“I wish men would let go of gender roles entirely.”

Here are some of the things men desperately want other men to quit:

1.

“Putting off your own healthcare.

A man receives an eye exam from an optometrist using specialized equipment. Both are focused on the procedure.

Seriously, just get that check-up.”

“Men should stop thinking that they HAVE to be the ‘alpha’ all the time.

You may be very good at some things, but you are not the best at everything!

A person is sitting on a bed, facing away from the camera, hugging a child while looking out the window. The room appears calm and cozy

Real men know what they are good at and where they need help.”

u/kaschman1822

3.

“Being absent fathers.”

A man is driving a car at night, focusing on the road ahead while using a smartphone mounted on the dashboard for navigation

“This mostly applies to younger guys, but the whole ‘Do you wanna settle this outside?’

kind of response to a disagreement.

What does violence prove other than that one can beat up the other?

Overhead view of a flushing toilet with shoes visible at the bottom of the image

Resorting to violence is just so dumb.”

u/PTSDisorderlyConduct

5.

“Doing loudvroom-vroomswith your car.

Person in denim shirt holding a smartphone, looking at an image of a child on the screen

The entire neighborhood doesn’t need to know the presence of your fragile masculinity.”

“If other men could stop with the mass shootings, that’d be great.

They can cut out all the other senseless acts of violence and aggression, too, actually.”

A man is seated looking at his laptop with a stressed expression, hands on his temples. The background suggests a modern indoor setting

u/Iztac_xocoatl

7.

“Urinating on the toilet seat at work and in public places.”

“Ignoring their friends being assholes.

A couple lies in bed, embracing and holding hands, sharing a tender, intimate moment. The scene captures a sense of closeness and affection

u/btstfn

9.

“STOP MAKING WOMEN SO GODDAMN UNCOMFORTABLE ON DATING APPS AND RUINING IT FOR US NORMAL MEN.”

“Sexualizing literally everything.”

Man with short hair and beard sitting on steps in a garden area, appearing contemplative

u/Ok_Weather_822

12.

Men do this a lot in the UK.”

u/Large_Grape_5674

13.

A woman in casual wear sits on a bed, looking at her phone, while three children, including a baby in a diaper, play and lay on the bed around her

“Excusing verbal and mental abuse as humor.

‘It’s just a joke, bro.'”

u/PapaSmurfOrochi

15.

Older man in a striped shirt using a vintage sewing machine at a wooden table with craft supplies around

“Being ashamed of their mental health.”

“Sending unsolicited dick pics to women and other idiotic behavior toward women.”

u/Lanky-Kaleidoscope-7

17.

Person in a bathroom washing their hands under a running faucet, with a reflection showing them focused on the task

“Loudly proclaiming that a ‘woman’s job’ is to cater to a man and have children.

I wish men would let go of gender roles entirely.”

“Spitting in public.”

u/njlandlord0001

19.

“Talking down on those expressing their ‘less manly’emotions.”

u/OhNoMyUMBRELLA

21.

“kindly wash your hands after peeing.

It’s common decency.”

u/bitscavenger

Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.