“It’s the pressures to look a certain way, the pressure to keep these emotions in because it’s a perceived weakness. And to not be masculine is to be a failure as a man. They must go hand in hand otherwise you are not worthy of friends, love, attention and success... It's as though they've got this vice grip. It’s this leash on them pulling them back that never gets severed.” - Riyadh Khalaf
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