How has absolute equality changed relationships?

Question

It seems to me that women are less likely to be with men who are emotional and sensitive, and men are less likely to stick around if a woman does not make an attempt to validate or appreciate his masculinity.

Has equality done a number on our relationships?

Will more people, as Camille Paglia suggests, become gay because of this?

What's your take.

Try to leave intelligent answers without saying something stupid like: "Well, you just dont like the fact that we can leave you if you hit us.." Those answers are straw man and victim-identity. They have no place in this question.

Answer 1

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The most hypocritical thing about Feminism is that it has done NOTHING for romantic relationships. Why? Because its one area of life where women have the advantage.

Everything else has changed, but romance is almost exactly the same. Most male feminists don't get a lot of girls. Most men who are very respectful to women don't get any respect back.

Coincidence? I think NOT...

Answer 2

No and nothing at all. Its all about personal taste, you know what they say to each his own.

Answer 3

I feel that the genders both hold unique virtues and we should embrace this above absolute equality.

In my own relationship... we have never really struggles with these issues, he is pretty laid back and doesn't concern himself with this... where I am fairly passionate about almost everything I am interested in, but I feel that social reform is deserving of my attention over my personal relationship. I guess you could say that the non-issue of complete equality between us is to be desired above creating an issue and micro-analyzing "us" so we can be 100% equal.

Answer 4

Excellent question...

"Absolute equality" is a fallacy. It blurs gender roles. Hence, you have VERY WEAK men and VERY MASCULINE/DIKE-ISH women in America today. IT'S UTTERLY SICKENING. We must become wise enough to realize and ACCEPT that the standards AND ROLES for men and women ARE DIFFERENT...AND NECESSARY.

Yes. Homosexuality IS going to sky-rocket, partially as a result of this "absolute equality" madness!

Tom from "Tom and Jerry" said it best: "Don't you believe it!"

Answer 5

No one can "become" gay. You either are or you aren't.

A relationship that is truly equal is also one in which both partners are secure enough in their sexuality not to depend on their partners to secure it for them.

Answer 6

What absolute equality? Ooooo! Did that happen and I didn't get the memo? Bummer!

It may seem to YOU that women are less likely to be with men who have hearts; doesn't seem that way to me, at all.

I also find it insulting to men to suggest that they all need us to "Oh, you're so big and strong, and MANLY" them 24/7 (or even at all). Men who are secure don't need this.

I've yet to hear of anything from Camille Paglia worth taking seriously.

Answer 7

'it seems to me that women are less likely to be with men who are emotional and sensitive'

i disagree. most of my female friends' partners are lovely, sensitive, intelligent men. i would rather be with someone i can empathise with than someone i don't understand.

'men are less likely to stick around if a woman does not make an attempt to validate or appreciate his masculinity'

well, this may be true for men who need women to prop up their egos. but your average man i'd imagine is secure enough in his masculinity not to require constant reassurance. again, i can only speak from personal experience, but certainly the men i know do not act like this.

more people become gay? hm. well the kind of men that need other people to validate their masculinity are probably also the most homophobic, so i can't really see that line of reasoning.