Emotionally stunted men cannot tell the difference between being friendly and wanting to fuck because that’s the only strong positive emotion they were ever truly allowed to feel as kids/teenagers.
It’s a huge cultural issue, and we can all thank toxic masculinity and the patriarchy for not allowing boys to have feelings or deep platonic relationships and then growing up to misinterpret any friendly interaction as a romantic advance.
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 week ago
We’re the most intelligent species on the planet and we have the most complicated mating rituals that are constantly evolving through time and across cultures. It’s very frustrating but it is what it is!
AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
You would think with so much intelligence we wouldnt force ourselves onto others that dont want it and would respect them…
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 week ago
There’s definitely plenty of that sort of behaviour going on. But there’s also plenty of people who are just lonely and prone to misinterpreting signals in a biased way. It’s possible to have compassion for lonely people without excusing bad behaviour.
qarbone@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Intelligence has nothing to do with morality.