tainogirl: Men are doing it all these days. Making the bacon, cleaning the house, many are great cooks,some sew, do their own ironing and many are now raising kids on their own. If these need a little sexual release, they have the outlets of porn, prostitutes, and can have one night stands with no strings. Could it be with all this independence that the role of women in men's life as wives and girlfriends might be coming to an end. With so much divorce and many complaining that women are just after their money,nagging them, etc... maybe many would rather not have us as permanent fixtures in their lives. Comments please.
Hi Taino. Yes, I think they do. I don't think the role of a woman in a man's life is not coming to an end. Certainly not to me, not in my house, I would not be here otherwise. I feel that my role is one that is very much needed with my man and we maintain the old fashioned values because we like them and while I was raised by a man, he comes from a good, strong traditional family with values that are very much instilled in him. Älso, to throw a real spanner in the works, I think men have been providing for women for years, women's roles have changed in soceity and in some homes. When I was married, I went out to work and my ex husband was at home for nine months when our children were small.
That being said, there are many more single people now than ever before in my life, or maybe because I am exposed to it. Years ago, to be single at 40 was frowned upon, as a woman. Now it is seen as liberating and that women do not need a man so much. I see nothing wrong at all in needing a man or a woman. I was alone for nearly two years and I was fed up of going to bed alone, I wanted hard thighs wrapped around me and a big chest to bury my head in. Why people state that they want a partner and not need one is beyond me. I have been successful in my career, even successful in my marriage, resulting in children that I adore and have had the benefit of being a mum, a role that I have very much enjoyed. As a human being, are we not conditioned to need each other? Otherwise we would not be here. Good thread.