I realize that when I am complaining about women in my head, I wish that some female relatives of mine would listen and understand. we are adults in 30s and 40s.

This is delusion, they are on team woman. They will never feel for me. My one cousin did say that men should get prenuptial ( they're all Christian so marriage is necessary in their view ) after she met with a family friend of hers that had gone thru divorce. Although her main point was "I didn't like what he was saying about women".

This is what I'm working on, to stop imagining that there is emotional support and sympathy available from women. The one who smiles and supports me is actually the one softening me up to be a simp, leading me to the slaughter.

I beware the empathizing woman, she is just building rapport with me to manipulate me.