Today's topic is going to be a bit more of a delicate one.

And I say delicate because men are very sensitive.

And I'm not even being sarcastic and saying that I genuinely do agree that

men have their own sensitivities.

And that's why today's discussion will be about today's one's going to be a

sensitive one we're going to be discussing dating men who have depression and i'm going to maneuver this conversation with as much care and

concern as i can because i don't want this to be flippant or destructive, I aim through this conversation to shed light on the ways that

women are the collateral damage for men's issues. And I also want to touch on the ways that men struggle with things and again how that

directly impacts women. I am not here to sit down and discuss all the ways we're going to

try and make it easier for men. Everybody has tried to do their best. Men have decided that they don't want to

change. That's their problem. What I am more focused on in this conversation is what women can do

to better empower ourselves so that we know how to hold space for two realities at once, meaning

on one side of reality, yes, the man you care about is struggling.

On another side of reality.

Part of why his struggle is so potent is because maybe he has refused the tools that have been offered to him.

Maybe he is comfortable in a particular portion of this cycle that he's in.

And from this point onwards,

you can't help him.

Which sucks for everybody involved?

It sucks for men because they lose out on

really important connections.

Depression sucks for men because a lot of the times it results in them not being here anymore. Depression also sucks for men because they end up living a life that

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