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.