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this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2025
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If he demands to be the breadwinner because he's a man, then what role is actually left for his partner other than bread eater?
One can't be like "I will do the work and provide for you, but you cannot be content being provided for", because that's just absolutely braindead.
"Traditional" gender roles say the man is the "breadwinner" and the woman cares for the house.
I'd bet he was picking an argument and expected her to say that she planned to work. Maybe there was some hope that someone desiring to be a trad wife wouldn't find the first message off putting, but my money says his main goal was arguing and he blocked her because she's cleverer than he.
You must labor! There must be hierarchy! There must be coercion!
If not, how can you even call it relationship?
I'm just a bit baffled tbh, do you reckon he was asking "what's your role" as a rhetorical question? Because there's no way he genuinely cares what she says, right?
I guess... Unless her profile said "as a man you must be the breadwinner", or gave off similar vibes to that? And that's what he was responding to, as a reply to her and not just a total bolt from the blue?
Just such a weird message ๐
Context from a social media post? That's illegal
I just thought this once it could be fun like a sort of early Christmas present
Uhh yeah, nobody deserves to sit on ass and still get catered too.... unless youre royalty is guess?