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Marriage and kids as sources of manhood

4 tweets · September 2024 · 50 likes · 0 retweets · read on Twitter

this does separate the boys from the men, but not in the direction he thinks

thermo @DionysianAgent ·

breaking up with your gf in order to grind harder is a sacred rite that separates the boys from the men

...many have already broadly pointed this out, but I wanted to explicitly make the connection to the boys/men thing. my biggest increased senses of manhood in life have come from: - getting married - having a kid x.com/SWENGDAD/statu…

however! I don't endorse blanket "marry her" advice, for the following obvious-if-you-think-about-it reason:

Malcolm Ocean 🏴‍☠️ @Malcolm_Ocean ·

I'm in favour of encouraging guys to man up and get married, but often this is phrased as "marry her", and uhhh...    ...just because she's your gf, doesn't mean you screened her to be mother of your kids. might need a break-up and a new start.

ah yeah that's the other way to do it

the Rich @Duderichy ·

marrying your gf in order to grind harder is the sacred rite that separates the boys from the men

quoting @DionysianAgent: breaking up with your gf in order to grind harder is a sacred rite that separates the boys from the men