• mriormro@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Speaking as a straight cis male who’s on the verge of asexuality, it’s been incredibly difficult and oftentimes alienating having discussions of sexuality and sexual insecurities with my other cis male friends because a lot of the discussion tends to veer into vulgarity or jesting. Then there’s the conversations you have with your partners and sometimes some of those partners implying that you’re not ‘man enough’, etc.

    I understand that a lot of this is due to toxic masculinity but I’ve gotta say, it’s been pretty tough.

    • NightAuthor@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It’s cool my man, just find a partner with a similar sex drive or be open to atypical relationships. My wife has a fairly low sex drive, and mine’s not crazy but the disparity can be rough.

      There’s almost certainly groups of people who feel like you do online, so if you want to, I’m sure you can find a place that feels super accepting.

      But yeah, toxic masculinity/patriarchy is a bitch.

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      1 year ago

      Meh…embrace the toxicity and get off the internet. Be a gentleman and don’t worry about it.

  • tilcica@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    yeah! the only thing i’ve wanted for a while. now was a reason to live >:(

    ^(sex would be a great alternative tho)