What Are The SIGNS Of A BROKEN Man?

[@russeljackson7633]

This is a sign of a broken man. Wake up, get ready to go to work, work, come home and sleep. Repeat day I'm and day out. Hobbies? They just don't hit like they used to. Friends? No time or too tired to hang out. Family? You work nights for the extra cash so you never get to see them.... That man is me.

[@luckiestechhouse4953]

Same Here

[@den_den6734]

Brother, I think you're depressed. Both of you

[@NexGenRogue]

Me too.

[@phoenixfireclusterbomb]

The Hobbies would absolutely still hit if I had any free time or money to spend on them. I spend weekends doing the repairs and taking the ling route to get everything completed because I can’t afford the service to do it for me. My lil $1 doesn’t compete with The Boomers $100 to $1000 equivalent. The Boomer company refuses to pay an employee a fair wage. They’re a cruel and selfish generation. Bring it up and they’ll gaslight ya!, laughing out loud with their head up their ars while walking away.

[@RealDayDevil]

Same

[@deathshead556]

A quiet man, a bitter man, a cold man. Who was once too kind to the world and those around him. Who was taken advantage of too often. Who was abandoned by the society he dreamed of holding up. He was lied to, beaten mentally and mercilessly as an adolescent only to be forgotten as an adult. That broken man is me.

[@dazhierjohnson1838]

That's me to

[@MGJpredador]

Unfortunately, kids are indoctrinate to think like this. But you need to remember, humanity has more than three four thousands of years of documented history. If you don't understand it by now, I hope you stop for a time and go read philosophy for a time, at least. Life is limited. It is like a vacation, you can make it be good or bad, the answer always lie with you. Accept things that you won't regret sooner or later.

[@infinitelogicmachine8587]

@@dazhierjohnson1838me three, I’ve found exceptional groups that care for me and I can care back

[@SasukeUchiha-xy4vj]

In with you brother

[@Jacksnowyy5008]

Same

[@ToastedBagel5G]

This is sad listening to this but relateable, a man's quiet struggle

[@colemclain3579]

Yeah… it always is :/

[@RufusStories]

:( i feel that

[@colemclain3579]

@@RufusStories oh, didn’t think you’d reply to my comment, haha! Love you’re videos lol, nice to have background noise :)

[@JustaHappyMouse69]

​@@RufusStories i love the gameplay in the background :D

[@palerider3178]

No one cares. They just say man up. It's rough. Stay in the fight. Live out of spite. That's where I am.

[@XperimentorEES]

There's an unspoken double standard with how general society treats men that are suicidal and suicided. Usually the former isn't taken seriously, common scenarios are being brushed off while the worst case is blatantly mocked, most people won't emotionally support men. Yet the latter is followed with 'why didnt he tell us sooner' &/or 'why didnt he appreciate our support', questions feigning care after it's too late to actually help him.

[@Widkey]

As a man my life is consumed by work and obligations.. i feel like a pack mule climbing a mountain that never ends. No time for anything in life that feels meaningful. I just exist.

[@JustaHappyMouse69]

I think men should exist not just for work but to be loved 😪

[@igncom1]

One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

[@rusty1253]

​@@JustaHappyMouse69 no shit Sherlock, all of us should not be working til death, but it probably won't change

[@Ingisen]

​@@JustaHappyMouse69In your dreams

[@Exposedpokeymon]

Yeah it should be but it's not man being a man is like being born dog crap no one loves you no one cares life's just fades away alone and helpless I mean I get tons of women but life still sucks

[@LANCASTER_Official]

There's no better way to sell people on the single life than stories like these.

[@isengarde9490]

Learn from the missteps of others. Friends and Family are only there for you when *They* get something out of it. Otherwise, much like your pension, it's like they never existed at all once *You* need something from them.

