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[–] Allero@lemmy.today 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

As long as they want sexual connection as well, they technically are (Incel = involuntarily celibate)

But the way incel culture manifested itself, incels began being associated with angry envious misogynistic young men, which is not great and certainly not a good mental framework for someone who just wants intimacy

There are many ways people can start thinking of themselves as undesirable, unwanted, perpetually lonely, and we need to provide some social example for them to begin realizing flaws in their mentality, not reinforcing them.

We should also combat the notion that relationships are everywhere and easy to find, and make sure to note many, many cases of people finding their first true love way after 30, 50 or even 70. It's just never too late, and it's not a race in the slightest.

Witg the diversity of attractions, what one may find undesirable may be what the other desperately seeks.