Those who try to conform to societal expectations of what you're supposed to be like are believing a lie, that you must meet this body type, you must be this tall/hot/muscular/attractive, you've got to dress a certain way, or that you're supposed to do this and that. You are NOT supposed to live this societal nightmare. It's not worth constantly challenging yourself to meet an expectation that you're not meant to meet, or to do something that you don't want to do. It's not worth submitting yourselves to that kind of unusual circumstances where every day you're putting up a front so that you're seen in a positive life. It's not worth caring what society thinks, because society doesn't care about you. They don't deserve all of your attention. Society needs to do the following.

1. Stop expecting all men to be tough.

In this context, tough means being (fake) thick-skinned, suppressing your own feelings, to be able to take hard criticism, being silent regarding negative situations (where you are not allowed to speak up for yourself or any other people), allowing others to be stubborn at your expense, or to not give a damn. It's just simply impossible. Men are allowed to feel just as much as any other group of people. Bottling up your own feelings is only going to create a heavier weight on your heart that takes longer to lift off so stop expecting men to be this way.

2. Stop expecting every person to meet his or her specific gender roles.

Gender roles serve as a guideline of how you should behave, but they're not lifelines, and they're certainly not the be-all, end-all. For example, stop telling men that they can't be teachers, or stop telling women that they can't be physically and mentally tough.

3. Stop calling women 'emotional'.

Women feel things more sensitively than men do, but that doesn't make them 'emotional'. That just makes them more 'sensitive', and being sensitive is a great ability to have. Extending on the concept of gender roles, women are not the only ones that are sensitive.

4. Stop expecting every guy to be 6'3" tall and a macho man.

The average male is about 5'10", and 6'3" is at least two standard deviations above the average, which is less than 3% of the entire world's male population. Do you really expect half the world to fill that category?

5. Stop expecting every girl to look like a model.

Just like guys, there is enormous pressure on girls to be healthy and look beautiful (handsome for guys) on any given day. Girls have to put on makeup, do their hair, etc., but imagine having to spend at least 20 minutes each day putting on makeup where those 20 minutes could have been spent eating breakfast. She's beautiful the way she is.

6. Stop comparing yourselves to other people.

Nobody can be you. Just embrace you.

7. Stop expecting me to be nice to you if you're not nice to me.

It's a simple saying to treat others the way that you want to be treated. How hard is that to understand?

8. Stop calling men 'soft' for not having sex.

That's not what they're on this earth to do. They're on earth to be leaders and be outstanding people. Women don't owe you anything, but men don't owe you anything either.

9. Stop telling women how to dress up.

It's her clothing, her choice. Not yours, not yours.

10. Stop telling me that guys are the only ones that are supposed to make the first move.

Sure, it's more ideal for a guy to do so and you shouldn't feel pressured to make the first move, but if you just expect guys to make the first move such that you just get to sit back and wait, you're not going to get what you ask for.

11. Stop saying that I'm weak for caring about things.

If you don't have the courage to respect that I have feelings, you're the weak one.

12. Stop telling me that I have to listen to everything you do.

You're in no position to tell me how to live my life. All we want to do is be like us and less like you.

You see, when you expect others to live to your standards, this is the result you get. You get a bunch of frustrated, angry people, you have people who look at themselves negatively instead of positively, and you've ruined so many people's lives. You have body-shaming that exists in the world today, and shaming in many other varieties that bring people down. Look at what you've done, and think to yourself if this is really worth it. Let me tell you what: it's not.

Nobody can meet them.

On behalf of everyone, let me be me. I'm tired of being what you want me to be.