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Now days, this wouldn't fly. Yet there are still some egotistic men out there that think they are better than women and this is how they want to treat their gf's / wives.
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Now days, this wouldn't fly. Yet there are still some egotistic men out there that think they are better than women and this is how they want to treat their gf's / wives.
People should be able to live in whatever arrangement suits them. If they want to live in a role as a submissive wife or husband, fine. If they want more of a 50/50 split of the chores, fine. If they want to be a SAHM while the husband works and brings home a lot of money, fine. If they want to live at separate residences alone, fine. If they want to be single and unconnected with partner(s), fine.
For me personally, I don't think it is unreasonable to have certain expectations of any romantic partner who lives in your home and brings in absolutely $0 in income. I don't think it's egotistical, at all, for a man to have expectations of a wife who is essentially voluntarily unemployed.
The man has every right to expect...
That the home should be clean.
That the laundry should be done, and dry cleaning as well.
That the meals should be made, at home, from scratch, and be healthy.
Some SAHMs do all of these things, and do them well. Others are mere moochers. Their homes are pigstyes, they expect their breadwinner husbands to help with things that they could have been doing during the day, and "dinner" is often times whatever they can grab at the local fast food shack.
And the same goes if the roles are reversed. If the wife is out all day earning a living, the husband should be doing the household chores.
There's nothing wrong with wishing for a life of leisure, but expecting your partner to break his/her back to provide that lifestyle, is unreasonable.
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Agreed for the most part, however I dont agree when the article says "his problems are more important than yours" and to not question him if he doesn't come home, I dont think its acceptable to stay out all night without notice when your partner made dinner for you.
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Agreed for the most part, however I dont agree when the article says "his problems are more important than yours" and to not question him if he doesn't come home, I dont think its acceptable to stay out all night without notice when your partner made dinner for you.
Well if you're a SAHM, and in good health, his problems (meaning work problems) actually are more important than yours. Without his job, both of you are screwed.
I too don't believe anyone should stay out all night without notice. That seems rather absurd, actually, and counter to the "family man" image that was promoted during the 1950s.
But overall, I do believe that people should have free will to enter or leave whatever living arrangement they want. If it's a couple they should set mutual expectations up front.
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Point taken, but I think that article meant it in a male superiority context. As for the article, if I had a partner id have no qualms about doing nice things and making them feel comfortable when they got home. If I was staying at home id keep the house clean, comfortable, and cook them meals, its called being a good partner! However I disagree with the context that its only womans work, whomever is the stay at home partner (if there is one) ought to take care of the home.
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