anecdotally, as a guy in my thirties, even my acquaintances (wouldn’t actually consider them friends tbh, since we only hang out at rec game times) are quite supportive. sure there’s the surface level of shit talk, but if you start to get serious, they do too. a few of them surprised me with this.
in my experience nowadays, it’s equally just shitty people of any gender that say suck it up, no real bias one way or another
but that’s of course just my own circles. I tend to just drop out of (or not join in the first place) any circle that has shitty people
Alaik@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Without giving away my age (But I do predates smart phones and home internet use), I’ve found men are perfectly fine with venting assuming the setting is right. Small group? Beer? Sure. Something embarrassing happens in the moment? Not so much.
Its everyone but your male friends who will give you shit for showing any emotion but anger.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
I can confirm this despite likely being younger. Small group and sufficient alcohol helps.
queermunist@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
You say “everyone” but it’s still just other men.
Alaik@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Nope, I meant everyone.