Some call it a friendship recession: a time when close male friendships sink to their lowest. Here’s how friendships for straight men fall to the wayside – and what could bring them together
it’s nice you all found well balanced queer people to befriend but keep in mind we also may not be as mentally put together as you perceive. i say this as a gay dude with lots of issues.
There’s a lot of people out there with mental health issues. Poor mental health doesn’t discriminate and doesn’t really target a single group. What’s important to myself is that people are aware of their own health, honest about it and make an effort to deal with it in their own way.
I tend to find queer people to be a lot more open and accepting of others and their differences in general. Especially in comparison to the straight people who I’ve been around in my personal experiences.
Also, I have Autism and ADHD. I’ve stumbled through life and the people who I’ve felt the closest connections with also had differenly wired brains. The queer people I have met accept me just as I am.
I know I’d have more friends who identified as straight if they learned how to love themselves and care for their overall health. I can also say that about practically any other group of people as well.
However I can appreciate the uphill struggle to love a queer self in a straight dominated world. That’s a steep hill to climb and most people are doing it with very little support. It’s easy to see how some people just can’t mentally handle it.
it’s nice you all found well balanced queer people to befriend but keep in mind we also may not be as mentally put together as you perceive. i say this as a gay dude with lots of issues.
There’s a lot of people out there with mental health issues. Poor mental health doesn’t discriminate and doesn’t really target a single group. What’s important to myself is that people are aware of their own health, honest about it and make an effort to deal with it in their own way.
I tend to find queer people to be a lot more open and accepting of others and their differences in general. Especially in comparison to the straight people who I’ve been around in my personal experiences.
Also, I have Autism and ADHD. I’ve stumbled through life and the people who I’ve felt the closest connections with also had differenly wired brains. The queer people I have met accept me just as I am.
I know I’d have more friends who identified as straight if they learned how to love themselves and care for their overall health. I can also say that about practically any other group of people as well.
However I can appreciate the uphill struggle to love a queer self in a straight dominated world. That’s a steep hill to climb and most people are doing it with very little support. It’s easy to see how some people just can’t mentally handle it.