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Rate of suicide in the U.S. peaks among older men, a hard demographic to reach (www.usatoday.com)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

In my experience as the female friend, no, this is common. However, perhaps you should ask yourself why this is. Men as a whole class in our society do not seem able to connect emotionally and empathically with each other because they haven't learned how to. You can (as a group) learn to do this, but you collectively need to decide you want to and to act.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You can (as a group) learn to do this, but you collectively need to decide you want to and to act.

    Let me just bring it up at the next Boys Club meeting /s

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    So become the founding member of the Boys Club. It's not necessarily going to be easy, but if it's worth doing, you should stick to it.

    Edit: I was the leader of a labor organizing group for a year or so until it was shut down by state shenanigans... So I do have experience in building a group and solidarity.

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