[@toxi6836]

I haven’t lived that long so people always tell me” oh you still have so much life to live! Don’t worry about it.” Having longevity doesn’t change it. I don’t have a dream nor reason to live outside of family and friends. Even then, what’s going to have changed two years from now? I don’t desire love or the so called “legacy” most preach on about. My hobbies are things I can’t stand to do for more than an hour. I sleep for most of my day if I can. I don’t know what I’m doing anymore. So much time that could be used but I can’t figure out how to use it in any satisfying way. Sorry for the rant. I’m not sure what it was meant to accomplish.

[@coreejacobs4780]

You have every right to your feelings however I can attest that older people are telling you this because they have once experienced the same. Sometimes you don’t realize your interest, your love for something until it is right in front of you. Everyone experiences life differently and you don’t need a cookie cutter life. Do you think 4 year olds should feel worthless and want to end things? If you don’t your passion may be a social worker, Psychiatrist, party entertainer. You can lay around everyday if you like or go outside and enjoy nature, you may be in the right place at the right time for someone doing something or nothing at all

[@Chrisadeth]

Never apologize for a rant, especially on a video like this. You had to get this out somehow, and you chose a comment section with total strangers. Nothing wrong with that, the anonymity protects you from any significant fallout. I dont have much to say except to stay strong. But That dont mean you gotta keep all this in. A rant is a symbol of strength rather than weakness.

[@crusaderdempsy7133]

the only reason i carry on is because of my family and the guys at my work who have familys and cant travel alot for our job because of their kids. and if i travel and work more to give them that time for me its worth it

[@toxi6836]

@ I understand that. Only reason I’m still here is because I need to see someone reach 18 and that he’s able to (at least) operate on his own. Life’s hard but it’s even harder when your neural plasticity and brain matter is used to remember your sibling’s funeral. The building blocks to good foundation are things I don’t want to disrupt for any child’s mind.

[@foxbasher7435]

Purpose and hobbies are key to happiness. Work and achievements are release from the open air slavery.

[@RustyKnightGaming]

The world cares little for the struggles of the working man

[@katrionalaurenm]

lol 🎻

[@noahcontreras7963]

?​@@katrionalaurenm

[@mibbzx1493]

Men in general, even if your not working its always get a job, you a broke boy or you hear so much “living in your moms basement” jokes thats they force it on you to get one. Its a lose-lose situation

[@averthewin1689]

And then withthe current state of the country i cant even get a job if i held them up and told them to give me a job. 3k applications and not a single response​@mibbzx1493

[@TheUnseenKrab]

Yeah thats why I've stopped caring about ppl even if someone in their life got murdered. My mind just wants to tell them to get over it.

[@davidschuler7196]

9 out of 10 storys in this video sounding like my life biography....except the parts were its getting better.... Story 22... i started crying again 100% me hes taking about...

[@JustaHappyMouse69]

I hope you get better soon :(

[@davidschuler7196]

@JustaHappyMouse69 thank You for your kind words

[@user-wl8zm2gl5r]

For the past few months ive genuinely been considering staying single for the rest of my life, i REFUSE to end up like one of these men, my dad is one of these men. These types of men often view people who acrually enjoy their life as weak or lazy, theres a ot of men i know or have known just like this. This can not and will not EVER be me, no woman is worth it, no offense to any woman but the loud minority of woman that make some peoples life miserable are terrifying enough to keep me single for life. I want to be able to indulge in my hobbies and have fun on weekends without needing someone elses approval, and i cant live my life with an extremely insecure woman that i need to constantly reassure that im not talking to other woman or hiding something, thats not who i am but ive been through it before and it was really hard. Love makes you go through these thinfs i know that, i know that if i love someone ill do anything to make them happy, but i deserve to be happy just as much as the insecure girl or the girl who needs all the attention, they deserve happiness too but its not going to be with me.

[@malyteusz555]

Yeah ultimately pu$$y ain't worth it nowadays. As a single you can do literally everything with your life and the only problems are money, old age and laws.

[@NevisYsbryd]

Considering the divorce rate, I am not persuaded it is a minority.

[@user-wl8zm2gl5r]

@NevisYsbryd divorces can be caused by man or woman , and if you can find a statistic stating who causes more, it's wrong people lie.

