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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow what planet is that guy living on where he thinks everything is a matriarch and how can I get there?[/quote]

I hear my husband say stuff like no one takes care of him, or that no one cares if he is sad, or that it doesn’t matter if you are a good person, people only care about what you can do for them.  And I think, “yeah.  Welcome to being an adult.”

But I think he imagines that there is this other subset of people who are just loved and cared for unconditionally without anything being expected of them in return.  I don’t know who exactly he thinks these people are (other than children) or who is doing all of this caring (men?).  But it feels real to him.  [/quote]

That other subset is called "women". And the reason is because they are more inherently biologically valuable.

Way to invalidate your husbands feelings. [/quote]

Who does he think takes care of women or cares if they are sick or sad?  The kids?  Their boss? Him?  Who?

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[b]Society takes care of women[/b], because they are more biologically valuable. That's why women consume the lion's share of social services and are generally treated more sympathetically in times of vulnerability.

A man has to become valuable, because he is not born with the same degree of intrinsic value as a woman. Your husband is describing the weight of contingent value that he feels. The safety nets won't care as much about him.[/quote]

You lost me right there.[/quote]

Not sure why you're getting lost. By and large, men have always been treated as more expendable by society. [/quote]

You are clearly living on a different planet. How many cultures kill baby boys intentionally?[/quote]

When China thought about how to take care of their population explosion they put the military in charge. Pretty much sums up why they got what they got.[/quote]

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