LithiumLulu
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What the hell is all of this "be a man," "wussyboy" shit? What is it to be a man?
It can be many things, which is sort of my point. As a woman I want to find out what kind of guy you are if you're wanting to take me out. I want a guy that isn't afraid to step up and be himself, not a wimpering yes-man.
To tell a woman what to do, drag her out some place, pay for her dinner and bracelet, and then carry her up the stairs? What is it to be a woman to you people? It sounds more like trying to entertain a toddler than a mutual relationship.
No, I said right from the beginning it wasn't about macho posturing. There's a lot of ground between being a macho goon and a wussyboy. Who you are and where you are on that continuum is what a woman wants to know. We all have different tastes. I'm not a super-feminist-type, I like a man to hold a door for me and bring me little surprises for no reason at all. I don't expect the kind of equality where he comes in from mowing half the lawn and says that my half is waiting to be cut. I expect him to take care of the "man things" and I'll take care of the "woman things". I believe there can still be an equitable division of labor but I think we should focus on our strengths. If it were up to him we'd drink beer and have squirt-cheese on Ritz crackers for every meal, so I tend to take care of that. But the thing is, if he were sick or away and the grass needed cutting I would take care of it. In my world it's not about expectations as much as it's about caring for each other.