Great piece Suze.. I can only agree. I especially agree with your sense that none of this serves men either. Over the years I’ve seen so many men struggling. Some behaving like man-babies (exhibiting the emotional sophistication of children in an adult body), I’ve seen men crushed by their own shyness and fear isolated and alone. I’ve seen men struggle to build successful relationships with women and end up blaming women as a whole for not being interested in them. I’ve seen men in positions of power abusing that power to harass women. And now of course we have an extreme right-wing group of men who are weaponising misogyny as a political tool which only serves to demonstrate how scared they are of women being more successful than them. Rescuing men who are trapped by their own view about masculinity for me is part of the shared purpose of feminism. It all needs to change.
Thank you, Grahame, I really appreciate your support. I read this post yesterday and it talks about the “male loneliness epidemic” without blaming women.
Great piece. Thanks for sharing. It reminds me that for some (including me) the purpose of relationships is growth, supporting the growth and development of each other. Growth, just like any change, can be scary, but surely that is what life is about, growing, learning, challenging oneself and supporting others to do the same. It isn’t easy of course but for me that is part of the joy of it.
Absolutely. As I said about my late husband, he saw my potential far more than I did. He encouraged me to step right out of my comfort zone and, as a result, I had many different experiences in mental health nursing, including working at the Peri-Natal service at the QE hospital in Birmingham, which I would never have gone for without John’s belief in me.
This is a great piece, honestly, you have such a gift for capturing your own thoughts with clarity and heart. It’s personal, grounded, and sharp in all the right ways. You take ideas that could easily turn academic and make them feel human and lived-in.
I’d highly recommend anyone reading this to check out your work and subscribe, your voice deserves a wide audience. Please don’t stop writing. The world needs more of this.
Great piece Suze.. I can only agree. I especially agree with your sense that none of this serves men either. Over the years I’ve seen so many men struggling. Some behaving like man-babies (exhibiting the emotional sophistication of children in an adult body), I’ve seen men crushed by their own shyness and fear isolated and alone. I’ve seen men struggle to build successful relationships with women and end up blaming women as a whole for not being interested in them. I’ve seen men in positions of power abusing that power to harass women. And now of course we have an extreme right-wing group of men who are weaponising misogyny as a political tool which only serves to demonstrate how scared they are of women being more successful than them. Rescuing men who are trapped by their own view about masculinity for me is part of the shared purpose of feminism. It all needs to change.
Thank you, Grahame, I really appreciate your support. I read this post yesterday and it talks about the “male loneliness epidemic” without blaming women.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thescienceofsex/p/the-truth-about-the-male-loneliness?r=42w9u&utm_medium=ios
It is a very interesting read.
Great piece. Thanks for sharing. It reminds me that for some (including me) the purpose of relationships is growth, supporting the growth and development of each other. Growth, just like any change, can be scary, but surely that is what life is about, growing, learning, challenging oneself and supporting others to do the same. It isn’t easy of course but for me that is part of the joy of it.
Absolutely. As I said about my late husband, he saw my potential far more than I did. He encouraged me to step right out of my comfort zone and, as a result, I had many different experiences in mental health nursing, including working at the Peri-Natal service at the QE hospital in Birmingham, which I would never have gone for without John’s belief in me.
Thank you ❤️
Wonderful piece, Suze. Thanks for sharing it.
Hey Suze,
This is a great piece, honestly, you have such a gift for capturing your own thoughts with clarity and heart. It’s personal, grounded, and sharp in all the right ways. You take ideas that could easily turn academic and make them feel human and lived-in.
I’d highly recommend anyone reading this to check out your work and subscribe, your voice deserves a wide audience. Please don’t stop writing. The world needs more of this.