I created this post as a companion to another, partially explaining my interest in making at least one good friend of Russian descent.
First off let's get the what should be obvious out of the way but you never know these days. This has nothing to do with politics, the dark history like that of Soviet communism or anything else.
While this might not be true of Russians in the US, I've used it as a benchmark and figure it has to at least has some genetic component and hoping such men would resist the situation here of so many having few or no intimate friends, something indicative of the greater American plus increasingly western war against men that has been raging on for decades.
Beyond that, unsurprisingly I had to dive deep because western media rarely if ever acknowledges it but from let's call it global media Russian men frequently listed on the top lists of the world's most masculine men. Masculinity, something I've been sorely lacking because of feminism, the welfare state and being raised by a single black mother.
I created this post as a companion to another, partially explaining my interest in making at least one good friend of Russian descent.
First off let's get the what should be obvious out of the way but you never know these days. This has nothing to do with politics, the dark history like that of Soviet communism or anything else.
While this might not be true of Russians in the US, I've used it as a benchmark and figure it has to at least has some genetic component and hoping such men would resist the situation here of so many having few or no intimate friends, something indicative of the greater American plus increasingly western war against men that has been raging on for decades.
I don't like to use the word bromance, I just did it here for simplicity. This is kind of terrifying for me, but I'm coming out of a decade plus mental health rut that was part of larger unrecognized lifelong one which is way too complex to get into here. Through a series of events I never thought I'd make this far so hadn't thought about the future and I'm not sure how to really go about it but I desire a few truly genuine friendships as I'm slowly working on rebuilding my entire life. I'm 39 years old and not trying to brag or anything, but I'm an army combat vet, OEF Afghanistan. For better or worst, war changes everyone but this has little to do with the traumas I've been struggling to overcome. While at times I've made attempts at connecting with old friends and battle buddies, guilt and other roadblocks have largely resulted in failure. I'm sorry but these traumas are closely related to my ethnicity so on top of the general fear, I'm not really interested in any new black friends.
That civilian picture of me is only 2 weeks old at the time of posting and despite my low self-esteem, it's the first time in years I've seen a smile of mine that felt genuine and not forced or faked which gives me some more hope for the future. It's also the first time in over 15 years that I took an actual vacation, despite going alone and only for a few days. Baby steps.
If it can become genuine I don't care where one lives, I don't want to give the exact city I live in but to reasonably allow for physically seeing other I'll say the mid-Atlantic US region is best and since I have some incentives there - Seattle, Spokane, Idaho and Montana are fair game too.
In the event of success, I'd like at least 1 to be of Russian descent. A brief reason for this desire can be found here.
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I'm also interested in people around my age or younger, the former because it's who I'll relate to best and the latter because - esp. if they are mature enough to appreciate it, mentor and impart wisdom to help them a little bit in achieving their fullest potential especially because it was deprived from and is likely too late for me.
Just clearing the air, I'm not gay and so long as I'm respected, a guy being bisexual or gay doesn't bother me at all.
If history is to be any indication, I'll likely be afraid to check back for updates and respond so please be patient and understanding, even if I never reply. I've been known to initiate things then chicken out because trauma.
I originally posted this to Quora but have my reservations about that sight, in addition to hope in general.
The past several years have been really rough for me but this March I returned to an intactivist protest but this time in Washington DC, which among other recent developments gives me some hope for my future.
I'm still an intactivist just have been more active online. I originally came to Tumblr because it allowed nudity which made raising awareness on this issue easy. Then 2018 happened but somewhere my account was reinstated but all the old posts still gone, I knew this page was back for some time but only now have come up with a use for it.
Some older intactivism, from about 2018 through 2021, between two periods of life where my mental health took major nose dives. With so much trauma I've endured, going way beyond infant male genital mutilation, I never expected to still be alive now, let alone finding myself able to attend another protest. Towards the end of this stint I felt it coming and was afraid to even speak on a live stream at the last ones I participated in.
The past several years have been really rough for me but this March I returned to an intactivist protest but this time in Washington DC, which among other recent developments gives me some hope for my future.
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