I am a young, Canadian man, 21 years of age, and I found MGTOW around a year ago. I didn't think much of it then, classifying it as nothing more than counterproductive dribble against the wheel of progress. I believe I was "weaker" then than I am now.

For me, I think it all might have started when my entrepreneurship professor asked my class one question: "What is society's number one motivator?". Being the hopeful one that I was and remain today, I immediately thought: "can't it be love?" Doesn't that tend to motivate people to succeed in life above all other things? After many classmates offered up answers to this vexing question, some of which fell within the prof's hierarchical list (pure sex, avarice, faith and -- yes -- love were some offerings which were shot down in favour of the top dog), the final "number one" was finally unveiled. What was it?

Sexual desire.

To this day, my classmates laugh at that answer. I never did, and that was because I saw truth in it. It made me think. Living in this society is making it more and more apparent to me that, well, yes, people ARE motivated by that type of thing. They tend to want to impress their partner (or partner to-be), and they believe that they will be rewarded handsomely if they do. Much like Christianity in the older days, it makes society run in a somewhat stable manner.

But I don't think that such a drive is running (or will run) "society" anymore, at least as a whole. While I saw truth in what my professor said, I didn't (and don't) agree entirely. Why? I don't because as the population of this world "moves forward" and starts to become more educated, the majority of it will eventually realize that men and women are different from each other in a way that can't promote "true love" (the "fairy tale" relationship) without sacrificing a ton of different personal values and facets of identity. Men and women, in the eyes of evolution, are only meant to be together to reproduce. That's it. This whole monogamous/marriage society complex only exists to continue on that which should have ended with sex in my eyes.

So, I now view the whole relationship charade (ESPECIALLY the one that falls within my age bracket) as positively meaningless and an utter waste of time. I'd rather be myself than have to change what I am to accommodate for what I view as an (essentially) alien mind with different drives and personality tendencies. And all this doesn't even mention what society nowadays does in favour of women at the expense of men.

So yeah, I don't believe that actual, classical love exists. That which we call "love" is really only a hormone-charged illusion in my eyes. It's a biological trance that distracts and does not fulfill.

In case one of you asks, I'm not a virgin, but for all intents and purposes I view myself as one because my only experience with sex so far has been with an incredibly loose psychopath who played with my emotions. Moving forward, celibacy (yes, celibacy) is an option I deeply consider on a daily basis because of what I've talked about here.

Feel free to post comments, questions, and even your own stories. I welcome different perspectives on this topic.