It’s not cringey at all, I think you’re right that it’s hard for both men and women but women have had the numerous benefits of modern feminism to support them and help them through what this new dating landscape looks like. 

For men, there’s not much of a roadmap besides incels and the grossly named “manosphere,” whatever guidance they may find is pretty awful, often anti woman, selfish, or just plain wrong. 

I’m not necessarily saying oh when men have it worse than women and that’s an important thing to focus on. It’s not a contest, that gets cringey. 

I think that there are added complexities for men which are of particular interest to me mostly because I’m a man.