This little community exists on the back of seemingly controversial theories. If you were to boil it down to one simple concept, it’s this: men and women are different. On the surface, that’s not such a terribly controversial idea especially considering one of the most popular books from the 90’s was “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.”

Men have a penis. Women have a vagina. We want to be the kind of man who has a penis that women want in their vaginas. Bam, it’s all sorted out.

It’s the getting from Point A to Hole V - therein lies the problem. Sometimes.

And here you are…reading my meandering thoughts. Trying to make sense of it all. But this is a community. My thoughts are just some of many. And like all communities it has a pulse and a personality made up by those who contribute to it. Duh, right?

Specifically, this train of thought was ‘sponsored’ by a recent exchange between Jacktenofhearts (I love reading his shit so much I practically want to have this dude’s MRP baby) and Stonepimpletilists (If the US goes to war with China and I’m forced to enlist, I’m moving to Canada so I can skip out on the war and Stone can protect me). Also, I’m piggybacking on the comments /u/scruvemuch and /u/il-est-ressuscite threw out there in the thread. Thread Link

In one corner we have an example of the Hardcore Red guys. These guys are effectively your own personal drill sergeants. Are you fucking up, Private? Because they’re going to see that scuffed up shoe and rub your nose into it until you realize the fucking error of your ways. The military is built around this mentality. Why? Because it works. It strips you down to the core and removes all those shitty sex-limiting habits you’ve picked up throughout the years. Get to boot-camp pronto and start your PT by hitting the gym and lifting some weight you fat fuck. You’re a beta-fucking-mess and you’ve got work to do son…now straighten up and get busy getting busy. It’s efficient and effective. Especially for newbies who don’t know down from up.

In the other corner we have Dr. Fucking Freud himself along with a real MD who happens to be Irate. I swear at times Jack10 may in fact be omniscient. He will peer into your soul, poke around and then list out his findings in painstaking detail. His responses are Shakespearean in length and depth. For the guys that are starting to “get it” to some degree, he comes in and finds their loose threads with a mental magnifying glass. Consider yourself lucky if he takes your mess of a life on for his analysis. His method is oddly terrifying and beautiful all at once. And it also works. Because without nuance, there is no “more”, no self-reflection, and you will never reach any sort of Next Level Shit once you plateau.

Like in this recent thread exchange I referenced, the two sides sometimes seem at odds. But in practice, they’re complimentary. They each offer their own stepping stones to help Men Get Back Up. To learn how to be Masculine. Because…

Sometimes you need a kick in the ass…

Sometimes you need the guiding hand of a father figure…

So in short, welcome to MRP…these magnificent bastards have you covered. But you gotta do the work yourself.