FEMINISM HAS CONTRIBUTED INDIRECTLY TO THE MALE LONELINESS EPICDEMIC BY EMPOWERING WOMEN TO SUCCEED IN SOCIETY WITHOUT RELYING ON A TRADITIONAL RELATIONSHIP. WHILE THIS SOCIAL PROGRESS SHOULD BE CELEBRATED, WE SHOULDN’T DISCOUNT THE STUGGLE THIS CREATES FOR DISENFRANCHISED MEN SUFFERING FROM MOVING GOALPOSTS AND A LESS DEFINED IDENTITY WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. PRESSURE TO MEET OUTDATED EXPECTATIONS CAN INSTILL LINGERING FEELINGS OF FAILURE IN THE WAKE OF A SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL SHIFT. SO REMEMBER TO BE SYMPATHETIC TO THE STRUGGLES OF THOSE AROUND YOU! ARRROOOOOOOO!