As a woman, do you think there are any Western men these days, that understand I am weaker?

I think some women fail to see that men just express empathy differently, a woman might cry in solidarity with someone while a man tries to remain as stable as possible to make the person feel save and supported. That doesn't mean the man is less upset about the situation, he just channels it differently. However, society has grown to expect the latter out of men to such a extent that it feels more like a role pattern than a real emotion, which is very bad.

When you can't decide for yourself how to cope with a difficult emotional situation your not really processing it. Because men often don't feel understood by women they find it easier to express their empathy around other men, and society has grown to expect them to do this more. It's different in a relationship however Men mainly value empathy among friends, from strangers or contacts at work they expect less.

I think society sometimes looks down on empathy in men unless it involves heroic physical actions - like rescuing someone from subway tracks. Yes, because some men seem to view empathy as weakness. A man who feels and freely shows empathy for others in general - turns me on.

Is that weird? I have trust issues with men who directly show me empathy because I can't know if it's just strategy or not.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.