> From: "Disqus" <http://www.disqus.net/~notifications> > Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 18:20:47 -0000 > > new moderate wrote, in response to Noelle: > > I agree. But there are men who point out that relationship customs and laws > are stacked against them, that western women are singularly interested in > their needs to the exclusion of men's needs, and that they need to look out > for themselves. They are creating a culture that limits contact with women > and that defines their needs in relation to the changing feminist > environment that treats them sometimes with contempt. They are opting out of > that. > > Noelle wrote: > > It would be good if people didn't throw up their hands and give up. People > are smart enough and sensitive enough to learn how to communicate. It's been > a many year process for me to learn how and I am still learning. I have not > given up and retreated to the internet, or to a cabin in Montana. Maybe you > can read Robert Bly's writings about men(earlier version MGTOW,sort of, from > 1980s-90s I think). I do agree with him men should be able to create spaces > with fellow men and don't have to be with women all the time, and women > should have their spaces as well. But we can still do things together too!