For the Love of Men

"For men, accepting directions was proof that the system was broken, which goes against the natural impulses of what being a man means: not to admit confusion or ask questions. It had me wondering...if men can't ask for directions to the closest gas station, then how the hell are they supposed to ask for directions about how to be a man?"

This book is really good, and starts a conversation that most men have either never have or just straight up never even considered. I consider myself a relatively “enlightened” man but there were so many aspects of men's socialization I hadn't ever considered in this book, and lots of data about how the way men are socialized is actually damaging for us and for society as a whole. I'm definitely going to be reading this book again at some point, and I'll be trying to get my friends and family, both men and women, to give it a try in the future.

“Although very little gets universal consensus from academics, they are effectively unanimous that systematically suppressing ones emotions is one of the most damaging experiences for a human being to endure. What the scientific community has labeled as ‘dangerous and unhealthy' is the current model for how we raise boys.”