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comment by bioemerl
bioemerl  ·  3553 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What Kind of Man Joins the Men's Rights Movement?

But the practical side of it? The part that says 'It is not the woman's fault you were rejected, it's yours.' The part that says if you want to succeed in the 'sexual marketplace' you need to have a product worth the price.|

That's because that part is absolutely true.

Where it becomes false is the assumption that you have to act a certain, super specific way, in order to be appealing on that "marketplace". Along with the assumption that all women only want "assertive" men.

In reality, it's a group of socially awkward people learning that, guess what, if you improve the way you act, and learn to be confident in a social setting, you will be more successful in learning relationships!

Sadly, the fact that is true turns into a group of people who think all women are as described above.