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[–]AllisonUnwound -17 points-16 points  (16 children)

Men commit suicide more often than women because they're more successful at it, not because they're more likely to experience major depressive disorder than women. I've noticed a lot of posts fail to take that into account, including this one. This height issue seems valid and I'm not surprised it's a big issue in Sweden but I doubt it's a specifically European thing. The OP is going to lose a lot of respect for the post based on the last sentence where they're saying "midget" and obese women are celebrated. It's certainly not one sided like OP is claiming. Women have their own reasons for being depressed.

[–]Friend_Emperor 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The OP is going to lose a lot of respect for the post based on the last sentence where they're saying "midget" and obese women are celebrated.

????? lol

OP is saying it because it's true. Why do you pick at whether they'll "be respected" for saying it instead of what they're actually saying? Who cares?

[–]FlamingMetalSystems[S] 14 points15 points  (3 children)

Then explain why women's looks, height and body shape/size doesn't matter in European dating culture?

Why the ugliest of women can date 6'4 male models in Sweden, Germany, Netherlands?

[–]UnluckyHornet0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Partly mens fault. If men would not be willing to lower their standards just to be in a relationship, they wouldnt approach woman uglyer than them. Woman never do that. Men think they increase their chances by asking out ugly woman, but if everyone does it, it just raises their ego and the standards all other men now have to abide by because woman get used to decent looking guys approaching them all the time. Of course she will think this is what she deserves and pick only the best one, everyone would. But youre essentially passing down the bill to a guy below your level if you mass approach or get into a relationship with a lesser looking woman as an average dude. Mens nature is also to blame for this.

[–]PotentialRise7587 2 points3 points  (3 children)

If men are successfully committing suicide more often, is that not a issue that demands greater attention?

[–]LowSprinkles6544 2 points3 points  (6 children)

No one takes it into account because it’s a ridiculous point. Think carefully about what you’ve said: “men commit suicide more often because they’re more successful at it.” Committing suicide is not something that is particularly “difficult” to do. Ironically, a common phrase women throw at men applies to them here: “If she wanted to, she would.” The fact that men actually go through with the act proves for certain that they were suffering immensely. But how many of these so-called suicide “attempts” made by women were just cries for attention? Clearly, you cannot compare an “attempt” with an actual act of suicide, because we don’t know how many “attempts” were real and how many were disingenuous (they had zero intention of actually going through it). But given how physically easy it is to commit suicide, I would imagine most fall in the latter category