Grumpy old men!!
I don't understand it, but it seems to be this very large group of people, or even a growing number of men that are older and just are very grumpy. And I don't know. I don't know if it's just because of the lack of a relationship in their life or if they feel like. And honestly, I haven't asked any of them because, of course, I don't want to start an argument
Rocío (Ro) Christensen
@rocio · 1:04
Also, I certainly know a few men over 50 who are a bit grumpy or a bit maybe on their way to becoming bitter, which is sad, and of a culture around talking about these things. So I think it's good that you asked this, and I would love to get the perspective of a man over 50 on this. I think that would be interesting
Angela Kaye
@AnngieKaye · 4:49
Whether they were working, whether they were in prison, whether they had beef with the mother and weren't seeing the kid. And then now the kids are adults and the men are getting older. The kids don't want anything to do with him again. A regret of his choices or just however life played out could have them pretty bitter. Never expected to be that age and alone and trying to date or trying to hope. There's still hope for a partner or whatever
And so I had posed this question before to my Facebook page and didn't really get a whole lot of responses. So that's why I'm posting it here, because I really want to know. And I would love to hear from men and see what they think as well. Then again, I'm not so sure that a man would admit to being a grumpy old men. I'm not so sure
Angela Kaye
@AnngieKaye · 2:21
Women, we generally have a nurturing nature. And so whether we never give birth to a child or not, we still have that nurturing nature, as you can see in aunties and teachers. And we don't have to be moms to really have that emotional intelligence. For the most part. For men, I believe it doesn't really happen to them until they become fathers, until they become a husband and have to lay their life down for someone else
Jeremiah Myer
@Jeremiah73 · 5:00
I keep forcing myself to be in front of people and be with people and be part of a group of people. And I think that's the key. Men don't really want to be grumpy, but that's what we'll do if we're left alone. So we need you ladies. Thanks. Bye
You, I am going to agree with you quite substantially because, I mean, I really think that's what it is. I mean, for a guy who has never really had that, where they're married to somebody and then they have children and then they have to put other people before themselves, I think, I think that's really huge. I think, absolutely
You. Okay? So I think I do. I can see that. I mean, I could see that if a man doesn't have, like, a woman or having children, definitely tends to soften. I think men, because they have to then be a little bit more nurturing and a little bit more caring. And I think it's funny because I am friends with one guy that I've known since I was
It. Yeah. And there actually is, surprisingly, I was surprised to hear from Jeremiah, 75, who is probably close to the, to the last response that I got. And I am glad that he has responded because it does make a little bit more sense. And I do really think that it's just kind of, I think he was saying, too, that if they have other people in their lives, like being married or having kids, that definitely changes things
Angela Kaye
@AnngieKaye · 0:54
Hey, Jeremiah, thank you for letting us ladies know. Listen, you guys need us and we need each other. And you're right, we do bring out the best in each other. Like you said. Thankfully, you're married to the love of your life and she's helping you. But I see you doing your thing, going out on. Well, you said not the Harley too much lately, and I think that's it
Moe Johnson
@NeophyteSavant · 5:00
Not to mention that America itself is an ever evolving trendsetter society that continues to redefine what is a man who is a man, what is a real man. The responsibilities of a man. That's challenging enough in and of itself. And then, when you think about it, just generally speaking, as we get older, we tend to lose our vitality. And that plays a role because our strength means a lot to us. It's part of our defense mechanism. It's how we defend ourselves
Women get grumpy, too, but they don't use that grumpiness to assault people with. Maybe that is kind of what I'm thinking, but it seems like men, when they get older and they get grumpy, they take it out on everybody else around them, which is, I guess, kind of odd to me because you're doing exactly the thing that you don't want to happen