Young Men's Satisfaction in Life Dependent on Having Girlfriend

	posted by Scott on Thursday July 12, @01:12PM from the boys/young-men dept.
	An Anonymous User sent me an article from the Sydney Morning Herald. It describes how young men surveyed showed a dramatic difference in the satisfaction with their lives, depending on whether they had a girlfriend or not. Furthermore, only 18 percent of fathers feel satisfied with their relationship with their teenage sons. Perhaps the two could be related? It's probable that when men are trained to depend on women for emotional support, that this kind of scenario is bound to happen. You can read the article here.

	Source: The Sydney Morning Herald [Australian newspaper] Title: Life tough on young men still in the hunt for love Author: Leonie Lamont Date: July 11, 2001

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Independence/Social Support (Score:2) by Nightmist (nightmist@mensactivism.org) on Thursday July 12, @01:46PM EST (#1) (User #187 Info) Unfortunately, women often learn before men that love relationships are not necessarily a key to happiness, and that social support structures (friendships and familial ties) combined with the realization that you ARE allowed to be your own person and live your own life without a partner can lead to happier lives. Women nowadays are taught to depend on each other for emotional support and be independent in what they choose to do with their lives. Men are still taught that our role in life is to marry, have children, and support them through work. We as much as anyone need to realize that we have a CHOICE about how we want to live our lives. If a man wants to be a husband and/or a parent, he should pursue that. If he doesn't want that, he should not be made to feel guilty or depressed, or that something is missing from his life.

Re:Independence/Social Support (Score:2) by frank h on Friday July 13, @11:07AM EST (#2) (User #141 Info) Men have learned to rely on one another for work endeavors but have yet to learn (or maybe re-learn) to rely on one another for emotional issues. That means that men need to rely on the person who is accessible for such emotional support and in most cases, that happens to be a wife/girlfriend. Even at that, many women either don't want to be there or don't understand the issue. Further, there are issues, personal matters, that I would NEVER discuss with my wife because they might bring about unnecessary insecurities on her part. We've been hearing from many sides that men need to open up more, but to whom? Men also need to learn to make themselves accessible to their fellow-man. It's so much easier to talk with someone that you know will be receptive than to fear indifference or ridicule.

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