[@Jake23115]

I'm 32, I've been single since 2013-14 (I was dumped on new years eve) Trust me, as a guy, most of these women are messed up, deeply messed up. They don't look at men other than meal ticket(s) and sperm donor.

[@arthurcallahan4735]

Just date man you don't need to marry. A good women who needs a good man comes along eventually.

[@functionalzman]

I'm 16 and I've already accepted the fact my meaning of life is to make others happy and hide my pain. That's what I've been doing for a year or two now and I plan to continue that until the day I die. I don't tell anyone my pain or say no to helping anyone.

[@dougmartin2007]

I don't know your situation, but you should have enough value in yourself that you can have some goals of your own. A lot will happen between 16 and 26. You may have an entirely different outlook by then.

[@tajosu4628]

Take care of yourself. If you don't eventually you won't be able to help those in need around you, those you truly care. Wish you the best!

[@Biomarvel740]

Please don’t live just to make other people happy. Stand for what you believe in and don’t conform to anything you’re not comfortable with. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you with much happiness and that you would come to know and love Him as your Lord and Savior if you haven’t already. In Jesus name I pray, amen.

[@titaniumcranium3755]

Take it from me, kid, live life more selfishly. You'll not only be happier, but you'll live longer. The world is way too big to care about everybody else's problems when they can care less about whatever happens to you.

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

You should leave behind a journal just in case

[@rosskious7084]

The second guy needs to move out asap….. then let her do it alone for a month or two before checking back in.

[@ShadowyDeathSin]

at least with the kids but not with his (Ex) Wife as she shown her true colors and can deal with things alone

[@chedabu]

Don't take her back

[@theakiwar9118]

Don’t move in. She is a toxic narcisst. She made her bed, she should lie in it

[@dougmartin2007]

I think he will find the peace he is craving when he is out. All the claims of "he is a failure" are what he needs to be critical of. Like, he needs to define "failure", and reflect on why he lets other people tell him what that is.

[@varietychan]

He'd be leaving a lot behind especially his kids, he may never see them again. Forget the courts that will bias against him.

[@Onzaru]

everything's a chore, always on edge, forever dodging the inevitable crash out, downplaying your emotions to keep calm and maintain a semblance of peace while your chest physically hurts, the first few seconds after waking up go from bliss to oh shit im awake and all the thoughts come flooding in and the moment u think its fine another complaint get flung your way and its always correct so more work but we love the work cuz it creates a distracting focus if for just a moment

[@Sorain1]

Oh boy do I related to that feeling of the first conscious thought on waking up being "Oh, I'm still alive." With resignation that it's not over yet.

[@Onzaru]

@Sorain1 strength and power fellow soldier

[@RustyKnightGaming]

Days gone is legit best game for the background footage to this

[@RufusStories]

i agree

[@reddemon_6408]

Broken man riding the broken road. Sounds about right

[@gabriellendo3398]

Story 15 stuck with me, im commenting just so when this is liked i get reminded of that Story

[@sergeantliangplays]

When you learn that love is a virtue, not a privilege that all have. Romance can be a saving grace for some, or a nail in one's coffin for others.

[@angelpandadaylane4924]

4:26 dude with aspbergers get full custody of your son and cut off all financial fun money from your "wife" and skip giving Holliday cards to mil.

[@toxi6836]

He’s broken. He doesn’t have the fight in him

[@curtisholsinger6023]

This is a lot. That's a lot of pain. It's a good thing for those who are in pain to see they are not alone. To the ones who wrote these, we see you. And we see ourselves in what you've shared and, hopefully, realized that there are patterns to these things. No, we are not "the reason things are bad." No, we are not required to "just suck it up." Yes, it is a good idea to "talk to someone and get help." And no, it's not a low priority item. If you want your engine to continue running, you give it fuel - but you also change the oil, check the spark plugs, change the alternator belt. If you are the financial engine for your family (like I am), you need to take care of that engine. Thank you again for sharing.

