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Are men disposable?

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BigFishLittleFish10 · 14/11/2024 17:01

My husband believes that men are disposable.

His views -

Men are f&@!ed over after a divorce and the woman end up with everything/custody of the children.

Men are used by society, worked to death then disposed of when society is finished with them.

Male suicide is an epidemic and society seeing men as disposable is one of the reasons.

Women and Mothers are cherished. Men are thrown away.

He’s made reference to women and children first on the Titanic and how the men were left to die.

Men dying in wars etc.

He refuses to believe that women face death, sexual assaults and violence in romantic relationships more than men face violence at the hands of their partners.

Believes that men have harder lives than women.

This week our son had a medical issue and I knew (gut instinct) that he wasn’t right and needed attention. I mentioned “Mothers intuition” and that riled him up - “Dads don’t matter then!”

He essentially has a chip on his shoulder about the issue.

I’ll be leaving the marriage eventually (other issues) but just wondering what everyone’s views are on this topic? Thanks.

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Dweetfidilove · 14/02/2025 21:40

Oh bless him - poor thing is in his princess era ☹️.

Good men are not and have never been disposable. The men that are of actual value to their families and communities are rarely found on the Internet consuming shit content and moaning about being undervalued.

bifurCAT · 14/02/2025 21:42

Lol, pro-men comments, or 'men have it harder' comments have no place on MN.

Even if there was a male-only excruciating flesh-eating virus out there that wiped out 99% of the male population, it would still be met with "oh boo hoo" on here.

It's all subjective, and you'd see a similar sentiment on a predominantly male forum.

Both sexes have their own struggles, and it's a bit gatekeepery to think that one is harder than another.

Hulahooplaa · 14/02/2025 21:57

Well I think he has a point or two and I can see why a man would feel disposable these days

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