If it weren't for you wonderful bastards and the wisdom and perspectives shared here, I wouldn't be where I am today. This place is a beacon for the oppressed men of the world. I've been coming here for a few years now, and when I first came, I was heavily indoctrinated by what everyone else wanted for my life as a "man", and it was killing me (literally). What I've learned here is that I could have pretty much everything I always wanted, but didn't know that I could take for myself, by going my own way. Some of you might not even believe the amount of shit I now no longer have to endure, and trust me when I tell you, that I can't even begin to describe the WONDERFUL things I get to enjoy now that I've gone my own way. I've watched (and still watch) all of the men in my life nearly kill themselves for something that's been taught to them as the only way they can be allowed to feel valued for, and through what I've suffered and through coming here I've learned to love and value myself. Funny thing when you learn this, suddenly others start to look up to you and respect you because you look up to and respect yourself, rather than seeing you as someone they can simply take advantage of or that they owe some measly sense of societal "duty respect" to. I find myself wondering so often now, "Is this real? Is this too good to be true? Why didn't I find MGTOW sooner?! When will society realize what they're no longer taking from me and start fighting this way of life?" Take if from a guy who "had it all" at one point, got FUCKED TO DEATH IN THE ASS by society FOR THE SIN of giving everything he had TO that society and it's ideals, through a fucking so bad it woke him up to find more than he ever expected in the place they'd hoped he'd never look. Society has invested more than we can ever imagine in indoctrinating us into never discovering the joys of going our own way. Cheers to you brothers who have woken up! Enjoy the peace, freedom, and life!