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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a woman. To me it means taking responsibility and getting it done. Whether that’s physical, at work, or within relationships.

So many men fixate on physical or financial. And view emotional vulnerability as a weakness. They can’t ask for directions or admit mistakes or nurture someone at a low point.

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That all totally makes sense and are absolutely characteristics of a good man. But wouldn't those apply equally to women? As a man, I wonder what aspects of masculinity women appreciate that you would [i]not [/i]expect or appreciate in a woman. [/quote]

But that's the thing. These are the traits that ARE rare in men. Women have these in spades.[/quote]

So what you want is for men to be more like women? [/quote]

I know a lot of women would like to not have to do everything. We CAN do everything, and we often do. But it would be so, so nice if partners saw themselves as complementary. I have my strengths, you have yours, and we each apply those strengths to getting the job done.

So if woman can do everything (and again, we do) why can't men? Why is a do-everything man such a unicorn when earning-parenting-fixing-planning women are the norm? Why are men's roles limited to man things? Women rarely have that luxury. Like if I could just parent and be pretty? I mean, I wouldn't because that sounds boring AF. But who even has that option, the way that men have the option of bringing home a paycheck and doing literally nothing else? [/quote]

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