your SPOUSE is the one who’ll sit beside you when your PARENTS DIE. who’ll hold your hand through CHILDBIRTH. who might have to BATHE YOU if you’re ever too sick to stand. this isn’t just about BUTTERFLIES or DATE NIGHTS. it’s about choosing someone who SHOWS UP... in GRIEF, in MESS, in UNCERTAINTY. so no, LOVE ALONE isn’t enough. COMMITMENT, MATURITY, and the ability to ENDURE life’s ugly parts... that’s what sustains a MARRIAGE. because when life gets PAINFULLY REAL, ROMANCE won’t carry you... CHARACTER will. and the truth is, FOREVER is only possible with someone who knows how to STAY when it’s HARD TO LOVE
men are the real GOLD DIGGERS.
they expect your BODY.
they expect you to play MAID.
to COOK, to CLEAN, to RAISE their kids.
they expect you to PAMPER fragile egos and carry all the EMOTIONAL LABOR... while holding down a JOB and still SPLITTING THE BILLS
Men don't understand... being a "PROVIDER" isn't all about MONEY. It's about providing the EMOTIONAL SECURITY that allows a woman to rest in her FEMININE ENERGY. Money is the icing, not the cake
Marriage only benefits a woman when the man is truly capable of leading, providing, and protecting. Otherwise she’s just adding responsibilities to a life she already manages alone.