It’s nice to be in a group of people who are relatively similar to you. You don’t have to turn it into a reaction against another group.
You read similar stories to this like the ‘black lady walkers’ for example, claiming that they only exist because the countryside apparently hates black women. Just have a nice time together, there’s no need for the rest.
the_blacksmith_no8 on
Personally I only really find a sense of belonging and purpose in my rugby team.
I do with my family as well ofc but your talking about a much narrower group.
I think a lot of this “mens loneliness” stuff comes from young men not participating in team sports and similar stuff like they used to.
There is a massive problem with rugby for example with teams struggling for players, the culture around young men has changed, working in groups of blokes on building sites that all go to the pub together is not the standard anymore.
I’ve lost count of the times we have someone down to play on Saturday then they’ll message the group chat thay they can’t because their Mrs wants to go shopping or whatever… which is fine it’s not a bad thing to choose to spend more time with your partners but it’s sad it has to come ag the expense of a group hobby.
Not to even mention the fact the bar is normally empty by about 8 o clock whereas 20 years ago it was just standard you’d all stay and get pissed together.
Blazured on
>The group helps men aged 18 and above “achieve the 3 F’s” – fitness, fellowship and faith.
The 3rd F is sadly detrimental to things like this.
Virtual-Guitar-9814 on
yeah its called the army and thats what we will allbe doing next week.
_Spiggles_ on
A group of men doing things they have in common together, especially physical things are very good for mental health.
sausagedog90 on
There’s one of these in a village near me and everyone is so supportive of it (even on Facebook, when was the last time you saw people being supportive on fucking Facebook!)
Fantastic space for the blokes to open up in an environment they feel safe to talk in. Not enough places for us to do that.
Tomirk on
Holy shit, it’s almost like local communities are good for this kind of thing. The idea of detaching yourself from those around you and being more reliant on the state is really a bad idea for this reason, among others
Thetwitchingvoid on
Not surprising for those of us who are aware about the tribal mentality of humans and how important having a tribe is.
Which is why those who are especially vulnerable fall into extremism.
Southyy on
Took up kickboxing 2.5-3 years ago. Never felt better mentally & physically, the comraderie is next level
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It’s nice to be in a group of people who are relatively similar to you. You don’t have to turn it into a reaction against another group.
You read similar stories to this like the ‘black lady walkers’ for example, claiming that they only exist because the countryside apparently hates black women. Just have a nice time together, there’s no need for the rest.
Personally I only really find a sense of belonging and purpose in my rugby team.
I do with my family as well ofc but your talking about a much narrower group.
I think a lot of this “mens loneliness” stuff comes from young men not participating in team sports and similar stuff like they used to.
There is a massive problem with rugby for example with teams struggling for players, the culture around young men has changed, working in groups of blokes on building sites that all go to the pub together is not the standard anymore.
I’ve lost count of the times we have someone down to play on Saturday then they’ll message the group chat thay they can’t because their Mrs wants to go shopping or whatever… which is fine it’s not a bad thing to choose to spend more time with your partners but it’s sad it has to come ag the expense of a group hobby.
Not to even mention the fact the bar is normally empty by about 8 o clock whereas 20 years ago it was just standard you’d all stay and get pissed together.
>The group helps men aged 18 and above “achieve the 3 F’s” – fitness, fellowship and faith.
The 3rd F is sadly detrimental to things like this.
yeah its called the army and thats what we will allbe doing next week.
A group of men doing things they have in common together, especially physical things are very good for mental health.
There’s one of these in a village near me and everyone is so supportive of it (even on Facebook, when was the last time you saw people being supportive on fucking Facebook!)
Fantastic space for the blokes to open up in an environment they feel safe to talk in. Not enough places for us to do that.
Holy shit, it’s almost like local communities are good for this kind of thing. The idea of detaching yourself from those around you and being more reliant on the state is really a bad idea for this reason, among others
Not surprising for those of us who are aware about the tribal mentality of humans and how important having a tribe is.
Which is why those who are especially vulnerable fall into extremism.
Took up kickboxing 2.5-3 years ago. Never felt better mentally & physically, the comraderie is next level