Men Have No One to Truly Open Up To According to Men
At least according to Reddit, men mostly seem to have no one that they can open up to:
For context, u/ Venusemerald2 explained that earlier in the week there was a Reddit thread “about lies men are told about women,” and one response in that thread had her pondering another question.
“One of the comments said that women don’t care about men’s feelings,” she explained to r/AskMen. “I’m a woman, but that aside, who in your life do you open up to 100%? Dad, brother, friend?” And the thread blew up with close to 10,000 comments where men got vulnerable about who they confide in when they need support, and the answer is shocking….
The answer of having “no one” to talk to was an overwhelming theme in the Reddit thread and one that u/ Venusemerald2 wasn’t expecting.
There are more details to describe what some men meant by no one, but no one was a very popular response. I’m not surprised by that. I think most men don’t open up 100% to anyone. Part of it is not having that kind of relationship with anyone, part of it is society’s expectations of men to be strong and stoic, part of it is women’s expectations that the men in their lives remain strong and stoic, and part of it is just our unwillingness to have uncomfortable conversations.
Personally, if I were going to respond to the question my answer would be my wife, mostly. I would, however, have to admit the struggle I have with wanting to hide anything that would make her worry. Usually, I overcome that struggle, but I can understand why plenty of men don’t.
But, outside of my wife, the answer for me would also be “no one”. I have friends, some I consider very close friends. I don’t completely open up to them. I don’t think any of them completely open up to me either. It’s rare to have someone you trust enough, and are comfortable enough with, to share yourself completely. As I’ve said before, we simply don’t prioritize that in our lives. Thus, we don’t have it. Despite all the damage that does to us.
Who do you confide in?
