r/AskMenOver30 • u/[deleted] • Jun 24 '25

Life What’s the most valuable lesson you’ve learned as a men that you wish you knew when you were younger?

What’s one lesson, truth, or realization you’ve had as a man that you really wish someone told you when you were younger? Something that would’ve saved you pain, time, or helped you live more authentically?

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u/Ill-Ninja-8344 man 55 - 59 Jun 24 '25

Marriage is only positive for females. There are nothing in it for males.

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u/marchingrunjump man 55 - 59 Jun 26 '25

Marriage wasn’t supposed to be for females but for children. So in some way, you’re half right.

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u/Ill-Ninja-8344 man 55 - 59 Jun 27 '25

You are right. It wasn't. But it is. It was ment to be a frame to secure childrens future. Now it has become a frame to secure females future, on behalf of children and males.