Hey everyone,

Over the past few years, it feels like the men’s beauty industry has grown significantly, with more guys getting into skincare and the trend of “looksmaxxing”.

I think it’s becoming less “weird” or stigmatized for men to take care of themselves, which is great. This got me wondering—what are your thoughts on this shift?

Are you personally more interested in men’s beauty products (skincare, grooming, etc.)? If not, what are your reasons? What do you think would encourage more men to explore these products?

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

I am a 21 y/o dude. I am in my final year of university and I realized I don’t actually have that many close friends. I have friends and we do hangout from time to time, but once we step out of uni, I don’t think we are going to meet as frequent anymore. Not to mention some friendships have ended cus stuff happens. After graduating, I might move to a different city and be alone even.

How bad can life be without friends? Would it be unbearable or will I eventually get used to it and numbed to said circumstance? Asking to see if others have similar experience and their thoughts on my situation. Thank you for your time.

Pretty much the title. I’m an 18 year old guy on the bigger side (5’3” 200 Ibs, yes ik I’m very short) and I’ve found that haircuts that are short on the sides make me look like a thumb lol. Issue is that when I google mens haircuts, they’re almost always short on the sides, if not buzzed completely which looks bad on me. So any suggestions for haircuts? Maybe ones that have looked good on yall who have a similar face shape as me

(Btw ik a picture of me would help but im not one to put my face out there on reddit)

Hey guys,

So my dad passed from cancer and he was an amazing person. He was the type of man every man strives to be. Him and my mom were so close and they raised me and my brother and everyone is good. It's been so incredibly difficult for us and it's been tougher having to teach my mom to be independent. Everybody knows the joke of wanting to shoot yourself trying to teach your parent how to use a phone lol. I feel like some of the stuff is so incredibly basic, like understanding how the TV works properly and having to problem solve to any issue with her car. My dad just did it all and I get it, I would do it for my wife too. My dad just passed at 64, so young, and we never predicted my mom would have to do a lot more on her own.

It's just a sad situation all around. I want to be more patient but damn, I've explained things 10 different ways for months and she's just kinda stuck in her ways and I guess me and my brother might just have to take over my dads job and putting in more effort and taking care of everything for my mom. I'll do it because I love her and she's great. We're an asian family. This is just how families are.

I have been patient but need to be more patient. I guess I just have to accept people are stuck in their ways and I might just have to do a lot more for her no that my dad is gone and that's actually ok.

Anyone have experience with this?

How do I talk to a teen boy who is embarrassed that he’s “too skinny”?

(Mom here) My almost 15 year old son has developed body issues. He wouldn’t go in a pool on vacation and we learned he is embarrassed by his (lack of) weight. He looks at a a CrossFit/bodybuilder physique as a standard. He’s 5’8 and 140lbs so a normal size for a teen boy. I’m fine with him doing the gym, we even have our own full home gym, but I worry he is comparing himself to ideals that take years or decades to build and maintain.

"true love" is said to be something that is unconditional as of it requires no characteristics or absolutely anything and it requires or demands absolutely nothing in return. But, if we think upon it, does it truly exist? because we love someone on basis of their looks but thats somewhat considerable to not be true love, but we also love numerous people just for who they are that is their personality, their behaviour or HOW THEY TREAT US, moreover one of the greatest example we see or atleast hear about unconditional love are of our parents, but if the child always behaves negatively towards the parents then the love must vanish to a great extent and when this happens it breaks the very statement of love being unconditional, as it depended on a CONDITION that is child's behaviour and when we love someone lets say from our age we love SOMETHING of them, if we love the way they look (that includes everything related to superficiality) then we are said to attracted towards it or in hindi that is (moh) and in the second case when we love their behaviour and want to spend life with them is merely because of the fact that we will be able to experience the 'benefits' of them which can be that they 'treat us well', 'cares', 'LOVES US', and many many things..

So i just wanted to know that is that what i am thinking is the thing that you could agree after reading my explanation or i just need to drink less coffee :)

Hey, 24M here. Recently I've been really keen on learning new stuff and one thing that I've got only my list is learning a form of martial arts.

There are a few reason why I want to learn -

1. For self-defense : it's a major reason
2. To protect loved ones : you never know what might happen, I want to be reliable and take care of my loved ones and make them feel protected
3. There are times when I sort of freeze, like when something sudden happens, and I feel through this,it can help me process things and make quick decisions.

Thanks in advance!

Would traits like being the breadwinner or working in a male-dominated field make a woman less attractive, or is that just a stereotype? Do overly feminine interests (like only liking girly things) ever come across as boring?

Is there a sweet spot between the two, or does it just depend on the person? Interested in hearing everyone’s take.

Full disclosure, I'm asking as a guy who is struggling to find an office that I feel comfortable receiving care from, and another gentleman with an identical issue explains it better than I ever could here: https://allnurses.com/male-urologic-dilemma-t163361/

In general though, I'm curious as to why so few of you choose to go into nursing / healthcare? It's a pretty well-paid field with great benefits and job security, you get to have a real impact on people's lives and competence is rewarded handsomely.

I plan on working as a nurse, assuming I live long enough to do so. What are your thoughts?

I’m an elementary school teacher and hear negative comments about men quite regularily. It’s not everyone saying it but no one ever says anything against the anti male rhetoric. Honestly, it gets to me. I’m wondering how common it is. I live in Canada for context.

I asked this is an ask women sub and wanted to get a man’s perspective.

