Original Reddit post

I’ve noticed that when a man says he’s happy being single, some people immediately read it as cope, failure, or pretending for some odd reason. I get that some men are single because dating hasn’t worked out for them which is fine but I don’t think that automatically means every man who says he chose being single is lying to himself. For men here who are genuinely content being single, do people usually accept that when you say it, or do they assume there must be some deeper reason? And for men who are sceptical when other men say this, what makes you doubt it? Is it based on your own experience, what you’ve seen from other men, or something else? submitted by /u/Successful-Ear977

Originally posted by u/Successful-Ear977 on r/AskMen