We live in a society, where ,in spite of all the talk about woman liberation,man are viewed as powerful,goal oriented and tough ones,which is far from reality and causes some man to acquire "macho" attitude just to cover up emotional needs.On the other hand woman are perceived as weak,indecisive, capable of only "feelings" ,but not working on problem constructively. Unfortunately we are emotionally corrupted society,where acceptance of "weakness" or needs is demeaning(especially for men),so we created false standards to disguise the insecurities ,that standards are further creating more emotional problems and barriers to solve them.We lost ability to openly communicate due to fear of rejection and dismissal,we pretend to be strong with no proper emotional support. If we only could be frank and truthful to each other ,see and accept the fact that we are just humans with confused feelings,we may get over many of emotional burdens and fears,we might even become better, more self confident and finally,find our way to true happiness.
It is appalling to me ,that some women and men alike are demeaned for something everyone is struggling with.....