• niftyOP
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    -313 months ago

    It’s sadly creating a class of alienated working class men because the working class men don’t want to accept non-traditional relationship roles.

    • @iii@mander.xyz
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      503 months ago

      There’s also a strange cultural phenomenon, that whenever a statistic is not in favour for women, it’s concluded to be a sign of systemic injustice, and corrective action must be taken. Whenever a statistic is not in favour of men, it’s concluded men are a problem.

    • @bstix@feddit.dk
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      423 months ago

      I think the last part of your sentence is a little one-sided. It takes two to form a relationship and women can be just as non accepting of non traditional relationships as men.

      • @Jrockwar@feddit.uk
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        33 months ago

        That’s true, but the person perceived to be “in power” in the relationship (what was called traditionally the breadwinner) is less likely to complain about the situation. I don’t think many working people, women or otherwise, think “I wish I could work at home tidying up the house for no salary and have no income of my own!”

        I agree with your point still - once children are in the equation some women might shift towards the traditional view if that means they’d get to stay at home spending time with them.

        • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝
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          133 months ago

          think “I wish I could work at home tidying up the house for no salary and have no income of my own!”

          No, they think that “since I’m a higher social class, I will not date anyone without a doctorate”. Women still largely tend to seek men earning more than them due to existing or perceived pressures, it’s just that since they now earn more, everyone is a bit lonelier.

          To be clear, I’m not saying that women should go back to earning less, I’m saying that people should adapt and be happier.

        • @bstix@feddit.dk
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          53 months ago

          I don’t think anyone wants to be entirely dependent on someone else’s income, but I do think women are more likely to complain if they’re the breadwinner than men are, because of the same traditionel view. You’ll rarely hear a guy say “we’ve grown apart” if his wife works a dead end job or has a lower education.

        • @ECB@feddit.org
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          33 months ago

          “I wish I could work at home tidying up the house for no salary and have no income of my own!”

          As a fun aside: both my wife and I would both love to do this! Unfortunately it’s just too tough financially in the modern world, so it’s never a really serious discussion.

          Plus we would have to flip a coin or something to decide who has to be the breadwinner.

          We don’t really have a relationship that revolves around power-roles though, so it’s a bit of a different discussion.