Emotional vulnerability is not a sign of being weak; it’s one of the essential and key strengths of any healthy relationship. But if men are getting the message that showing emotion is bad, so-called feminine or weak and that it means they’ll be less valuable in the dating world and they’ll publicly be shamed for being “soft,” the results can be catastrophic for their intimate relationships. The paradox is that demanding that men be tough actually makes them weaker emotionally. Expecting men to be emotionally intelligent in their relationships is like expecting people to know how to do a
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