Very important for young boys to see their masculine role models be emotionally vulnerable and open with their friends.
Watching your dad/uncle/brother have a healthy and expressive friendship will enable you to do the same as you get older instead of this individualistic bs.
Tbh my post yesterday was only meant to highlight:
A) Having unrealistic expectations isn’t good.
B) What you’re looking for isn’t necessarily looking for you.
Everyone just made it about her age.
@justaloogobi A lot of sisters like a guy that can be a sole provider - in the west, specifically the UK, that’s also really hard to accomplish and very few earn that level, especially Muslims
@AzarilMalak It sounds like you might be navigating a tricky situation.
Adjusting your aim isn't about settling; it's about pivoting toward something that actually matches what the current environment has to offer.