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Imagine being afraid of the ‘friend zone’ (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Lussy@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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Oh no, my miserable life that’s devoid of any connection and anyone altogether otherwise *at least contains a friend.

What the fuck man, is this a real concern average people have that I’m way too fucking alienated to understand

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[–] WithoutFurtherDelay@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It fucking sucks that so few cishet men are willing to try an actual nonromantic friendship with a cishet woman and I think normalizing the idea of "if no sex, then disappear" just makes that worse.

I didn’t consider this angle until now, but I don’t think forcing people’s emotions to conform to what you want is an effective or stable way to fight misogyny.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

but I don’t think forcing people’s emotions to conform to what you want is an effective or stable way to fight misogyny

Neither is normalizing the idea of resenting the other person's emotions that doesn't mutually share in those emotions.