Strange that problem of i-words is rarely explained in the terms of 5 stages of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargain, Depression, Acceptance.

Maybe I'm trying to misattribute it and miss some nuances. Feel free to point out inconsistencies.

SO men face situation when they can't have any relationships, or at least can't have good ones.

  1. First they are in Denial (there is always hope, just try better, improve looks, approach more)
  2. Then comes Anger. These i-words are often angry, rarely openly violent, but often write hostile stuff about women.
  3. Then comes Bargain. They try to argue with women, persuade them to lower the bar, speak about delusional standards of women, spend a lot of time on PPD. They sometimes pretend to go away, but are not really going anywhere - they are bargaining in hope that women will run after them to stop them from going away.
  4. Then comes Depression. Lots of ITSOVER, miserable posts, whining, thinking about unaliving themselves, self pity and self deprecation.
  5. Finally comes the Acceptance. They realize that there will be no woman in their life. But they still have life and can do something good in it, something worthy, something that makes them happy.

Acceptance is not depressive. It frees from depression.

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But I'm may be just trying to see signs in the noise and system in the chaos. Any better more correct description of the i-words' problem?