‘Obsession’ & the Male Loneliness Epidemic
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male loneliness is the scariest horror of all
(PS: Spoilers for ‘Obsession’ follow—read at your own discretion. If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend watching and coming back.) I can confidently say that every woman, at least once in their life, will have the experience of feeling personally victimized by a self-righteous, self-titled “nice guy.” He’ll poke fun at performative men. He’ll wallow in self-pity, choking on his tears, whining about how girls view him as a friend but never anything more. He’ll feign good intentions like his life depends on it. There’s a wicked, silent violence in it all. His true intentions creep…
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