And failure of our society.

"T" claims to have a successful career, but lives at home with his parents at 27. Doesn't want a real woman who has a life and responsibilities of her own that would make her say "no," to him, or have real feelings he would have to at least pretend to respect.

Nothing new or emerging here.

Perhaps the logical outcome of helicopter parents and a trophy for coming in 15th place? The thinking is all wrong.

Sorry for my "in my day" bit, but seriously, I wasn't brought up to believe I "deserved" a goddamn thing. I EARNED it through work, perseverance, study, and grit. My life was mine to either succeed or to fail. Mine. That was all on me. Mom and dad equipped me with the tools. What I chose to do with those tools was entirely on me. If I failed, that was my failure, not society's.

Want a good job? Get training and education in a field that actually has some prospects. Want a girlfriend? First, try acting like a normal, decent human and not some pasty, entitled jackass. It ain't that fucking hard.

immediately places the burden of proof to the sayer and exempts any grace on my part.

People can, and do, deserve things. But when one identifies as such, they have to convince me. Otherwise, generally, I'd give most people grace.

I had kids. It lit a fire i never knew I could do.
They are the reason I buckled down.

men's issues. I wish there was a stronger message that your life sucks because of billionaires and not women from feminists and Democrats.

That would work much better than stompimg your feet and just scolding.

You make your point, but that's not what I typically see here. You'll find less "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" and more "what makes you think you're entitled to a female?"

Just sayin