>
> Men frequently have trouble contacting and expressing their feelings and
> usually have few close friends and supporters who they can really talk
> to.
>
> Many men perceive seeking support as the hallmark of a weak, deficient or
> defeated male, so when they are most in need of support, they are
> least likely to request it.
>
In addition, I think some boys grow up thinking they're unlovable because
their parents, in trying to make them masculine, didn't show them
affection and discouraged them from seeking it. I think these are the
boys we need to be afraid of.
Carolyn Adams-Price
cea1@Ra.MsState.Edu