Far from embracing the school run, most men are still trapped by rigid cultural notions of being strong, dominant and successful. Is it leading to an epidemic of unhappiness similar to the one felt by Betty Friedan’s 50s housewives?
You’re just discounting the entire portion of people who don’t want families. So more people are looking for others who are independent enough to bring in a second income and live their completely self-sufficient financial life (up until the point they join their financial life, that is) next to themselves.
You’re acting like it’s 1950 where men want a woman to stay home and poo out some tykes, have dinner on the table after we leave our office jobs that support an entire family of four—but in 2024. Where none of that can really exist in this economy. Not to mention, people want different things these days. Sure, there are some retrogressive men, maybe you’re one of them, but the majority are looking for an equal partner.
You’re just discounting the entire portion of people who don’t want families.
No, I’m simply saying I don’t know any men like that personally. I know they exist, of course. It’s just that in my circle of influence I only know family-focused men. My whole point was that such men aren’t necessarily a rarity, but now I’m starting to think that was the point all along.
I don’t know any men who would choose a career-focused woman over a family-focused one. I don’t think this is as much ESH as you make it out to be.
Hi, I’m Mare. I want that, now you know me (:
Nice to meet you, Mare. 🙂
You’re just discounting the entire portion of people who don’t want families. So more people are looking for others who are independent enough to bring in a second income and live their completely self-sufficient financial life (up until the point they join their financial life, that is) next to themselves.
You’re acting like it’s 1950 where men want a woman to stay home and poo out some tykes, have dinner on the table after we leave our office jobs that support an entire family of four—but in 2024. Where none of that can really exist in this economy. Not to mention, people want different things these days. Sure, there are some retrogressive men, maybe you’re one of them, but the majority are looking for an equal partner.
That description of The 1950s is highly mythological https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feminine_Mystique#Criticism
No, I’m simply saying I don’t know any men like that personally. I know they exist, of course. It’s just that in my circle of influence I only know family-focused men. My whole point was that such men aren’t necessarily a rarity, but now I’m starting to think that was the point all along.