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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because not everyone is miserable and many people, including women, benefit from the patriarchy. Many women have no desire to hold leadership positions, climb the corporate ladder and take on a traditionally male role in life. This is difficult for many women in liberal circles to understand.

I grew up in a conservative and relatively affluent area where most women stayed home. I’m not convinced my current life is any better and may actually be worse. I’m resentful I’m expected to have children and also a high earning career. [b]Many of my childhood friends stay home with kids and have never had successful careers. They seem happier and not any worse off financially. [/b]

I have friends in Northern Europe where there’s much greater equality between the sexes and these couples seem especially unhappy. [/quote]

This only works where the man has a job that pays enough to support the family and where the marriage is a good one in which the husband respects the wife's contribution. All rather rare things. It worked for my parents. And it's actually what I wanted for my life (and I am left of liberal), but my life did not work out that way.

The fact is that only the very wealthiest men can afford to support a family now. And for those who can, it has to be a good marriage where the wife doesn't feel like she has to tolerate abuse or some other mistreatment because she can't support herself, and the husband can't treat her like her role isn't valuable. 
I've unfortunately witnessed a lot of terrible relationships where the woman SAH. It's wonderful if it works, and if it's what both parties want. But women are vulnerable in these marriages, and if they aren't married to good men, they're in big trouble.

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