If women want equality, then why do they expect men to do everything?
A statement that’s becoming more and more popular is “If women want equality, then why do they expect men to do everything?”. It’s a falsehood and women’s desire for men to pull their own weight or to go beyond what’s expected of them has nothing to do with equality and is more about the sexual attraction they feel when they see a man exhibit his masculinity. There is also the issue of men feeling like they’re doing everything without fairly looking at all the things his partner does for him. There’s give and take in a relationship and some actions might be small enough to get overlooked.
These personality traits are important when it comes to sexual attraction because it’s what women expect from men. They’re supposed to be able to take care of things and when they don’t women wonder why they’re not capable of doing that. It has nothing to do with wanting men to take care of them, it’s more about what they’ve been raised to expect from gender stereotypes and equality can still happen when a man does this. Women are capable of doing things but they think men will want to be the one in charge and do it instead of them. They worry that if they do it then their boyfriend will feel emasculated and get upset so they let him do it.
Equality has nothing to do with men acting like a gentlemen because this behaviour shows respect and thoughtfulness. Showing respect is different for each gender and women show it by doing gestures that men tend to be uncomfortable with like giving emotional support. If the woman you’re with wanted true equality then she would expect you to show more feminine traits like asking her how her day was or looking after the kids while she worked. Instead, men and women use gestures that feel natural to them to show affection for their partner and this tends to be gender based actions which could make it feel like men are expected to do everything when in reality women do their share of things too.
Sometimes men feel like they have to do everything because their partner is always asking them to do stuff. This isn’t about equality, this is about how she feels about your behaviour. She might feel like you’re not pulling your weight and expect her to do everything so she becomes more demanding. Do you expect her to play the housewife role and do all of the housework or to do the same things for you that your mother did? If so then she probably notices that you treat her like a maid instead of an equal partner and will stop letting you treat her that way. She’ll demand more respect and stop doing things to try and show you just how much she does so that you can appreciate her more.
Women want equality but sometimes men confuse this with acting entitled. They want to be treated like equals and they also treat their partner the same way but with different behaviour and actions. Men might overlook this because she’s acting in a way that he expects a woman to act. If you look at the way the two of you interact in a non-biased way then you might realize that she does more for you than you thought.
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