever way we like (abstinence, prostitutes, casual sex, toys, porn, etc) and watch the world burn.

Women need to look at themselves.

2 comments

It sounds like you've had some bad experiences, but putting the blame entirely on the other gender is not a healthy approach to the situation.
He could have a more balanced view for himself but that wouldn’t change the reality that he’s describing for everyone else (which is probably also shared by a large portion of the other gender).
>and watch the world burn.

You will not be watching zo. You will be one the one burning with it too and it will be even less fun than the slight frustrations of today.