men get sad too.

even the cute beardy ones.

There’s a quiet frustration simmering among the cute beardy men i know, one they don’t always have words for.

It’s that nagging sense of being sidelined in their own lives. Feeling like they’re drifting rather than steering. Maybe it’s in their relationship. Maybe it’s in their work. Maybe it’s just the way life has started to feel, like something is missing, but they can’t quite put their finger on what.

How did we get here?

A lot of people grew up watching traditional roles play out: one person running the household, the other out earning a living. But as time went on, those roles shifted. The idea of balance, of equality, became the goal.

And yet, instead of true balance, many ended up in a reality that feels off. Maybe it’s the demands of work pulling them away. Maybe it’s the slow creep of routines that no longer feel like choices but obligations. Over tim…