[@jonf2009]

The last seven years of marraige. The fights about finances, the fastfood deliveries, the promises to change and the fake diets used to justify more fastfood, the tv shows about abusive narcissistic obese people and then it clicks. She uses the weight to justify doing less and demanding more, the accusations of holding out on money while she racks up thousands to doorsash and mobile games, the accusations its because I'm mentally abusive for bringing up the deteriorating health and weight gain. The final gift of me breaking and her proclaiming she finally sees that I do love her more than she does in return only to watch her die from heart failure fifteen minutes later. Now I work and come home to silence and worse of all guilt because my life is peaceful now and the stress is all gone. The guilt and anger at what she put me through and how little she cared for anything but herself until minutes before passing. She left me childless in my forties with 0 desire to share my life with anyone again.

[@m2ik2y05]

These stories ring too true, uncomfortably. putting yourself back together by yourself is a process sometimes it takes years. its rough. but i refuse to give up though i have contemplated it more than i am comfortable admitting.

[@darioghedini1108]

Usually I don't write comments on KZbin, but I feel it can be a good thing to do. I think a lot of people can relate to stories like these, we all struggle, in a way or in another. The important thing to remember is that things can go better. Maybe not immediately, but they can. Remember we can change what is around us, even if we don't see the way right now. We can improve what we have and we can have a better life. It's just a matter of changing the right things. And even if a situation can't be solved, it can always be left behind us. There is always a way to feel better. Hang on, friends. We got this and we can do it. A big hug.

[@HyperShadow991]

bro story 2 get the heck out! i nearly cried with how bad he has it, that "wife" doesn't know how good she has it and will regret pushing him away. brother needs help like yesterday

[@joellanderson5137]

Damn, felt myself in all of these. Climbing out of a deep depression myself. It's getting harder to climb out each time it happens but, I'll keep pushing. Hope it gets better for us all. 🙏

[@LucasLucas-ez7pb]

Honestly I believe I’m one broken man now. I already feel tired for so many things, I work in 2 jobs to help my family, specially my sister to pay her university, while I wasn’t able to go in one. I hate my job and many times I just feel not want to get out of bed. My romantic life is non existent, I tried, but never worked. I still try to get something better to me, but one moment we lose the will, I’m not there yet, but I dont know how much energy I still have

[@JinxGarm-xv4xt]

Get yourself a women overseas if ur dating in America its not gonna go anywhere there delusional make sure the overseas one don’t use you for ur money or a green card careful evil intentions is concealed by pretty faces and a smile

[@akaroth7542]

Why are you paying for your sister's, likely useless, degree? That's her choice to spend tens of thousands of dollars, not yours. She can take responsibility and get a loan herself. If she can't handle doing that= she's not going to make use of the degree anyway.

[@LucasLucas-ez7pb]

@ me and my family are Brazilians and we came Canada to start a new life, so we decided to help each other in every way as possible. My sister was still a teenager when we came and tried everything to lower the university payment, she got scholarships, but not enough to pay for everything, so for the rest it was decided that we would pay.

[@kozmatheclown]

​@@akaroth7542I was about to type something similar. I don't want to bash some random dudes family but if she's not paying off that debt herself then the degree was either useless or she's not making use of it. Either way it's absurd that this guy has to work 2 jobs for it.

[@FEAROWNAGE]

What I've learned: don't have kids, don't have kids, and, oh yeah, don't have kids 😓

[@TheRealityWarper08]

More so, don't get married.

[@Exposedpokeymon]

Just don't get dedicated to any woman

[@Goliath_mindset]

You can get married and have kids. Just dont entitled women. Sad part is theyre common in North America.

[@berkaykayaseker9734]

A man who has a poker face for everything in his world.

[@hatihrovitnisson6269]

I've come to realize how it is. People would rather feel surprised than responsible in the end

[@Ac1d_dragon_editz]

This is sad but yeah , a lot of this is true

[@dixon137]

there is no cure to this once it sets in

[@wiresculptor5951]

oh oh oh i know this one! a broken man: will never speak of any of my trauma as i already have had women use any and all of it against me. first person i ever told about all the grooming and SA I grew up through turned around and threatened to make false SA accusations against me cuz i wouldn't admit to cheating (i did not cheat). ive also had someone i helped stay off the streets during quarantine spread lies about me to mutual friends saying i was SA-ing her the whole time. will never trust a woman ever again ive already given more then my fare share to the world. time to be selfish and only care about me and no one else

[@JustaHappyMouse69]

What is SA?

