Wanting traditionalism mixed with more modern thoughts also doesn’t make one a hypocrite.
This comment is by Erin in reponse to “Psst…Miss Independent May Actually Want You to Take Care of Her…”
“I’m sure that there are many female to female relationships where one partner takes on more masculine energy and the other more feminine at times. I am sure in other female to female relationships that the energy of masculine to feminine may be evenly split or vary during different times in their relationship. How about we let the people in the actual relationship decide who opens the doors and who pays? Just as we let individuals decide how they want to be treated within a relationship as well. How about we not shame women or men who enjoy traditional relationships while we honor the right for others to develop relationships that fit better with their own less traditional mind frame? No matter if they are gay or heterosexual. Enjoying and seeking a traditional relationship does not make one “unevolved”. Wanting traditionalism mixed with more modern thoughts also doesn’t make one a hypocrite. It’s all about embracing the right for people to decide what works for them. Sometimes that’s going to mean that the man opens the doors. Sometimes it’s going to mean that the Dad stays home and the wife works. Sometimes that means that the woman pays. None of this is wrong. It’s only what is *right* for the kind of relationship *you* want.”
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