"Monogamy is unnatural"—you've heard the claim from internet prophets selling evolutionary permission slips for wandering eyes. The argument sounds scientific: real men spread their seed, build harems, maximize genetic legacy. But this liberation delivers a specific form of slavery. Here's what the polygamy peddlers won't admit: the man with multiple baby mamas isn't demonstrating masculine strength—he's revealing his terror of genuine intimacy. Fake connection with ten women will always feel...
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"Monogamy is unnatural"—you've heard the claim from internet prophets selling evolutionary permission slips for wandering eyes. The argument sounds scientific: real men spread their seed, build harems, maximize genetic legacy. But this liberation delivers a specific form of slavery. Here's what the polygamy peddlers won't admit: the man with multiple baby mamas isn't demonstrating masculine strength—he's revealing his terror of genuine intimacy. Fake connection with ten women will always feel...
The Therapy Epidemic: When Paid Support Replaces Real Connection
Authentic Masculinity
6 minutes
1 month ago
The Therapy Epidemic: When Paid Support Replaces Real Connection
"Should I go to therapy?" sounds simple until you realize you might be asking the wrong question entirely. What if the normalized path to mental health support has become an escape from something more fundamental you're meant to face? Paying someone for emotional support has become easier than looking a friend in the eye and admitting struggle. This paid vulnerability feels safer than real connection, yet perpetuates the isolation it claims to solve—emotional outsourcing that replaces what fr...
Authentic Masculinity
"Monogamy is unnatural"—you've heard the claim from internet prophets selling evolutionary permission slips for wandering eyes. The argument sounds scientific: real men spread their seed, build harems, maximize genetic legacy. But this liberation delivers a specific form of slavery. Here's what the polygamy peddlers won't admit: the man with multiple baby mamas isn't demonstrating masculine strength—he's revealing his terror of genuine intimacy. Fake connection with ten women will always feel...