[@wiresculptor5951]

@ youtube is weak and will delete the comment if i answer that or say it how it is. rymes with grape

[@JustaHappyMouse69]

​@@wiresculptor5951 what rhymes with grape?

[@wiresculptor5951]

@@JustaHappyMouse69 what part of youtube will delete my comment dont you get

[@upthepunxcollective7398]

​@@JustaHappyMouse69 bruh give yourself credit, I know you're not that dumb

[@Beencheeling]

It all resorts to - Be a punching bag for your wife - Get everything done fast - Quit everything that makes you happy, to get work done - Silently cry yourself to sleep every night knowing you'll just repeat it, over and over again, slowly accepting your new life

[@JustaHappyMouse69]

Omg i hope you get better 😢

[@Beencheeling]

@JustaHappyMouse69 No. It's a pattern that I noticed. For me? I'm fine!

[@JustaHappyMouse69]

​@@Beencheelingoh im glad 👍

[@vinceenad303]

These stories hit hard

[@alexithymia6288]

Reading and hearing things like this just solidifies what I already know about myself: that I'm one of the people who is probably better off being alone, doesn't want kids, and can get happiness/value out of material things. Sure, the loneliness comes and goes, always kind of lingers, but I can't imagine going through some of the things people risk when they decide they want a spouse and children.

[@victordeltoro7400]

Story one: I swear I thought I was the one that typed that. I relate in every single aspect of that story. It's scary

[@JustaHappyMouse69]

Dont worry im sure that someday you will find happiness 😊

[@victordeltoro7400]

@JustaHappyMouse69 thank you very much, I really appreciate that 😊

[@tamworthtrainnut285]

When they start isolating themselves from everyone and get easily triggered by small things and are super hesitant to start dating again especially after going through a shitty breakup

[@michaelryan3818]

He doesn't ask for help, for anything, ever. Even when he should or needs to. He is so accustomed to hearing no that he has given up even trying to ask.

[@nymbustheeverliving3704]

Someone's been spying on me and posting my thoughts on reddit. I wish I had advice for my spiritual counterparts.

[@MartialArtsForY]

for this game, with the sirens you can take em out stealthily with a knife. just go behind em

[@quantumq9725]

I may be broke but I give my heart and everything I am to my gf who is the most wonderful woman i have ever known broke or not she chose me to be hers. Being broke is only for a season not a life time if your willing to put effort in.😊

[@accordtunner]

Stories like these are the reason why guys are not marrying women anymore. We enjoy our happiness and peace

[@neondystopian]

I sometimes think I missed out by not marrying or having children but then I watch a video like this and it puts my head on straight.

[@TheBoardProgrammer]

"if you are enjoying this video..." Dude this is the most depressing video you have made. That being said, it sadly relatable.

[@shizo66]

story 16 hits hard, once youre hurt bad enough. Opening up or looking for a SO just isnt worth it anymore. It sucks but its hard to think otherwise

[@TheMelloMunsta5]

Its crazy how you can have 2 different men in the same country...both broken but for OPPOSITE reasons...this video started out with men, with a beautiful thing...family...wife, children, responsibility...without the appreciation from the wife though...its like having nothing... Then cut to someone like me, 31, no kids, no wife, work as an assistant manager at a retail store...and want nothing more than a family, and those responsibilities mentioned...I hate how I feel like I'm treated as "lesser than" by many women, and can't seem to find one without children from another man, or no obese, or not stuck up and expecting me to be rich...its enough to break ya... To opposite sides of pain....same pain...

[@jackblank]

Flat out, I have never had vested interest in living. Anyone who tries to sell me on the idea isn't looking at what I am, isn't seeing what I see. We the people allowed this world to be made into something we can't live and thrive in. And I refuse to acknowledge this world today is worth living in.

