What does “being a man” mean today? “As little as possible,” shrugs Ami Rubiés, 18, from Cambridgeshire, who does not find the term useful. “I guess I see the whole concept as sort of redundant.”His friend Rae Baxter, who is about to leave for freshers week at the University of Liverpool, has a much
No. It means that many men use the women they have relationships with as their only emotional support, and often expect them to be therapists as well as partners.
Your partner cannot be your only emotional support or the only person you share all your struggles with, with the expectation of their constant and undivided full support and guidance.
It doesn’t matter if you’re male or female, it’s not behaviour compatible with good relationships.
No. It means that many men use the women they have relationships with as their only emotional support, and often expect them to be therapists as well as partners.
Both statements are not mutually exclusive.
Oh, so men don’t need to be emotionally supportive of their wives since they have other people?
Good to know!
That’s not what I said and you know it.
Your partner cannot be your only emotional support or the only person you share all your struggles with, with the expectation of their constant and undivided full support and guidance.
It doesn’t matter if you’re male or female, it’s not behaviour compatible with good relationships.
You’re basically saying that a lot of marriages are shams.
Well, you’re right.
Kind of is, though.
If by good you mean codependent