Fiji and Autumn check in this week with healing with showers, child star documentaries, giving someone new a chance, and depressive behaviors. Next, we dive into this week’s topic: the male loneliness epidemic. The men are sad and we’re here to talk about it. (Old us is shocked and probably appalled.) What does it mean to be a man? Why are men so lonely right now? Should women really care if men are lonely? Why it’s difficult to be friends with men? We’re talking: how young boys are taught to repress their emotions, male role models, pornography addictions, how to celebrate men, the men are trash era, man-hating feminism, incels, why women claim we don’t need men anymore, women putting pressure on men to be “more of a man,” heteropessimism and situationships, men’s rights activists, why the political right appeals to men, the men’s mental health crisis, listener polls, listener stories, and more!👀 Join our community of confused pussies💦🌵  Mental Health Resources: SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) National Alliance on Mental Illness HelpLine: 1-800-950-NAMI, or text “HELPLINE” to 62640 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Sources: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/3868557-most-young-men-are-single-most-young-women-are-not/#:~:text=As%20of%202022%2C%20Pew%20Research,whopping%2063%20percent%20of%20men. https://hive.rochesterregional.org/mens-health/men-loneliness-friends https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/health/male-loneliness-epidemic-wellness/index.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/02/03/male-friendship-lonely-close-friends-men/11162423002/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQv8VuLpKN4  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd93Z9M5UQI  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVKvEaokV6I  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E9A6Dw9TOEwellness/2023/02/03/male-friendship-lonely-close-friends-men/11162423002/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/6j8zsqOxJfPMweVpCqDTV8?si=5aRRxO2ISbWgwLeX81xiVA https://www.amazon.com/Will-Change-Men-Masculinity-Love/dp/0743456084/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HOAGJH218PPY&keywords=the+will+to+change+bell+hooks&qid=1706910043&sprefix=the+will+to+change%2Caps%2C98&sr=8-1  Intro 00:00:00-00:03:00 What’s got us wet and dry this week 00:03:00- 00:09:25 Defining the male loneliness epidemic 00:09:25-00:10:48 Stats on loneliness and lack of emotional support in America 00:10:48- 00:15:29 Is the male loneliness epidemic real? 00:15:29 - 00:16:04 Is the male loneliness epidemic on men to fix themselves? 00:16:04-00:19:13 Psychological patriarchy/ men’s rights activists/ the false dream of what it means to be a man 00:19:13-00:26:00 Why are men so lonely right now?: the stigma around men’s mental health, and male friendships 00:26:00-00:30:37 Hikikomori and the men’s mental health crisis 00:30:37-00:34:37 How technology and pornography contribute to men’s loneliness 00:34:37-00:41:21 Having male friends and celebrating men 00:41:21 - 00:54:24 The “men are trash” era, women’s standards going up, and situationships 00:54:24 - 01:05:48 Men and women responding to the male loneliness episode on TikTok 01:05:48 - 01:16:08 Responses from men’s rights activists 01:16:08 - 01:19:14 Should women really care if men are lonely? 01:19:14 - 01:26:49 The suicide and mental health crisis among men and how it impacts women 01:26:49 - 01:33:31 How boys are raised, fears of homosexuality & male friendships 01:33:31 - 01:37:45 How women are out performing men & different experiences on dating apps 01:37:45 - 01:44:22 Listener stories 01:44:22 - 01:59:59 what’s got us wet, dry, & confused 01:59:59 - 02:13:59 follow us everywhere @s0wets0dry the s0 wet s0 dry team:  Autumn (host, editor)  instagram: @autumnkaira  twitter: @autumnkaira  tiktok: @autumnkaira  Fiji (host, editor)  instagram: @s0wet  twitter: @s0wet  tiktok: @fijithesiren  Mylao (Graphic Designer, and Art