[@Helfirehydratrans]

Therapy is a waste of time because they don’t do anything to help

[@zep0th370]

I don't agree, the truth is, if someone doesn't want change, they never will.

[@Helfirehydratrans]

@ OK let me rephrase that therapy doesn’t do anything to help because 90% of therapists are women and out of that 90% 80% of them are radical feminist feminists that their advice to man is just man up Instead of looking into the problems A lot of female therapist blow off man’s problems as no big deal or victim blame him There is countless stories of men having issues with therapy that not working for them or when they go to couples counseling, they are made it out to be the problem Therapy isn’t inherently a waste of time it’s just a waste of time for men because there’s a 90% chance it’s not gonna be doing anything but waste my money, because the therapist doesn’t respect me or thinks my problems are not worth helping I’ve talked to three different therapist in all of them and giving me the same fucking advice man up instead of looking into why I have this feeling Maybe I don’t believe that therapy works is because it is sexist

[@_abby_miles_]

- idk let me check *i look at myself in a mirror* - ok, maybe you want to take a pen and paper, the list is long

[@midsouthirish1680]

Hey fellas! I been tragically lucky for a little while. I’m 42 married for 20 years and of those I’ve worked 7 days a week. My kids are 21 19 and were brought up with discipline and structure. At this point my marriage is practically like having a roommate that I avoid like the plague. My father passed early on this year and it’s really messed me up but I’m chugging along,however he left me a good bit of assets to be financially secure. Now I’m working 2 days a week and not giving a fk and my wife hates it. You gents keep pushing forward 🤙🏻

[@burnout_2017]

The first and biggest sign of a broken man is a wedding ring on his finger

[@JustaHappyMouse69]

Dats deep 😮

[@DGreyXD]

All these stories described a different part of me...

[@JustaHappyMouse69]

You deserve better 🙁💙

[@AlexandreMaia-l2r]

At least, they got something to do that is productive. 25 with anxiety syndrome since 14, almost evrything i think to do either doesnt leav my head and when it leaves, it either doesnt work out or i leave some short time later. Every single day seated in front of an old notebook just feeding addictions that takes me nowhere, while only munching off the little your parents have. i don even know how i sill want to live, maybe just the primal instinct of leaving offspring.

[@insid3493]

That first story is why I dont think settling down is a good idea

[@Zer0_._]

I.... can't finish this video. Too close to home.

[@AnimeGamer501st]

I resonated way too well with every one of these stories. Guys I'm tired and I don't want to fight anymore.

[@shadowtactics1940]

Meh, I'm here with everyone. Got expensive gifts for the holidays, didn't feel anything (doesn't mean I'm not grateful for them). Family? can't relate; old "Friends" had to get rid of them. I just wake up day in and day out and go to my 9 to 5 and sleep, then on weekends, play video games. Sometimes the only way I start to feel normal is when I drink. Getting back into MMA, skating, and Dance, but I feel nothing. I'm in some type of therapy, but still "Nothing," and with the men in there, it feels like I'm an unpaid actor trying to smile and laugh/show human characteristics. I've seen several accidents on the freeway/street, including one that happened right in front of me and still "Nothing".

[@JustaHappyMouse69]

I relate but im 15 :(

[@shadowtactics1940]

@ sorry to hear that. Know that I still care for others out of morals passed down by the older generations. Be kind to yourself & there’s a way to enjoy life without giving up morale. (For me it was MMA, Dance, Skating).

[@JustaHappyMouse69]

​@@shadowtactics1940 thank u for the kind words ^-^

[@LumemDH]

3:44 my friend, I’m getting stressed for you! And I’m a stranger! See how the laws are for divorce in your area because something tells me you and your kids will be better off without that burden you call a wife. 4:53 divorce her dude. Or erase her. Whatever that will screw you up the least legally. 5:27 and it sounds to me that you’re a victim of abuse. It’s true that the flag is flowing along with the wind, but it’s equally true that the flag also has no agency over its destiny. If a tornado is coming, the flag won’t escape it, it’ll be torn to shreds, while the monks who were discussing it have fled for their lives yesterday..

