Are men the head of the household?

I once met an American man on an online dating site, who said "men are always the head of the household". The conversation deteriorated from that point on, because I really thought men were supposed to be getting more progressive. What would YOU do, ladies, if a man told you that men are the head of the household?
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I'm ok with it ....I don't mind to stay at home , while you go out to work , and I can clean the house and cook for you ...as long as you give me money to pay the bills and go shopping with ...wave
virgo
Leave it to you with the comments...lol...

Pretty
I would run in the other direction...men are not all created the same...wine
Virgo, you are hilarious---that is, if you are not being seriousshock
but I am being serious ....banana
loulou, you validated my choice--I felt barf and I did escapesuper from frog
It would take some real mouth watering, gourmet meals, and some major clutter-busting....laugh
Is this some kind of a rebellion ?
Whats next, women having the right to vote ,drive cars... shock
dedo
Shudder to think!!wine
well I don't drink or smoke ....or watch sports or cage ,fighting ...I do write poetry now and again ...wave
Women...in Saudi Arabia driving....imagine that!idea
Poetry?writing violin happy place heart wings
sounds good ....wave
check ... my profile and look at my poems ...see what you think and there's over 400 blogs there too ! wave
I would loose the respect for a man who sits home and cooks for me.

Man has to work and bring money to home. Period.
First of all define the "head of the household"... Does it it mean making the money, fully proving for the family and making all decisions? ... Or just sitting around not doing much but exercising his "power"? People may imply different things when they talk about being head of the household.

Truly I think behind every strong man (head of the household) there is a smart woman that runs the game, but lets her hubby think that he is the King laugh
Oh-oh, the one poem called Duality, says "once my trap is set...." I'm getting nervous now...hole tmi
I live in a boat and I love going sailing ....wave
Great! trapped in a boat with a poet....uh oh The moon had better be mesmerizing, the meal more than sumptuous...sad flower
Definitely, I'm the head of this household, mind you there's only one occupant.crying rolling on the floor laughing
yes with candle lit dinners and watching the sunset and walking hand in hand on long beaches , with all the yummy sea food wave
...always hand in hand....because....it's a traphelp
some where we would have to let go so I can get fire wood to cook the crayfish ....wave
In the leagle sense yes men are the head of the house hold,unfortunately society doesn't agree with this law and once again woman get it in the shorts.In my personal opinion if a man wants that title he darn well better earn it.In other words he better be prepared to bring all the income and do the domestic honey dues with out complant
Law, it's a law? I'm getting concerned, now uncertain
and what if he's in the mood for some lovin'devil and I'm notrollers ?
My perfect man would be a retired with stable income and keep me company every day. We do the cleaning and cooking together and go travel together. Gorgeous!
If in a marriage, should there be a head of the house? I don't think so. I was raised mostly by my mother, and the one thing that I was taught was equality. The man should support the household, but not be a head or the king. No one person should have the right to rule over the house, this isn't the middle ages.beer
i think many women think so. i always wondered about this, many employed men are marrying unemployed girls, but not a single employed woman is ready to marry an unemployed boy - and when i discussed this with my friends they ( our female friends... girlfriends of my friends...etc ) replied with what lilly just said above. an interesting case of gender inequality!

the most logical way to run the household is, by not having the man or the woman as head, but to assign responsibilities to the most eligible person. the critical thinker will deal with jobs that involves thinking - managing the home budget and investing. the follower will do the routine jobs that do not involve thinking - grocery shopping and paying bills. a person ( man or woman ) can be partly leader ( thinker ) and partly follower. in other words, in real life situations both husband and wife will do some thinking jobs and some routine jobs. it is more like running the government.
TheDoctor;I like your answer wine
ajkaorun;you forgot to say anything about women that looks after lot's of children at home,cooks and cleans and being servant to whole family -it's that undermining women work at home as not valid enough to be recognised just as work that husbuned do ? I only look after myself and supporting with school my 19 years old daughter so I am the head of myself,loll...
but if with partner I would expect equal treatment, compromises and equality wave this is not stone age or medivelian timewine
I agree with what you did...
enigma...

the second paragraph of my comment explained my standpoint. it is indeed equal as i have written no man nor woman as the head but an intelligent division of labor.

but there was an logical anamoly. the house work done by women was indeed included in the discussion ( i always enjoyed thought-provoking debates back then in my college days ), and when i argued that if the unemployed man in question is ready to do the same ( cooking, cleaning, washing, childrearing, whatever done by the unemployed woman ), will the employed woman marry that unemployed man? and still there was a big nooooo!!!!!
Its the twenty first century and me and my girl are equal in everything I dont treat her less then me and I wouldn't want her to treat me that way....john
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Not in my home, they're not. laugh
Love your commentspeace yay peace
Ajkaorjun: "and when i argued that if the unemployed man in question is ready to do the same ( cooking, cleaning, washing, childrearing, whatever done by the unemployed woman ), will the employed woman marry that unemployed man? and still there was a big nooooo!!!!!"

I have heard women say this because they fear they will have to support the man, especially if he has a history of on and off working. When women are young, they also need a man to be able to help support them when children come along - they want a help-meet, not another child, as some phrased it. teddybear
I agree, I don't want another childteddy , nor do I want a domineering manboxing ; I want a partnerhug for an equal, mutually supportive, caring partnershipdance where each person looks out for the otherteddybear
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