member In my super shakespeare class we just got done reading taming of the shrew. If you haven't read it, understandable, if you haven't read any shakespeare SHAME! *slap on the wrist wink * any way, after we read a book, we all discuse it and an interesting topic was brought up. what are mens and womens roles in relationships today? obviously women have come a long way from shakespeares time, but, is it still excpected for the wife to stay home and the husband bring home the bacon? Or is it more equal respect in the relationship? have things changed or stayed the same? what do you think?
You don't think that being a housewife isn't equal to a man having a job out of the house? She performs a needed and invaluable service for herself, her husband and her children should there be any. I added children because I know alot of couples who don't have children. A few don't ever want them! mrgreen
I love the book Taming oo the Shrew and read it ever so often as the book has been in my collection for years. Unfortunately the only time I've been able to actually get to see the play it was done completely in french to an audience that wasn't in france nor was ir even a french class. It was suppose to be an "enlightening experience."
Major fail as I would have adored it had it been in my own language and some drama teacher had not taken it upon himself to try and broaden anyones horizons. I say getting a auditorium full of hillbillys to watch the play is enough of an accomplishment. He didn't need to to take it where he did.
Anywho...
While things have changed for both men and women, the major change being that women gained the ability to decide for themselves if they wanted to get married or not and were no longer forced or "expected" to marry, theres really nothing else new happening that wasn't already happening on smaller but none the less important scales in households.
I think a man and a womans role is completely up to the couple involved in a relationship. Some people are more content with a progressive relationship where everything is shared right down the middle and divided into what the couple considers to be equal. Others are more content with something traditional where the husband works outsdie the house and wife stays at home.
My relationship with my husband is a traditional one where I stay at home and he works. No I didn't mind at all being seen as a happy homemaker. To me it wasn't demeaning and it certainly had no bearing on my inteligence as a homemaker or woman. It was simply was what was required to help our relationship and family work at the time.
But my role is changed from strictly homemaker now that my husbands working from home and I'm his office manager. But after raising kids all these years, office manager is a piece of cake compared to homemaker. We'll adjust and go from this point and help each other out.
What works for one couple won't work for another. So everyone has to be aware of whats required as various things pop up in life.
Always be flexable and willing to change your roles ever so often. I've mowed the lawn, taken out the trash, been main disipline distributor when my husband was away. My husband has shopped for groceries alot and is great at finding a bargain, he can change a diaper and tuck kids in bed at night.
We have friends that are in a relationship where the wife works (RN) and the husband is a home maker. She brings home her check and turns it over to him. He's great with a budget and cleaning a house, and taking care of their little girl.
If you value the realtionship your in you'll do whats required to help your mate out.
it doesn't matter what society thinks. As long as you and your mate are happy. 3nodding
 Irahatam · Sat May 10, 2008 @ 03:18pm · 0 Comments |