[@GamingXenZen]

The game in the background is "Days Gone." I believe I'm pretty sure that the guy in Story 13 got scammed.

[@JimIdk-m3s]

The lack of Days Gone 2 is the reason I’m broken

[@krimsonkay]

what happens when your eyes refuse to cry

[@KevinKillNation]

Being the phased out friend, I can relate to that. I don't even like my family. My cousins and their families treat me like I'm family though.

[@Helfirehydratrans]

That’s me slowly I went from two friends to no friends Only one of them talk to me on rare occasions now But he’s in the army, so I never get a chance to hang out with him It feels like he’s more of my parents, friend and my friend

[@KevinKillNation]

@Helfirehydratrans I've had a few friends as well. Haven't heard from them in a long time. They probably think I'm dead. I'll let them think that.

[@Raddkann]

speaking from personal experience, i think he'll give up way easier than normal. Purely for example, say he likes a woman, and even the slightest hint that she's interested in someone else, he will make up his mind that there's no chance and totally give up.

[@blooddemon1702]

i needed to hear these put some shit into perspective and while im on an ok track i want to be better i hope i can

[@Polar45870]

Thats why i only work 3 - 4 times a week to have time for hobbies abd myself

[@nickthepick8043]

It's stories like these that remind me of how fortunate I am to be single. But, I don't want other men like me to be alone doing so either.

[@goffrd137]

Merry Christmas Rufus Readers

[@phillyjones3028]

Broken man? Family that refuses to understand me and wants things their way, A simple yet well-paid job that is either neutral or negative turnouts, Hobbies that loses meaning the more I do it. Oh, also knowing too much in the politics and business that no one actually cares and wants to extort more money/time out of you, so you try to save more money for yourself and stay at home as often as I can, only drinking water and eggs. Otherwise, just a broken man aiming for a simpler life that looks forward to a simple retirement in 30 years

[@stefanapostolovski5481]

Listening to all these stories...i realise...i don't wanna get married.

[@OGSynGaming]

Yep.. relatable

[@RufusStories]

YES SIR

[@michaelbrown7464]

The second guy... That was what I was before the divorce. Nothing was good enough even though I still had money coming in being a "stay at home dad"... Even to this day, many years later, it's like I can't connect with anyone, but work needs to be done, so I toss myself headfirst into it

[@stevefg3067]

CDL driver here. Work, eat and sleep. Friends married and hang out at a local bar. Been sober for 5 yrs but forced myself to take a couple days off. Video games or playing the guitar seem so pointless and no longer enjoyable.

[@Helfirehydratrans]

Getting out is impossible because getting a job isn’t enough and that’s all I can do

[@bradames320]

I sit in silence. I smoke a cigarette, staring at the ceiling in my apartment. I dont game bc my mind wanders. I work, come home, eat and then go to bed for the day. Im cold and hollow these days. Abused alot of my life so I try to keep to myself. That man is me.

[@Cruzin249]

ngl, Story 2 pissed me off cause as someone who was in the military, The guy is doing the best as he could and making 6 figures outside of government but if the wife is making more somehow, shes at least 8+ years in the military so most likely a gunny or higher. The wife shaming the guy who is taking care of the kids while the Wife is doing military stuff has no right to shame him. I hope the best for the man if the story is true.

[@xpoom3]

Born of a broken man, but not a broken man. Born of a broken man, never a broken man. Like autumn leaves, his sense fell from him. an empty glass of himself shattered within. His thoughts like a 100 moths trapped in a lampshade. Their wings banging and burning. on through endless nights. Forever awake he lies shaking and starving, praying for someone to turn out the light.

[@casualgamerboi3789]

Thank you for reminding me im not alone

[@ShadowShenlong]

The first two are broken men, but they could’ve fixed it early on, it sounded like they got with the wrong woman, and ignore the red flags before and after children were involved.

