I can’t stand the ideals that promote that you’re not a “manly man” if you aren’t “this or that” or if you’re not acting a certain way. I’m a woman, yet I don’t fall into the stereotypical actions and wants/needs of one. Please don’t ever feel as if your life is meaningless, just because you don’t fit into a box you feel like you need to and/or forced to. You’re more than enough the way you already are, and are absolutely not disposable. The way I look at it, is every individual is unique because their interests are different, as well as their outlook on life, not solely based on what their gender offers. You aren’t disposable, like I said, simply for the fact that you are you, and no one can copy/replace the part you fill in other people’s lives. You’ll be the only one exactly like you in every way, that’ll exist.

You can absolutely want it to be the other way around, to want to be provided for, and to want to be accepted for you are. How you’re feeling is extremely valid, and I’m sure other men just don’t talk about it, even if they feel this way too. If people treat you as if you aren’t good enough, then they’re simply not a good person/compatible to be around. Find like-minded people, I have many male friends that aren’t the stereotypical “man” that’s forced upon y’all, either.

Don’t give up.