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Men who consider themselves unattractive to women have organized a club in Osaka Prefecture where they can openly share their personal complexes and thoughts with each other.
The club, called Bokura no Himote Kenkyukai, which literally means Our Research Group on Unattractiveness, has held about 40 meetings since 2017 and published a book in 2020.
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The club often organizes events to help members socialize with each other, such as a meeting of men polishing their nails, held based on a proposal from a member who had wanted to do it since his childhood, as well as camping trips and excursions.
“I sometimes get rejected completely for being unattractive, so I couldn’t tell others about my problems. But people at the club listen to my stories without making fun out of it,” a 26-year-old participant said.
He once thought about turning his dismal life around by dating a woman he likes.
“I had thought that being unattractive is a bad thing, and I had struggled to escape it, but now I can accept myself as I am,” he said.
“Men are often told not to worry about such things, but I thought that a place is needed for these men to talk and put their hearts at ease,” said Kai Nishii, the 31-year-old founder of the club, who had thought that he himself was an unattractive man. “Some people became able to enjoy being unattractive. I want to make a place to talk.”
