An X personality wrote, “Dear Young Men. If you were raised by a single mother, do not get married unless you’re close to your father.”
This statement perpetuates harmful stereotypes, implying that being raised by a single mother makes one unfit for marriage unless a paternal bond is restored. It dismisses the ability of single mothers to raise well-rounded children and assumes that the absence of a father figure dooms men to relational inadequacy. Such comments overlook the diverse ways people learn values and relationship skills, regardless of family structure. Promoting this narrative risks further stigmatizing single-parent households and placing undue pressure on young men to conform to societal expectations of familial relationships.
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