This Can’t Be Said Enough

meeralakshmi · 2022-01-31T15:53:59+00:00

It doesn’t seem fair that guys are expected to give their female partners affection but are almost never given it in return. They really deserve better.

Complete-Temporary-6 · 2022-01-31T16:26:19+00:00

It's sad that, I'd imagine frankly most men are not comforted in this way. It's a blessing in disguise that I'm disinterested in being touched in the slightest, I suppose.

TheLWMA · 2022-01-31T19:12:45+00:00

"B-b-but that's emotional labor!"

WabashSon · 2022-01-31T17:16:35+00:00

I’ll hold you, bros 🫂

BloomingBrains · 2022-01-31T22:34:15+00:00

I don't have any experience with relationships, but the fact that its apparently considered remarkable for a woman to say something like this doesn't surprise me at all. Because it goes so much beyond just affection. Women aren't expected to put in even half as much effort as guys into the courtship process, if any at all. The idea of a woman doing anything like this seems alien to me on an instinctual level, almost like you're telling me I can fly into space like a rocket ship to mars or something. That's not to say I'm not deeply interested in the idea--it just seems hopelessly unlikely for me to ever find one who's not so cold.

Mustbeaight · 2022-02-01T00:56:03+00:00

As much as this sounds amazing. Let’s be honest. This will never become a thing . Boys deserving anything? Nooooo. How dare boys

ExcellentTraffic123 · 2022-01-31T21:04:56+00:00

I'm going to throw something out there.

I'm autistic and I also have been going thru male-to-female gender reassignment, so my experience with my female wife is going to be different from yours.

My wife used to be afraid of my meltdowns in spite of the fact that 99% of the time, I won't do so much as hurt a fly.

I've learnt that she is generally responsive to me asking for affection, but several weeks ago, she did this amazing thing.

I was having a rare full-on autistic meltdown, as in thrashing on the floor, hitting myself, and screaming. She walked by and asked me if I was okay and I told her that I was okay and simply having a meltdown. When I was done thrashing and hitting myself, I found her in the other room and she held me while I shook and cried and stared off into space.

There are good people out there and I try not spend too much time thinking about people who are hateful, entitled, and selfish.

Cyb3rd31ic_Citiz3n · 2022-01-31T17:56:03+00:00

Am a gay dude. I started cuddling into my bros(straight) when watching films. Utterly world changing experience! I'm now closer than ever with my bros.

OfficialMitchell2000 · 2022-01-31T16:39:47+00:00

❤️

austin101123 · 2022-01-31T18:29:58+00:00

You give me hope. I like you.

Petsweaters · 2022-02-01T04:24:33+00:00

A girl hugged me when I was a councilor at summer camp, and I cried in bed because it was so foreign

Itrusttheinternett · 2022-01-31T18:23:24+00:00

My girlfriend has aspergers and although she doesn't like physical touch as much as me she makes me feel loved. I couldn't be in a relationship that was cold. What's the point?

Makes me think that guys will just put up with being treated badly because sex... Idk though

rianDOTexe · 2022-02-01T00:51:33+00:00

I recently a situation like this with a friend of mine was a nice experience.

silent_porcupine123 · 2022-02-01T11:12:49+00:00

Posts like this make me wish I had a bf to do this for.

Itsametoad · 2022-02-01T13:42:21+00:00

Bro the girl I was seeing would treat me this way and so nice, never in my life have I ever received that much affection. Sucks that she got back with her ex

sneedchuckfuck · 2022-02-01T19:49:47+00:00

haha yeah a girlfriend huh...haha that would be pretty cool haha...

iebmoZ_evaD · 2022-02-06T17:26:07+00:00

Seriously such an under rated phenomenon that i didn't realize until stumbling across similar reddit posts...

meeralakshmi · 2022-02-07T02:11:45+00:00

Thanks for the award!

Critical3000 · 2022-02-21T16:48:13+00:00

Not getting this kind of attention is why so many men get upset, frustrated, or “angry” when their female partner denies them sexual attention. That sexual time together is often the ONLY way men get caressed and romantically touched.

If we got non-sexual romantic touching more often, the rejection about sex wouldn’t be as painful and we wouldn’t be so upset about it.

Plus it would make us and our partners closer if they actually bonded with us affectionately.

Title	This Can’t Be Said Enough
Author	meeralakshmi
Upvotes	367
Comments	82
Date	January 31, 2022 3:52 PM UTC (4 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates/comments/sh4dq1/this_cant_be_said_enough/
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