Australia: "2010: In search of the Omega Male"

Submitted by anthony on Thu, 2010-04-08 14:00

Article here. Excerpt:

'Apparently “Omega males are the lowest of the low on the guy food chain; they’re the type of men who shirk responsibility, refuse to grow up and generally avoid participating in the real world,” found Moore, based on an article written by author Jessica Grose from Slate.com.
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The majority of men are nothing like an Omega Male. Sure the financial crisis meant that men who defined themselves on fast cars and fancy dinners have had to redefine their masculinity on their actions not their job title alone. But Peter Pan – well he’s been around forever (he just wears a cardigan now) and Wendy - she always left him.

And anyway, the recession wouldn’t have caused his masculine decline– because Peter didn’t want a job to begin with…

In truth: while there may be men who would love to sit around, contemplate writing a novel, smoke pot, strum a guitar and give the proverbial finger to the man - these blokes find it very hard to find love off-screen.

A guy with no work ethic does not have Alpha Women (or many others) lining up to date him.

While there might be a few examples of Omega Men who are loved up, the majority would be where they have always been. In their share flat, talking crap or pretending they are “above” working or settling down - because it’s easier than having no-one interested.

The rest of the men – well they are doing “manly things” – like living in the real world, like always. Nothing new there.'

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manonthestreet

Omega sounds pretty good to me. So what good about responsibility? If your a man all responsibility means is other people who expect you to support them. If Omega means a life as a-do-as-you-please venture then I think it is to be recommended.

Let me give a few tips to anyone who passes by this comment. Marriage is responsibility for no reward what so ever. If you are lucky and do get married then hopefully she will leave in a couple of years. If you are unlucky like me she will stay for 32 years and counting.

Anyone who thinks that marriage will ease the sexual loneliness is going to be bitterly disappointed.

I only got married because I was weak and depressed and unable to resist the pressure. Had I been fully sane I would never have done it. Do you think that a day ever passes when I do not bitterly resent my misfortune and rue my insanity?

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Submitted by trotter on Thu, 2010-04-08 17:49

... why don't you get a divorce? I mean if you are this miserable, any amount of hell you get from her over kids, etc. is better than a continued abjectly miserable existence, isn't it?

But aside from anything involving lawyers, trotter, it sounds to me like you need some help here. I mean, this and other posts lead me to believe you are a very, very unhappy man. I think you need help with this. And there's no shame in seeking out that help. One major issue men have is the tendency to "tough out" stuff that does not 1) need toughing out and 2) won't get any better by toughing it out. Example: You get injured in a car crash; both legs are broken. Would you tough that out? Hell no. You need a doctor, probably a surgeon for anything other than a simple fracture. People with broken thighs have been known to die from bleeding out of them. So you *need* medical help. Would you tough that out? Not a practical strategy. Same thing here.

Life is just too short to be that unbearably miserable.

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Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2010-04-08 18:57