Conclusion: Adaptability and Resourcefulness of Refugee Men

Abstract

Experiences associated with forced migration, asylum seeking and settlement are often portrayed within the trauma discourse. Yet, there is always a desire by refugee men to pursue and engage in pleasurable intimate relationships despite the everyday challenges of life. Forced migration leads men to new societies that redefine them as refugees and triggers off a process that shapes the ways in which they organise and pursue intimate relationships. While some refugee men experience difficulties of adjusting in those societies, others display adaptability and resourcefulness as they strive to pursue enjoyable and fulfilling intimate relationships. This is an issue that deserves more attention and response by agencies and researchers that work to improve the wellbeing of refugees during migration and upon settlement.