tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28989955.post4946069036493992279..comments2023-10-30T14:34:16.722-07:00Comments on Men Need Feminism: Bonding and Separation - Particularly As MenJeff Pollethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789663140920958914noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28989955.post-55064125973398574672007-08-10T10:01:00.000-07:002007-08-10T10:01:00.000-07:00Geo--Thank you for sharing your feelings and life ...Geo--<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing your feelings and life experiences along these lines. I think I was taught some of the same types of individualism that you were; perhaps ironically, I was taught them by my mother, who was raising me without the benefits of having a partner helping to do so. <BR/><BR/>I think as we get older, we have more of a window into how the overly simplistic view of individualism isn't very realistic--we come to understand the ways we all depend on each other, and the fact of human beings as social animals more obviously comes into play. <BR/><BR/>Also, as men, I think we are conditioned to believe in a sort of individuality which precludes loving relationships with other men a good deal of the time, as you've touched on. <BR/><BR/>As a kid, I used to go to family reunions with my grandparents that weren't unlike the reunion you describe. I think familes of this sort are harder and harder to come by, as people have smaller families to begin with, and as economic realities keep us (some of us) moving around and around. In some ways it's sucky and sad, but I think people have the ability to have more extended 'chosen families' than they used to, which may or may not balance things somewhat. <BR/><BR/>At any rate, thanks for sharing your experiences.Jeff Pollethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789663140920958914noreply@blogger.com