Tbh nothing was said about “men” not reciprocating that same function.
We are all discussing based on assumptions, but I think it’s totally fair to have someone with whom you can discuss the daily hardships of life, vent and share the burdens, while feeling loved. Obviously, you also have to be that person for your partner.
I also wouldn’t categorize the above as “trauma dumping”, just a regular relationship where you share the bad in addition of the good.
No idea what OP meant exactly (not that I care), but a lot of the answers here assume the worst and go on a tangent IMHO.
OP started with “men do not need a therapist”, and then implied that their wife or girlfriend should be their therapist instead. This is, in fact, an unhealthy dynamic, and that is why people called it out as such.
The way I read it, it implied that they should have a place to open up and have intimacy. I read it more like “the lack of that is what creates the necessity to go to therapy”.
Tbh nothing was said about “men” not reciprocating that same function. We are all discussing based on assumptions, but I think it’s totally fair to have someone with whom you can discuss the daily hardships of life, vent and share the burdens, while feeling loved. Obviously, you also have to be that person for your partner. I also wouldn’t categorize the above as “trauma dumping”, just a regular relationship where you share the bad in addition of the good.
No idea what OP meant exactly (not that I care), but a lot of the answers here assume the worst and go on a tangent IMHO.
OP started with “men do not need a therapist”, and then implied that their wife or girlfriend should be their therapist instead. This is, in fact, an unhealthy dynamic, and that is why people called it out as such.
The way I read it, it implied that they should have a place to open up and have intimacy. I read it more like “the lack of that is what creates the necessity to go to therapy”.