Life feels so hard for me. I can't find peace anytime. I’m not attending classes properly, always running here and there to avoid people due to social anxiety. I haven't made any friends, and those who want to be friends with me, I don’t like them. At home, arguments happen every 3 to 4 days between my parents over small things.

My sister and I have no one except our parents. Our relatives are toxic; they always comment on us because our parents don’t have a son. I’m sure my parents also think about it, even if they don’t show it. All our relatives believe that having a son is like having a treasure for the future because he will take care of his parents when they get old, while daughters move on after marriage.

It makes me feel bad for my parents because all their relatives have sons, but they don’t. I can see that my father has to handle a lot—managing his business, looking after my mother, my sister, and me. Yet, we haven’t made them happy even once. We haven’t achieved anything in life. My sister and I are just average in studies. She is also shy and doesn’t talk much.

We don’t talk openly to our father because we are shy. I have social anxiety.

I feel like a burden to them. I wish the Almighty had made me a boy.

My grandmother is extremely toxic. She always speaks badly about me, my sister, my mom, and even sometimes about her own son. She doesn’t like us. She loves her grandsons more than herself, spending thousands of rupees on them. We don’t want her money, but my uncles are stealing my father’s hard-earned money. They have more sources of income than us, yet it’s still not enough for them. My grandmother wants my father’s business to go to her grandsons.

We haven’t even been able to build a comfortable home for ourselves, while all our relatives have their own comfortable houses and bungalows.

Sometimes, I wish I was never born or that I had been a boy.

I used to think that one day, I would get so educated that all my relatives would be silenced. But now, I have lost all my focus on studies.

Everyone else seems so happy in their lives, so why can’t we? We are all under so much stress.

I love how men are hate being generalised when women make the statement “ALL MEN” but do absolutely nothing to prove otherwise. It doesn’t make sense how men allegedly don’t know any creeps or abusers but every woman and her mother, sister, aunt and grandma could tell several stories of how they or associates were targeted, harassed or assaulted by one.

Men hate being accused of predatory behaviour but refuse to call out their predator friends and acquaintances. Men hate when women say, “We choose the bear” but go to antagonise them further proving the point of why they do. The same way men argue “not all men” should be applied in various context. Not all men are abusers but not all men hold their abuser friends accountable. Not all men are rapists but not all men speak up or prevent assault from happening. Not all men are violent but not all men intervene to protect anyone in need.

Because the truth of the matter it IS all men, it’s just very few took the time to educate themselves and actually unlearn a lot of the toxic masculinity society has instilled in them. Men hate being generalised but reinforce the toxic ideology of what it means to be a “man.” The “all men” statement infuriates them because it’s an uncomfortable conversation requiring accountability that many aren’t willing to have.

Assault, violence and abuse doesn’t just happen to women and people assigned female at birthday, it happens to other men too. But because toxic men have normalised predatory and abusive behaviour, it makes coming out for men who’ve experienced these things difficult. The way men antagonise women and anyone AFAB continues to perpetuate cycles.

Men don’t want to be perceived as violent and abusive rapists but continue to defend and associate with men who are, then want to silence women and survivors regardless of gender. Even as a masculine person myself I will NEVER closely associate with men because every time I give them the benefit of the doubt it’s always resulted in them saying or doing something to remind me they’re like every other toxic man. This is why my circle will remain small and with women and queer people only.

Never thought I'd want to discuss my private life on a public app, but here we go.

I’m male, 32 years old, successful in my career, and live with my 34-year-old partner. We’re in a tough spot right now, we’ve been together for 2 years, and I feel it’s time for some serious commitment. I want a family (perhaps am not that much excited about the wedding tumult, do not mind making it official though). My partner wants to have kids, and she says her biological clock is ticking. We’ve been tiptoeing around this topic for months, and the more pressured I feel, the less rational it all seems.

I value my carefree life, working from home, the fact that we can go on vacations anywhere we want at any time. I don’t even think my partner is ready to babysit around the clock. It’s just her version of an ideal family (she has two sisters). Can it be that being the only child made me a bit self-centered?

I begin to wonder if we’re not suited for each other. Is it even possible to find a child-free partner at my age? I’m curious about similar experiences with spouses who didn’t want kids, or may be who changed their mind when they did have kids. Thanks in advance!

I am in the process of severing my relationship with my group of friends. They have been extremely toxic and mean to me. They think it's funny to insult and ridicule me, making jokes about my appearance and what I wear.

I can no longer tolerate their behavior. They never invite me anywhere and make plans in front of me, just to rub it in my face. While they may find it amusing, their jokes often go too far and are meant to hurt me. The insults they throw at me are not just playful teasing, but are meant to cause me real pain. They claim that I don't have any friends besides them and that I will never find a girlfriend.

This kind of bullying is taking a toll on me. I am scared to go to school and all I can think about during the day and in class is the bullying.I am struggling and I don't know what to do. I am feeling sad and exhausted.

My home life is already difficult, and now I have to face bullying at school too. It's just too much to bear. Can someone please help me?