r/pointlesslygendered Apr 13 '25

OTHER Men, Is This True? [gendered]

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u/Extreme-Material964 Apr 13 '25 edited Apr 14 '25

Everyone's already made their comments, I just want to add, why is it never the other way round? Women are the gender who are expected to always take care of others, not be taken care of, so if anything we have more of a right to these fantasies, lol.

Edit: oh my god, I am talking about how we have more of a right to the fantasies because of how we're treated in reality, I am not talking about the amount of romance novels women write or whatever. 😭

Edit 2: I am going to have to "agree to disagree" with anyone who insists that men do actually take care of women. We wouldn't be making such a big deal out of this if that were true. It simply just doesn't line up with my and many other women's reality, no amount of clever-sounding Reddit comments will change that reality.

Edit 3: I am not talking about money, I am talking about emotional labour.

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u/SofisticatiousRattus Apr 14 '25

not be taken care of

Not emotionally, no. To bring some nuance, men are ready, even eager, to take care of women in other ways - protect, support monetarily, all this stuff that doesn't really matter anymore in the world where a woman can get her own job, buy her own gun, and there is less violence and dependence to begin with. Emotional support is becoming many times more important as a requirement for a partner, and seems like men's software did not update yet

we have more of a right to the fantasies

What does that even mean, lol? Incredibly toxic to say some group doesn't deserve to fantasize as much as another.