How Stories Shape Your Reality (And Maybe Your Sex Life)

Stories shape our lives. Even in little ways, the things we hear affect how we think, particularly it affects what we think is normal. The pictures show two examples of abnormal, and inaccurate interpretations of sex.
The first is from a subreddit called /r/incels. This stands for involuntary celibate, and the group is supposed to be a hang out for virgins. However, they end up with some toxic beliefs about women, probably because they don't interact with them much. They think that women, even very ugly, or mean, or unintelligent women can always get sex if they want it. Because of this, they see women as privileged, and often lazy or lacking value, because they don't think women have to work hard to have a good life. These guys join a group that demonizes women, because they have bad luck with the ladies, and as a result end up hating us, making them less likely to ever have a successful relationship, and the cycle goes on.
The next picture is of some sex tips from cosmo. Men aren't the only ones who have weird ideas about sex. Sex tips from cosmo are notoriously crappy, but teenagers or young women may not know how unappealing they are to the men they sleep with, so they will use bad sex tips, have bad sex, and when the guy doesn't seem interested anymore, they will seek out more sex tips to become better, perpetuating the cycle.
When men and women have open communication, both from friends and significant others, neither of these problems would come up, but the stories we hear often come from just one side, deepening the divide.