You can poison your outlook on things with the people you come into contact with. I'm not sure if there's a way to fix that 100% or not. That sucks, man.
You can't change anybody's mind about politics or religeon. That's why it's best to keep those to yourself, imho. It's just asking for frustration and drama.
Everyone should be aware of the possibility. My wife's, ex now, cousin had his life turned upside down from bs like this. He spent a full year in jail and had opportunities (college scholarships pulled, friends lost, etc) lost forever. She wrote him a letter a decade later saying 'sorry'.
An old lady at the beach kept coming by whenever no one else was around. This was the early 70's. She kept telling me she needed to check me for water bugs...i was around 4 or 5. That was her basically pinching the end of my junk. After we had lunch, my mother asked why i didn't want to go back in the water. I tried to explain about the water bugs, and the bug-checker lady. It took years before i realized she was a diddler.
I learned violence as a result. That, and drugs. It took a lifetime to lose both habits. You are right, it does make things more difficult. I think if i had some actual support, things would have been easier.
Maybe. I know that poor bastard had his life turned upside down. Full-ride scholarship? Pulled. Friends? Ghosted. Thankfully i was able to get him a good paying job in a factory. Still, it's a factory.
My ex's cousin spent a year in jail for bs like this. He got a letter from her 10+ years later saying, 'sorry, i didn't want to get in trouble with my parents (they were both 18), and i hope things are good for you.' Ffs
Society would crumble without men. It would also crumble without women, it just would take a bit longer. We compliment each other. The pendulum is swinging back, albeit slowly.
I can't speak for anyone but myself. The first 10 years of marriage were ok. The last 10 not so much. The divorce came at my lowest point, which led to a rough 5 years. Things are looking up now.
No, that's the therapists i replaced. I found one who had been through similar struggles. One who would challenge me on my bullshit and keep me righteous.
Where will it end? As soon as a major event happens that Sparta-kicks us back a few hundred years. I'm talking super-volcano, well-placed CME, ww3, asteroid, invasion, etc. Once women need men for food/protection phrases like "toxic masculinity" will disappear pretty quick.
Men are killed twice as often in the uk. Granted, it's men doing the killing 90% of the time...that doesn't change the men twice as often murdered thing.
