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I like a partnership relationship where we both make decisions together and equally contribute to the household. If there comes a time where we don't agree, I would hope the Man in my life could make the right decision. I do believe a Man should be "head" and be responsible enough to be "head" of household. But why does a household nead a head? Someone needs to be in the leadership role, I believe it should be the Man. Often times, there is only a Woman in the home, so I guess she could be the head then. 
Can't a couple co-run their household? We all bring different skills and assets to a relationship. I think the ideal couples pool their skills and assets to provide a better more rounded life, as a couple, than they could have alone. I don’t see a need for leadership in this. Just my opinion. If that works for a couple fine. I gave my Own Opinion here. Most Couples do Not agree on everything and there needs to be a last decision maker. That too me should be the Man. Really, Many couples do not agree on every issue. Some couples do not agree on many things in a household and that is why they have so many problems in that Home. Imo Thank you for elaborating on this point. I'm not disagreeing with your opionion at all. I'm probing to better understand your viewpoint. Obviously you have to find someone like minded enough to feel confident that he will not completely overide your life when you give him the final descision power over your life. |
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Do you play a gender role in your relationships? If yes, what do you like about it? If no, what do you find unappealing about them? Note: Please be nice and have respect for each others choices. I believe gender roles are mostly societal and culturally based with a little innateness mixed in to round off the sharp corners As gender roles in relationships continue to integrate, they also continue to lose significance...Today a healthy relationship for me would be one in which both viewed the responsibilities to maintain the relationship as equal and crossed over gender roles naturally when circumstances dictated...In other words, housekeeping, child care, income, etc would be considered interchangeable and an equal responsibility of both without threat of diminishing the femininity of the woman or the masculinity of the man...Actually I think couples who operate this way are more sexually appealing to each other, not less....
Some of my most memorable dates were spent collaborating in the kitchen. And by collaborating, I mean cooking. 
Men who know how to cook are hawt!! 
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Do you play a gender role in your relationships? If yes, what do you like about it? If no, what do you find unappealing about them? Note: Please be nice and have respect for each others choices. I believe gender roles are mostly societal and culturally based with a little innateness mixed in to round off the sharp corners As gender roles in relationships continue to integrate, they also continue to lose significance...Today a healthy relationship for me would be one in which both viewed the responsibilities to maintain the relationship as equal and crossed over gender roles naturally when circumstances dictated...In other words, housekeeping, child care, income, etc would be considered interchangeable and an equal responsibility of both without threat of diminishing the femininity of the woman or the masculinity of the man...Actually I think couples who operate this way are more sexually appealing to each other, not less....
Some of my most memorable dates were spent collaborating in the kitchen. And by collaborating, I mean cooking.
Men who know how to cook are hawt!!
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Edited by
GreenEyes48
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Sun 02/24/13 09:25 AM
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I like a partnership relationship where we both make decisions together and equally contribute to the household. If there comes a time where we don't agree, I would hope the Man in my life could make the right decision. I do believe a Man should be "head" and be responsible enough to be "head" of household. But why does a household nead a head? Someone needs to be in the leadership role, I believe it should be the Man. Often times, there is only a Woman in the home, so I guess she could be the head then.
Can't a couple co-run their household? We all bring different skills and assets to a relationship. I think the ideal couples pool their skills and assets to provide a better more rounded life, as a couple, than they could have alone. I don’t see a need for leadership in this. Just my opinion. If that works for a couple fine. I gave my Own Opinion here. Most Couples do Not agree on everything and there needs to be a last decision maker. That too me should be the Man. Really, Many couples do not agree on every issue. Some couples do not agree on many things in a household and that is why they have so many problems in that Home. Imo Thank you for elaborating on this point. I'm not disagreeing with your opionion at all. I'm probing to better understand your viewpoint. Obviously you have to find someone like minded enough to feel confident that he will not completely overide your life when you give him the final descision power over your life. |
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Edited by
Toodygirl5
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Sun 02/24/13 09:45 AM
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Thank you for elaborating on this point. I'm not disagreeing with your opionion at all. I'm probing to better understand your viewpoint. Obviously you have to find someone like minded enough to feel confident that he will not completely overide your life when you give him the final descision power over your life. No problem we all have Opinions! All Men are not capable of in charge. So they get women who dominate them.