[@NetoHikari]

If you can't deal with me at my worst and most broken. Then you don't deserve me at my best and healed. Not sorry

[@Silvercordcutter]

Well atleast u have someone an had children. Try everything without the family

[@angelpandadaylane4924]

32:52 doest apply to all women. In my life, the men I cherish the most cast me aside once they notice that I have been jobless for almost 2 years.

[@coreejacobs4780]

People don’t realize this, the world is very much what can you do for me. Everyone benefits from you and truth be told we don’t care to much have anyone close that we don’t benefit from, men want you to believe this about women to deflect the attention off of them and what they take from you

[@Bornagainvillain]

@@coreejacobs4780nah. Men get called out all the time for being incompetent. Woman can get called out too, while not being offended by it.

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

This is the most Opposite Day ahh threat I’ve read

[@Hawkkaii-ih2ps]

@@Bornagainvillain nah they certainly get offended by it

[@silkroad1201]

Every time I hear "broken man", I wanna break into song 🎶 "And I said whooaa yea-ah baby I'm a broken ma-ee-an!!" 🎶

[@Meleeman011]

I think I know how my dad feels, and how I'm going to feel if I'm not feeling that way already, I fight this feeling and do my best to protect myself against becoming a broken man, but in the end this is what will happen perhaps? nah I'd win

[@NillanthirZ]

Story 2: What's the bet that the wife is cheating on him and is just looking to kick him out to bring the new guy in? Guy needs to gtfo and try to heal. Can't look after the kids if he can't look after himself.

[@DamienSlayer666]

I honestly don't think love is a good trait to have for yourself because it sets you up to fail, preferably self loathing has helped me peered past the indiscrepancies that didn't fall short of logic. If any, it pulls you back from the darkness and allows you to find strength in that same darkness that people who have pulled away from your life somehow find a way back. It's honestly sad that we are losing values that have kept up with society and people are are hiding because how they were treated. Can't blame.the majority of men and some women because after this mess it's going to take years to get back what wasn't broken

[@vRaznix]

Oh yeah

[@phoenixraven5692]

34:09 Story 22 is me. Always has been, always will be.

[@vibinwithvince6579]

Most men Live a life of quiet desperation.

[@JustaHappyMouse69]

Thats sad :c

[@angelpandadaylane4924]

Yeah it's now my standard to doubt everything.

[@christophersafranca8127]

If it wasn’t for my daughter and mom I probably would’ve been just another statistic. Trying to live to ensure my daughter has an easier financial future than I did. Its enough purpose to keep me going.

[@whalercumming9911]

There are even wealth class weirdos who hate that people are so impossibly incapable of being happy. There's a broken world of broken people who believe when it's time to unbelieve

[@angelpandadaylane4924]

8:07 I understand that.

[@eternalrinnegan4497]

I like videos like theae because the comments are basically a place where people can vent and take a weight off their shoulder It's cheaper than therapy

[@dixon137]

idk.. i dont really like self pity.. its been a good 2 decades since anyone ever talked to me and i gave up on a normal life a very long time ago

[@SibTauran]

19:10 Yup. Why bother with anything beyond maintaining functionality? Hard to reason yourself out of that one.

[@Stephen_Hendrie]

And then there's people like me who have kept their life relatively free of responsibilities 😎

[@rorykeefe8954]

Most obvious sign is he’s wearing a cast anywhere on his body.

[@masterblaster9875]

sign #1: He's wearing a cast

[@TPFB129]

I'm BROKEN!!! PanterA

[@ghostrr7690]

If you are a man just accept few things, no one is cominng to help you or save you and its only what you can do or should do for others that even matter in others eyes. Work eat sleep and hope you d ie some day maybe sooner to get away from bull crap. Have fun.

[@ZaBoiii1620]

Im a broken man...

[@HawaiianForgeStudios]

Story 11 hit a little to close to home..

[@sithLinkGaming]

To the one whose wife talks about quote unquote authority authority is literally based on strength and masculinity my wife earns more than I do on average but if you asked her who carries authority she's going to point to me because I take control and charge of things that she doesn't like to deal with I'll put strangers in their place when they deserve it my wife is meek and beautiful

[@dixon137]

sure buddy