I’m talking about relationships where: The woman is the breadwinner, has the “final” s in decisions, are quite vocal, and quite controlling as their partner will do as they say. The men are quiet, will go with whatever decision their gf/wife makes, and will do everything to avoid arguments/her unhappiness. I’ve heard these men make comments like “she’s the boss” in a joking way.

I’m not sure if using the terms dominant and submissive are really right, but I hope you can understand what I’m trying to describe in these relationships. I’m just curious, what makes men submissive like this? Are there men who really prefer these relationships where women take “control” and make the calls?

So 19M here, for a long time I've been thinking about this, how do i define what i like or what i don't like ? IK it's a weird question.
For a long time i used to think that reading was for nerds, but i recently tried reading and read some books and i liked it. So it made me realize that the options that I was considering bad for so long may turn out to be good. So i just want to know your opinions. Like how should i feel when something is right.

I asked this same question to one of my friend and he looked at me and said "bro you ill?", Is this a weird question ?

In general, I believe that for most men (with a few exceptions), after getting in shape, they tend to experience an increase in the attention they receive from women, as well as greater receptiveness from them. I’ve heard some people say that this is due to the confidence boost you get from working out at the gym, which makes you more attractive to women, and that’s what really makes the difference, rather than just having bigger arms or a better body. However, I’m not sure it works exactly like that, so I wanted to know what you all think?

I came here in 2020, so not exactly old or anything but I do miss those live streams where people used to do things like singing, playing music, going through their routine, cooking or just interacting with the live chat.

For context I am 31 years old, married and haven't had much of a social life growing up. Mainly because of bullying and just not being well liked. The only friends I really had were online and there was a good few of them. But over the past year or so they have just dwindled to the point where I hardly get any interaction out of anyone anymore for different reasons. Some have just moved on with their lives and others seem to have just no interest in being friends anymore. I love being with and talking with my wife of course but we have very different interests most of the time which is fine, it just means very limited things to do or talk about. I also am out of work at the moment looking for another job and the time it's taking is just magnifying how alone I feel stuck in the house all day on my own.

At this point I feel I've been online socially for most of my life and have not really any lasting friendships. Nobody from school, college or jobs. I've not been out with people physically for a long time and when I do meet people in person I feel really awkward, self conscious, boring and sad. When I look up ways to make friends it says things like go out and join a club, volunteer, etc. It's no exagerration or excuse that there is nothing around here for me so it seems pretty out of the question. I'm more into video games and such but even then I find it really hard to interact with people online. When I do I get the same feelings I do when I'm talking with people in real life.

I dunno if anyone can help at all or anything.
Just any advice I guess.

Thanks

My main problem is that I'm trying to research, and it seems like I'd need a lot of protein for the weight I am. And that seems like I'd be dishing out a lot of money day to day to reach that limit. I want a more lean look, so I'd like to get my diet right as well. Especially considering my current health problems, this would help me get back on track. I have no way of starting this yet so I'd like tips beforehand. I am a 25 yr old male who weighs approximately 240+ pounds. This has been my general weight for a good 3 years, constantly dropping and regaining back to this point. I just moved in with my partner, and she lives with her parents. (They're 85) I don't currently have a job, so this'll be more helpful for when I actually have the money to support this habit. Any tips would be great. Any workouts or exercises I could start at home, too. I haven't the slightest idea of where to start.

Looking to host a big birthday and this is the main gift.

I need a good supercar experience, worth the money etc. 'Unlimited budget'. Please fire away!

About a year ago there is a gentleman asking if anyone had ever used Nair hair removal product to remove hair on their genitals in this group. All of the comments were either negative or didn't give information based on experience.

I'm here to update this information after personal trial.... I'm also curious about your own experiences and as the subject states, I'm wondering why there's so many negative views.

I just use Nair to remove the hair in my pubic region. I use the Nair for men product which clearly states do not use on sensitive areas such as the ones that I used it on. I had to know lol.

The whole process took about 5 minutes from application to washing off. I ensured that I thoroughly washed any residue off my skin out of fear of being burned, as burning seems to be a common side effect. Bottom line-following the instructions correctly has provided great results for me. I have zero burning and all of the hair has been removed. There are a couple short hairs that stayed behind but not anything that's bothersome.

I can't guarantee your skin will react the same way but I absolutely would not talk negatively about this process based on my own experiences. Just make sure you follow the instructions thoroughly and don't leave the product on your skin too long.

had my interview for a new job and a bit of my chest hair perks out the top of my button up when it’s not buttoned up all the way. would that be unprofessional

If you like it, why and how? If you don't, why? If you are to turn it down, generally why?

I'm asking this because I sometimes see men on the internet saying they'd like to be hit on but every time I do it I get rejected, and I'm sure I wasn't weird any of the times. I start questioning my physical appearance, because it always goes wrong. At the same time, if I don't make a move and wait, nothing happens either, even if I try looking approachable. It's frustrating.

Not neccisarily which job you want to have the most, but which profession you think is the coolest. If you met a person for the first time, and they told you this was their job, what job would make them the coolest?

Leave aside the argument about who Lingerie is actually designed for. (My theory is that most female fashion trends are set by gay men).

However I've several drawers full of Lingerie that men have expressed little interest in, and a sports bra that gets repeated requests for an appearance. (Calvin Klein undies as well for some reason men seem to love).

Anyway I've posted a thread before here about womens clothing and got a negative reaction, but I am genuinely interested in male perspectives.

Started a new job in a corporate setting and I'm in need of some comfortable shoes.