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Less partnership, more burden: How ‘mankeeping’ is straining modern relationships https://english.mathrubhumi.com/lifestyle/understanding-mankeeping-unpaid-labour-lqpxnuat?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #mankeeping #emotionalLabour #genderInequality #relationships

"Over the past 30 years, studies in places like North America and Europe show that men’s social networks have shrunk significantly in comparison to women. Fewer close relationships between males may cause some men to rely heavily on relationships with women, specifically romantic relationships, for emotional support in ways that are not always fully reciprocated. This theoretical article argues that a decline in men’s social connections may increase the work women exert to support men through a phenomenon we call “#mankeeping.”"

Ferrara, A. P., & Vergara, D. P. (2024).
Theorizing Mankeeping: The Male Friendship Recession and Women’s Associated Labor as a Structural Component of Gender Inequality.
Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 25(4), 391–401.
https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000494

Tenemos nuevo concepto psicológico y de terapia, el #mankeeping No nos pronunciaremos hasta que lo analice @stoppseudo.bsky.social

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new term for puzzling observation

"the mental load of women around the world: "#mankeeping" - the task of being their male partner's best friend, romantic partner and therapist; the person who manages both the emotional life and the social circles of the man."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-23/mankeeping-esther-perel-mental-load-heterosexual-relationships/105667154

#Mansplaining...#Mankeeping - stellt sich raus, unreife Männlichkeit ruiniert die Welt auf mehr Arten, als wir denken 🤦

Why Women Are Weary of the Emotional Labor of ‘Mankeeping’ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/well/family/mankeeping-definition.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

"That’s the first thing to note. Pearson gave the game away when she noted how the term “mankeeping” had taken off online."

"Points for self-awareness when Pearson admits that many see 'mankeeping’ as an internet-approved bit of therapy-speak used to dump on straight men.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/cathyreisenwitz/p/mankeeping-no-its-gender-defending

#mankeeping

#mankeeping #psychology

"Justin Lioi is a licensed clinical social worker in Brooklyn who specializes in therapy for men. When he sees a new client, one of the first things he asks is: Who can you talk to about what’s going on in your life?

Much of the time, Mr. Lioi said, his straight male clients tell him that they rarely open up to anyone but their girlfriends or wives. Their partners have become their unofficial therapists, he said, 'doing all the emotional labor.'

That particular role now has a name: 'mankeeping.' The term, coined by Angelica Puzio Ferrara, a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, has taken off online. It describes the work women do to meet the social and emotional needs of the men in their lives, from supporting their partners through daily challenges and inner turmoil, to encouraging them to meet up with their friends.

'What I have been seeing in my research is how women have been asked or expected to take on more work to be a central — if not the central — piece of a man’s social support system,' Dr. Ferrara said, taking care to note that the dynamic isn’t experienced by all couples.

The concept has taken on a bit of a life of its own, with some articles going so far as to claim that mankeeping has 'ruined' dating and driven women to celibacy. We talked to Dr. Ferrara and other experts about what mankeeping is and isn’t, and how to tell if it has seeped into your relationship."

https://archive.ph/k8hoI#selection-4521.0-4563.149