If you have lived in this world you might have at some point encountered a person completely covered head to toe in a black veil covering. Some have their eyes showing while others don’t even have that option.

These men think that these women are their property, and they must keep them hidden from the eyes of other men. Sadly, many women easily accept this as a way of life.

We go out of our way to get the partner of our dreams. We plan dates and surprises trying to keep them happy and excited while we are dating but stop doing all of that as soon as we are married. It’s as if we are done. We passed. We made it.

No, you did not.

Many of us have been put down by our parents, relatives, friends, and many others and we carry their words as truth which causes us distress throughout our lives.

UCLA did a study on male suicides in 2022 and found that most American men who die by suicide don’t have any known history of mental health problems.

I completely disagree with that.

The truth is men have an extremely hard time opening up about what is going on inside their minds. We have been trained to be strong and not have feelings. How can a human not have feelings? It does not matter if you are a man or a woman.

There is often a greater pressure placed on the eldest son in the family, no matter which culture or religion you belong to.

It is often looked upon as a duty you must fulfill to carry the burden of your parents in their old age and as a result, you must make choices that only align you with that purpose.

Most men find it difficult to share their vulnerabilities with their guy friends.

We only feel safe enough to talk about our issues with our guy friends when we are either intoxicated or we share our feelings with our female friends because we feel that they are less likely to judge us.

It has been normalized in our society for men to make fun of each other in friend groups and put each other down. You may have noticed this in your own guy’s group, where some try to impose their authority and dominance on others. This looks like them calling someone fatty, skinny, ugly, poor, baldy, or anything else of that sort. And for some weird reason, we accept that abuse as jokes from our own friends.

When men are in relationships, they often feel the pressure of having to choose between their mother and their partner/spouse. Unfortunately, this issue is very common in almost every culture around the world, some more than others.

Having your mother and partner share a good relationship is a rarity, but even in those situations’ conflicts can arise.

We grow up as a child with our mothers; learning to walk, speak, play, eat, and the list can go on. We rely deeply on our parents in those early stages.

Our mothers (are supposed to) play a huge role in raising us. Then we become teenagers and start to look out for our path which is why some parents call the teenage years the hardest.

In my school of life, I have had many teachers. I have been seeking the truth about life for over a decade. I have read numerous books, watched a ton of videos, signed up for many programs to help me know who I am and why I am here.

I had brain surgery in 2008 and something about me changed after that. I started to look at everything differently, quite literally and figuratively.

According to studies, across the globe, meat is consumed by a lot more men than women. Society associates foods like salads, fruits, quinoa with women, whereas steaks and bacon are grouped with men. Some even view vegan or vegetarian men as feminine. That’s one concept I am yet to understand.

We need to reach a point in our society where we can talk about sexual abuse without any hesitation. Men and women both face sexual abuse but are hesitant to speak up about it.

According to one statistic at least 1 in 6 men have experienced some sort of sexual abuse or assault, whether in childhood or as adults. The real number is likely much higher.

How many of you think your parents loved you unconditionally?

Now, what if you did something that your parents did not approve of? Did their love towards you change?

I always thought that my parents loved me a lot and that is why they always wanted me to be around them.

Being slapped on the face was a very normal part of me growing up. A lot of times it was being slapped so hard or so many times that my ears would ring for hours thereafter.

Men that have faced such abuse growing up in their family sometimes think that this is how life is and as a result, are open to abuse from others as well. Friends talking down to them, people in the workplace treating them disrespectfully, and their own spouse being overbearing.

Men don’t need to be put into a specific box. As humans, we are all very different in every way. One is not better than the other. A man who is acting macho one day could be crying the next. Men should be allowed just to be.

Many men resort to food, drugs, and alcohol because that is their way of letting their emotions burn inside. Keeping themselves busy is another way men keep their emotions/feelings at bay.

"You cannot control what happens to you in life, but you can always control what you will feel and do about what happens to you."