Men who were brought to MGTOW by negative publicity, but decided to stay, what is your story?

EL10RUB · 2020-09-04T06:43:56+00:00

Not so much a story as an an observation. Were seeing a rise in MGTOW content in the MSM. This is mainly from women 'feature' writers and is wholly deriding of the MGTOW philosophy. However, the law of unintended consequences !! Theyre simply increasing awareness. Men are looking up MGTOW content and thinking, yes this makes sense. This speaks to me, understands what life is like for men and I dont have to put up with it anymore.

Theyre gonna need to build a bigger arrivals lounge at the MGTOW station !

LobsterMassMurderer · 2020-09-04T11:41:27+00:00

Made a comment in a parenting group about why I decided not to circumcise my son. Was asked if I was MRA and eventually ended up there because the whole intactivist part. After being on there for some time and realizing I had alot in common with some of the guys there(regarding relationships), I saw a woman commenter spewing a bunch of vitriol about how MRA's are just as bad as MGTOW(she did alot of guys a favor too, by making it a link lol). So I clicked it and ended up here.

sucrerey · 2020-09-04T06:52:03+00:00

not sure if I fit. I learned about MGTOW and then realized I was one incidentally. got out of my second serious relationship after my divorce from a 17 year marriage and just kind of decided I might be happier just working on myself. not sure I fit the demographic of the sub. I dont hate or begrudge women. but I stay way TF away from relationships and dating just for my own mental health. learning about MGTOW just made me realize it was okay not to participate in the socially pressured rituals and institutions that were really wearing me down.

dont understand why this sub functions like a maga hat some days, but whatever. Im richer, Im happier, Im healthier outside of a relationship. and I believe people should not be compelled to participate in their own subjugation. I think a lot of people (male and female) would be happier if they werent chasing something they were sold by a system that wants them to conform and reproduce.

Im not angry. Im not republican. Im not a virgin. I have plenty of female friends that I hang out, and deeply connect with, regularly (or did before covid). I just dont want a relationship, and especially dont want a marriage. If love if the triumph of imagination over reason Im just not imaginative enough, I guess. I love myself and thats actually enough for me.

wouldgoagain · 2020-09-04T11:57:58+00:00

I kinda knew that there was something fishy in the world when my parents divorced. My mom painted my dad as a horrible abuser, when the only thing he ever did was stand up to her when she lost her temper with us and was screaming at us uncontrollably, throwing stuff at us, or hitting us. She could lose her temper and drag my sister and I by the hair for something as minor as socks being on the ground.

Even then, the courts still awarded us to her. She took the house, and without him around the abuse got worse. Weekends with him were the only peace I had gotten for several years. Eventually as things got better for my dad, she asked for an adjustment to alimony + child support. He ended up asking if he took us in and agreed to the amount that she asked for if that would be okay. At the end of the day, my mom who "loved us" gave us up for 30k extra a year.

Maybe the impact our mothers make on us never leave, but fuck... Probably 80% of the women I've slept with have been married... So while I'm not monk mode since I do like to fuck... I'm never getting married... Which makes me sad because a part of me wants to have kids, and be the dad my father was

LowPhotojournalist53 · 2020-09-04T05:24:41+00:00

They were told “MGTOW hates women” they came, they read, they determined. Can’t hate a scorpion for using its stinger.

TheGreatMighty · 2020-09-04T18:15:32+00:00

I essentially held MGTOW beliefs for the longest time without knowing it. Over the years on reddit I've mostly steered clear of all the gender-based horseshit subs but of course their bullshit would always crop into the rest of, at the time, civilized subs. When I'd come across such topics I always wondered why MRA was always ridiculously demonized and it was used as an insult. So I checked it out one time. Thought it was mostly innocuous topics there but one caught my eye about divorce and how lopsided it was for men. I already knew most of the stuff mentioned like the divorce rate and how stacked family court is against men; and I wondered why guys still risked marriage. I knew there had to be people out there who felt the same as I did so I googled "Never get married reddit" and one of the topics that came up lead me here. And the rest is history really.

I saw that I had already subscribed to the core beliefs of mgtow. Marriage never, relationships never, focus on improving yourself, and protect yourself from accusations. I never really cared to get into the nature of women stuff that's discussed here or the awalt stuff although I can't say I disagree with it. I simply don't give a shit. Not giving a shit has helped immensely with stress and mental health over the years. I mostly lurk here though.

kaydawg23 · 2020-09-05T10:13:37+00:00

Joined reddit sphere browsed the mainstream liberal NPC subs like r/askmen, r/amiteasshole, started to notice how my mental state changed due to growing such places so I avoided them stumbled upon r/whereareallthegoodmen & r/wherethegoodmenare found like minded individuals and no gender bias nor misandry and through them became aware of MGTOW and here I found the truth.

Aibhne_Dubhghaill · 2020-09-04T12:26:49+00:00

Turns out men have some pretty good points if you actually listen.

beatstorelax · 2020-09-04T14:53:58+00:00

before getting here, i only heard the "bad" stuff... but never actually believed. i kinda went here and there, and now i come more frequently.

IceyBear988 · 2020-09-05T00:39:21+00:00

The more noise the femenazi makes, the more people flock to MGTOW. Cause and effect.

Title	Men who were brought to MGTOW by negative publicity, but decided to stay, what is your story?
Author	Stahlboden
Upvotes	54
Comments	19
Date	September 4, 2020 4:51 AM UTC (5 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MGTOW
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MGTOW/comments/im9plx/men_who_were_brought_to_mgtow_by_negative/
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