i firmly believe that men are naturally more romantic and that pop culture convincing women to be romantic idealists and men to be "alpha males" was a devastating mistake.
Just watched a video where a woman writer shared how her mum came over to help. Her mum did all the housework, laundry, cooking, cleaning, and childcare so she could focus. During her mum’s stay, writer TRIPLED her daily word count.
Then she said something that hit hard.
Most men have this kind of support their entire lives. Next time you call a man productive, consider that.
Damn. Still letting it sink in.
do not let the government fool you. they absolutely do owe you functioning systems, they owe you clean water, they owe you access to housing, they owe you opportunities to work, they owe you dignity. that’s within their constitutional mandate, that’s their purpose and their duty.
I once left the man I loved because he couldn't drive to get me a packet of painkillers when I had a severe migraine. I had to drive myself. I saw a future of suffering ahead for me and any children.
You are better off free to find someone who possesses empathy. And you will.
A lot of men are not being ‘disrespected’ in their relationship, they are just being accurately confronted for the first time in their life.
If every time she names a pattern you hear it as an attack, you will keep turning ordinary feedback into destructive arguments. It is easier to label her as ‘disrespectful’ than is it to admit you have never learned how to be in a relationship where your comfort is not the main priority.
The FOURTH child in just over a week to freeze to death in Gaza was ONE MONTH old. This is deliberate. From man-made conditions: tents, siege, blocked aid, destroyed homes.