Hey guys, I am a 30 yo German and I have been following this forum for a week now. I consider the discussion to be on a highly intellectual level and appreciate it greatly. That is the reason why I finally joined.
I have always been a loner and therefore I would consider myself a MTGOW since my childhood (unconsciously). I could never understand the silly behavior of the sexes (“The Game”) in my life until the last five years. It always looked strange and artificial in my view. Whenever I was intimate with a girl I asked myself “Why is she into me?” Not that I couldn’t love myself or that I thought I wasn’t worth being loved but I never understood how you could fall in “love” with someone you’ve just met. I consider that there has always been a mismatch in how I perceived the world and how the people want me to look at it but I could not figure out the reason for that condition.
I was also a big mangina my whole life and believed that a man should always protect women, take care of them and basically dedicate oneself to them.
However, a few years ago I went through a depression in my life (during my studies) and when I made it through I had kind of an enlightenment. I was totally aware of myself and immediately understood how I became the person that I was at that very moment. I was aware of all the manipulation and conditioning from my parents and society (Like Neo, when he first saw the code). I was totally happy about that experience but at that time I didn’t know that there lies actually a long way (5 Years) between finding yourself and finally becoming yourself.
I made a lot of experiences with women within these 5 years and it was an emotionally challenging trip but led me finally to the conclusion that I was always right about my feelings and my view of the world. So I will never ever deny myself.
Reasons for me going my own way.
– The non-sexual and non-emotional relations~~~ of my parents. I always wondered how they actually were able to make me. My father ruined his health through hard work and cut back on many things in his life but claims he is happy (Mangina). My mom was also emotionally manipulative towards him and me. Why should you deal with someone when you neither get sex nor affection.
– The marriages of friends and relatives. Especially my cousin (Helicopter Mom). Her husband is already in his batcave and silenced. They married just last year.
– Own experiences with women and talks with other men. “The Wall” is real and a gratification for men.
– Opinions/Statements I picked up from girls about relationships and men (Read between the lines and you know what they are really up to). My opinion is that a lot of women do not appreciate the relationship they are currently in.
– The painful insight that women are not into you as person but just as a phantasy. A girl once was totally into me because of my beard (I was just too lazy to shave at that time). She considered me to be a Scotsman and that draw her attention (Funny, but WTF?).
– Lack of insight and lack of contact with reality of many women. “Oooooh, I loooooove Breakfast at Tiffany’s!” (It’s a M-O-V-I-E, princess!).
– The Jekyll/Hyde-nature of women and their denial of it.
– The fun&sunshine attitude of today’s women. You’ll be dumped in rough times without batting an eye.
– The general situation in our society (Feminist doublestandard), namely “rape culture”, “gender pay gap”, denial of male victims, victimhood of women. Mangina politicians. Guys running around in high heels and wearing women’s cloths as a statement (For what, please?).
– Don’t want to raise kids in this society (see point above).
– I went through hell during the last years to break out of my mental prison and finally become MYSELF. I don’t want to get locked up by a woman again.
What MGTOW means to me:
Consider MANLINESS to be an intrinsic (yourself) rather than extrinsic (society) definition. And maintain YOUR definition at all costs.
Ambulocetus 4 years, 8 months ago.
