<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:30:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hl-w203e2/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Challenging life for men's ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone!!! I hope so you all are fine and happy 🙂 This world ain't a easy place to live as every living thing need to struggle hard to live in this world. Everyone try to do something for survive]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@les90/challenging-life-for-men-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@les90/challenging-life-for-men-s</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[les90]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:45:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqHeet2tMbutAPferkgoTf9v7U8Lftnkk9sSHrzmgNZcLJXLZ4w71znKXFboZC6brCPv3RXjSYioU2USrjmtBQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Boys Don't Cry, But They Can Cry]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's commonly said that men don't cry. This points to an illusion whereby the man isn't expected to cry even in the face of vulnerability and when things overwhelm him. Maybe because he's a man, and as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@daverick/big-boys-don-t-cry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@daverick/big-boys-don-t-cry</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daverick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 01:07:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVqFVvkXVUAoCnJ1v1VgroFt8gEbR89YvwGYgeE4UqkDEe5ZT83QSNwC8jCmhB3wHouvz6EwSjT8icGwZEXA7kHNddBUPdjnzfwMmCa25iTo8it9prJdxqe8QrYTBaELTWTcA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men should know how to hide their pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gender discrimination is a hot topic at any time, and most of the time it says that women are getting bullied and they are not receiving many privileges they are supposed to receive. This is a complaint]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@intishar/men-should-know-how-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@intishar/men-should-know-how-to</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[intishar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnUyejFFyCBFX9Fzwtihwi3pYWe56rWzk8Zznfos6atBArqeY3afaRziSQQshQPBjobL73KSMYRk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Weight of Masculinity: Unpacking the 'Men Don't Cry' Paradigm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source I guess the phrase 'men do not cry' exists because of the societal indoctrination of men being protectors, providers and buffers for women who are presumably delicate or the weaker vessel. While]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@bipolar95/the-weight-of-masculinity-unpacking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@bipolar95/the-weight-of-masculinity-unpacking</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bipolar95]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11gsSSARyQfw9kVqGXFpvr69xcwmD2ALq1JvxZPYZx8HbszV3CWXcHqjmadAfSJZdcB2naybZsoUYjp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unmute the silenced voices! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a stigma in this world that men can't talk. But I had rather have my mate cry on my shoulders than go to his funeral the next week. These were the words of a man who lost a close friend of his']]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@soma18/unmute-the-silenced-voices</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@soma18/unmute-the-silenced-voices</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soma18]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:38:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgt1ToxyJNZ2CBe2hrJJxxFumrTYgdiB16dsHGkxy5u76CZrjUS4epeL17gCxBhZ7P2gohLWGdMpj7UBxr5jh6ms94fd4S99Zo4NQeNxYgAVgGK8PLkGm9JwWzekryzZKcYdV63UeaJcajC2oh8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Reality of a Man ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Silent Struggle of Men Emotions and Societal Expectations > Estimated reading time: 2-3 minutes Societal expectations often create a silent struggle for mens emotions. 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Talking about how the society expects that a man should always be man and man up each and every time, showing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@marsdave/the-mask-of-masculinity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@marsdave/the-mask-of-masculinity</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marsdave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:34:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennB2chVfQ2Ww2rytPE3qXuEEBQUp4tSqQGSwQbeLpi6RbpF3qKDcjrGwYVtSP3pAWo8syZRDW1RwSNqzQ5sxHxT7PnATTsSJtDSXo91n8ax9Ee3vfQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it a myth that men must be tough? [EN/ES]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much has been said and narratives have even been created about the need for men to deconstruct themselves to reconcile with their feminine side, and a bunch of other things. 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I'm ready to meet you and share your lovely vitality with you. Would you be willing to share some of it with me? You can leave a comment letting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@misticogama/when-the-protective-boy-also-breaks-down-engesp-5x9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@misticogama/when-the-protective-boy-also-breaks-down-engesp-5x9</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[misticogama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:23:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNGVK9NpUPEe734QYwWoCsnBGEScTZGRTMJVN1RMWNa7YAxDtpndhctT8G2A6BjgzrZ58qSX5pAa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Men Feel Like They're Running Out of Time – And How to Slow Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nowadays challenges aren't that challenging compared to people who have lived in the past because we have advanced tech and life is moving in a fast paced environment Yet every human has different]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@idksamad78699/why-men-feel-like-theyre-running-out-of-time-and-how-to-slow-down-6m5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@idksamad78699/why-men-feel-like-theyre-running-out-of-time-and-how-to-slow-down-6m5</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[idksamad78699]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:07:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZK4EwqeDmirqaxeVLtbqHwyYxd7R3pqyWSyWXEuidLCFuS85ymjvv3qgeo5swBW5i1SC6JQ8ua9tZQwRpsQnuSu5WMf6NCQHeQTqm1An1pYCe698LRTHLTTc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Encouraging Men to be Vulnerable in a World That Expects them to Endure Silently. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The popular saying "Big Boys Don't Cry" is just an unrealistic societal standard that has made many men suffer silently , depressed, addicted to alcohol and hard drugs. 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I am so delighted to participate in this week’s prompt topic: big boys don’t]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@cindynancy/big-boys-should-speak-up-7ky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@cindynancy/big-boys-should-speak-up-7ky</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cindynancy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:11:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC6cVkxqv8kz4A9SqCsPDh53zeyYmnGwfyLaa6ugEuwkzQEWcQpyovpCz3DwmwSdABPJXGFCwDKQfmWoZwJ3qQ4B19dKB7ksdLvGGfD1kMU6fvCz25sbvn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tears are the silent language of grief . ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When my Dad passed away few years ago, I cried a lot. It was not the instant crying but happened after initial few days. 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