Here's my opinion:

We don't have a whole lot of men who post here in the first place, but I attribute that to what Em mentioned about men being less likely to seek any kind of support; my T has stated that many, many times.

However, as the recipient of complaints by men who come here and feel 'bashed', I do know that it's a bigger problem than some may realize, ESPECIALLY in the Relationships forum. Many, many men have felt run off by women who have suffered in relationships from mistakes that men commonly make, and we just can't stand to see other women get hurt in the same way, so we're often loaded for bear.

I definitely support the idea of a men's forum, although I wouldn't want it to be private and I don't want to make it a moderator's duty to enforce that. Mind you, it's not typical that we allow members to create a poll for forums they'd like to see -- it adds a big load onto the (all-volunteer) moderation team and adding new forums is always a very carefully-considered decision. I do, however, see where the men would benefit from some solidarity and that is why I support the idea of a new men's forum.