Life will always be tough for men because God, Nature and Society expect more of men than they do of women. How so?
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1). For disobedience in the Garden of Eden, God has pronounced a hard life and mortality on man
2). Nature gives women evolutionary advantage that enables them to live longer and ensure their offspring survive to independence while denying men this advantage
3). Nature enables women to back up their genes on the X chromosome that protects them against possible mutated or damaged genes while denying this advantage to blokes
4). Nature gives women oestrogen that protects them against heart attack; any wonder that heart attack is more common among men than it is among women?
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5). Society orders men to be daring, aggressive and to take risks in order to live
6). Society demands that men be strong and show no emotions of weakness
7). Society makes men to bear hardships stoically and to not show any form of weakness, let alone seek advice or psycho-social support
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8). Society orders men to lead, protect and provide for families at any cost
9). Society makes men engage in physically demanding and risky occupations to live up to expectation
10). But what do men get back in return?
i). premature death
ii). 5-7 years shaved off their lifespan!
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