30 y/o here longtime lurker here . Using a dummy account due to my line of work. I discovered MGTOW early. Perhaps too early. I followed it, but for the wrong reasons. I allowed it to trigger my emotional pressure points to such a degree that I misinterpreted the message. I only kept up with MGTOW because I hated women, and felt that I had found my circle.

A few short years later, and I met a girl. Ignoring the red flags, we started dating. Even though I had internalized the MGTOW teachings, I felt like I owed it to myself to try to make it work with a girl I was compatible with . I mean really make it work. Like REALLY. Long story short, I simped hard. We we're both a codependent mess. The more I ignored her red flags and tried to see the good in her, the nastier she became.

That was almost this time last year. I work 3 jobs now. I'm in school. One of the jobs I landed was in my field of study. The pay is great. Life is looking up in alot of ways. But I am alone. Years ago I aspired to be successful to better support whoever I was with. To he a 'good man'. Now I work hard for myself, but I am alone. All of these things happening to me and I have nobody to share it with.

That's why I come to all of you guys. I'm done lurking. I want to be apart of this. I want to help the community grow. I owe you all at lest that much. I'm all in.

Edit: Truth be told last night I, two strong whiskey drinks in, nervously poured my thoughts into this post and hit post and ran off thinking it would be forgotten. Thanks for the reddit clout. I'd like to get to know all of you and hear your stories. Let's keep striving on making this community great. It really does save lives.