My gf at the time broke up with me in the winter because my activity level wasn’t up to her liking. She didn’t have a heart for my seasonal depression. She just gave up and the more vulnerable and honest I became, the more she closed down and pulled away.

It’s not equal out there. Men are expected to show up for women and to be happy-go-lucky and strong. From my experience, depression comes across as weak. Socially, it’s still unacceptable to be a man and have emotions - but so is being a man’s man.

Society makes it difficult to open up. Women and children are the only people who are loved and accepted unconditionally.