This is why I wrote the story from one man’s point of view. This is not a brush that you can paint all men with although there are some people that are trying to do that right now.

Emotional capacity is something that varies dramatically from person to person. It is comforting to believe that everyone can be taught empathy for others but the existence of psychopaths and sociopaths proves otherwise. Thankfully they don’t make up a large portion of the human population but they do have a terribly alarming predisposition to end up in positions of power due to their willingness to get their way at any cost.

Real life is terribly complicated and we try to simplify our feelings and interactions into nice little boxes to have control over the things that we really don’t have control over. In our effort to protect ourselves from harm, we start to deal in absolutes because that’s an easier way to live. Having to constantly analyze and be on guard with the people around us is exhausting, so we pick a combative persona and become that. Sadly, this is often to our own emotional disadvantage and to the detriment of our relationships with others. When the goal is to protect ourselves from abuse though, there is no price that is too high to pay.

I don’t know where I am going with this but I really appreciate your input and thoughts. I have been looking for a discussion venue like this one for a long time and I am just pleased as punch to be here! Thank you again for reading and responding!