Originally Posted by
1averagejoe
Getting a good job isn't an easy thing, then we're expected to make the move on you. Really now, how about the other way around once in a while? I mean I've never been hit on or even had a girl come up to talk to me once. There's a lot of expectation that prince charming of a guy is supposed to come and sweep women off of their feet. You want equality, how about asking a guy out for once, working your ass off to get a good job, and supporting a family?
You know what Joe? My mom was the main breadwinner in our household growing up. My dad had a job, too, but was definitely not as supportive, financially and emotionally. My mom almost single-handedly raised two kids, and worked her ass off doing it.
My sister currently is the main breadwinner in her family, too. She and her fiancee are both working hard to take care of their baby. She makes much more money than he. They have no complaints.
My mom taught us both to work our asses off because nothing in life is guaranteed.
This kind of stuff is just actually pointless to argue about because these "expectations" you're talking about are really just your current perceptions, based on generalizations.
“Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist”--George Carlin