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I Have Escaped the Middle East and I am Glad Now to be MGTOW

I was born in the UAE but often traveled between UAE and Saudi Arabia in my youth. In my youth, I was stifled by traditionalism and gynocentrism. Life was all about getting a good job, making money, getting a good wife, and then serving her by being a breadwinner. I was constantly anxious because I felt I needed to serve women and society.

Now I have migrated to a Western country in my early twenties and have discovered MGTOW. Having lived in a country filled with traditionalism, I am glad I am no longer bound by it. Freedom is beautiful, and MGTOW for me is about putting freedom above all else. I found that I was restricted in the Middle East by traditionalism. I find that traditionalism is an enemy of freedom because you are restricted in what you can do based on beliefs held many centuries or millennia ago. Just because something is written in the Koran, Bible, or Torah, it doesn't mean it applies today. A man of logic would assess each situation on a case-by-case basis.

My parents still communicate with me online and keep asking me when I will have a family and have children. But I tell them politely and firmly that I do not want to live a traditional life. My parents believe I am corrupted by Western values, but there are many in the West who are corrupted by traditionalism who conform to the standard template for life, i.e. go to university, get married, buy a house, and have children. This is a lifestyle promoted by those in power because it benefits them. More consumers, more workers, more debt.

Traditionalism literally enslaves its adherents, whether it is in the West or the Middle East.

My goal is to live the life of a MGTOW and show by example that it is a superior life. It is a life filled with freedom, wealth, and happiness. My friends constantly try to shame me for not having a girlfriend, but I own up to my bachelor lifestyle and keep promoting it. Lead by example.