No the "Man" does not override and have power over my life. You miss understood what a "head" is. It is a responsible man making the right decisions for his family. It is not that Uncommon, for a Man to be head of a household. It is not about being the BOSS. Heading a family is a whole different thing. A man that truly responsible knows how to do that. Many people don't understand the difference. |
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You know, Ive just reread these posts and I think you are all actually singing from the same hymn book.
You just all have different definitions of what the head of the household means and in some cases, whether there actually is one. You are all saying the same things though if I am reading it properly, you are just coming from different angles. |
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You know, Ive just reread these posts and I think you are all actually singing from the same hymn book. You just all have different definitions of what the head of the household means and in some cases, whether there actually is one. You are all saying the same things though if I am reading it properly, you are just coming from different angles. I'm seeing the same thing. I believe that most who respond that they want the man to be the head of the household, seem to share all the responsibilities and weigh in on the decision making anyway. This tells me that "man of the house", or "head of the house" is really more of an honorary title. 
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Their is one thing that I am more than willing to allow guys to do that i feel is a mans role. . . . . TAKE OUT THE TRASH :) Penny, I would like to introduce you to ManOfewords.
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Do you play a gender role in your relationships? If yes, what do you like about it? If no, what do you find unappealing about them? Note: Please be nice and have respect for each others choices. I believe gender roles are mostly societal and culturally based with a little innateness mixed in to round off the sharp corners As gender roles in relationships continue to integrate, they also continue to lose significance...Today a healthy relationship for me would be one in which both viewed the responsibilities to maintain the relationship as equal and crossed over gender roles naturally when circumstances dictated...In other words, housekeeping, child care, income, etc would be considered interchangeable and an equal responsibility of both without threat of diminishing the femininity of the woman or the masculinity of the man...Actually I think couples who operate this way are more sexually appealing to each other, not less....
Some of my most memorable dates were spent collaborating in the kitchen. And by collaborating, I mean cooking.
Men who know how to cook are hawt!!
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I don't insist on playing any role. However, when it comes to making choices about my life and future, I'll do that for myself. But, I've found that alone usually places me in the traditional male role. Yes, but a single man is capable of at least the basic "female roles", or his house would be a pigsty, his clothes would reek, and he'd probably be starving. Unless he hires those chores out. This has been a problem in a few of my relationships. I'm VERY particular about my clothes. So, I take care of them. I also clean up my own messes and do all my own cooking. Sometimes I leave things out because I'm not finished with them yet and women usually find that troubling, but I sometimes can't get it all done in one sitting and if I put it away, I'll forget about it. |
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Do you play a gender role in your relationships? If yes, what do you like about it? If no, what do you find unappealing about them? Note: Please be nice and have respect for each others choices. I believe gender roles are mostly societal and culturally based with a little innateness mixed in to round off the sharp corners As gender roles in relationships continue to integrate, they also continue to lose significance...Today a healthy relationship for me would be one in which both viewed the responsibilities to maintain the relationship as equal and crossed over gender roles naturally when circumstances dictated...In other words, housekeeping, child care, income, etc would be considered interchangeable and an equal responsibility of both without threat of diminishing the femininity of the woman or the masculinity of the man...Actually I think couples who operate this way are more sexually appealing to each other, not less....
Some of my most memorable dates were spent collaborating in the kitchen. And by collaborating, I mean cooking.
Men who know how to cook are hawt!!
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I don't insist on playing any role. However, when it comes to making choices about my life and future, I'll do that for myself. But, I've found that alone usually places me in the traditional male role. Yes, but a single man is capable of at least the basic "female roles", or his house would be a pigsty, his clothes would reek, and he'd probably be starving. Unless he hires those chores out. This has been a problem in a few of my relationships. I'm VERY particular about my clothes. So, I take care of them. I also clean up my own messes and do all my own cooking. Sometimes I leave things out because I'm not finished with them yet and women usually find that troubling, but I sometimes can't get it all done in one sitting and if I put it away, I'll forget about it. |
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I am not concious of trying to act in specific way due to my gender. But I am a woman. So I sometimes do wear the dress :) Isn’t it amazing that wearing a dress doesn’t impede one’s ability to bring home the bacon and take out the trash? 
So true lol |
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