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Why do guys want a gf/wife so badly?? Like they will be sooo downbad for anyone to show them any love or affection by posting about, talking all day about it, crying/whining about not having one, and doing insane stuff for a crumb of attention?!?
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Anonymous 21w

I think that a lot of men (and a lot of women also) are trained to think that their validation comes from being in a relationship. People like the status of being in a relationship and I think it’s often a stronger motivator than the actual relationship. I think also culturally we lean on our partners as filling wayyyy too much of our total social needs. I’d say this goes both ways, it does to some degree I’m sure but I’ve heard of studies talking about how men tend to rely heavily on their…

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Anonymous 21w

Like it cant be THAT serious my guy??

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Anonymous 21w

They are pathetic

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Anonymous 21w

I think it’s a combination of a biological desire for a relationship and envy of others who are in one, its kinda fucked up

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 21w

Partners (read: wives / girlfriends) for emotional support. I know some people think we’re in a male loneliness epidemic, but I think we’re in a general loneliness epidemic. I think there probably are some differences in how loneliness manifests depending on your gender which is why people think that. To recap its validation through relationships, the status of it, social pressure to be in a relationship, the overreliance on partners for emotional support and for social enrichment, isolation

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 21w

It was deep enough to use numerous question marks to end questions, not to mention a question mark followed by an exclamation point, and get this, one more question mark.. To recap, don’t ask a question you don’t want an answer to.,.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 21w

How high are you?!??

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