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I think your question has to be worded differently, it's kind of confusing. Noone can be "emotionally" independent from another human being, we're wired to crave intimacy and affection. Only someone else can give us that (and then again, those needs can be satisfied in different ways). But a lot of women are financially independent from men. There are also a lot of women who because of life circumstances find themselves alone (i.e. a widow).
I agree... I'm not talking about financiar stuff. Any person can be financiarly independent from any other.
Even though I have always been in relationships I consider myself pretty independent from a man. I have never shared a joint account with anyone – my money is mine and his is his, and I have never had to borrow a cent off a boyfriend (sadly this hasn’t been reciprocated lol ) or been financially dependent on him in any way.
Emotionally it is nice to have someone to lean on, but a lot of the times this has also been friends for me, both male and female.
I do my own chores, screw in my own lightbulbs and lift my own boxes.
Even though I have always been in relationships I consider myself pretty independent from a man. I have never shared a joint account with anyone – my money is mine and his is his, and I have never had to borrow a cent off a boyfriend (sadly this hasn’t been reciprocated lol ) or been financially dependent on him in any way.
Emotionally it is nice to have someone to lean on, but a lot of the times this has also been friends for me, both male and female.
I do my own chores, screw in my own lightbulbs and lift my own boxes.
I consider myself to be fairly independent, I have to be my husband travels for work from February-November. I don't have anyone else but me to rely on when he is gone. I work 40+ hours a week, I take care of the house, yard, animals, bills, appointments, etc etc etc.
Ohhh.... and for those of you who don't know.... I am medically insane. I am diagnosticated with "bipolar, antisocial, histrionic, narcisitic and borderline" personality disorders.
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Last edited by Dark_analist; 02-17-2011 at 08:07 PM..
I'm not really sure what you mean by "independent." I lived totally on my own, sans family, roommates, or a significant other, and supported myself totally own my own between the ages of 23 and 30. I dated, casually, but nothing serious, no long-term relationships during those years. Does that make me independent? I assuredly can take care of myself just as any other person living alone and not in a marriage or any other serious relationship, or living with family can do.
I have lived with my SO from age 30-present, and we maintain independent finances, as well as both contributing to some shared expenses. I still work to support myself, but my SO and I do share our lives with one another. We split various household tasks up, and stuff I used to do when it was just me, I now rarely do, and same for him. I never mow the lawn. He rarely goes grocery shopping. We both do laundry and dishes. But when we each lived alone, we each had no problem doing all of the above and more for ourselves, obviously.
I prefer companionship, myself. But that doesn't mean I'm incapable of living on my own. Been there, done that. Life is better, for me, when shared, however.
I would consider myself independent. I have been single for 5 years, have raised my daughters alone, moved to Europe to take a job alone...how much more independent could one be?
My opinion is neither males or females are independent of each other. But as I see most women like to think of themselfs as "independent" (such bull ****)
I think this is very correct,
I can definatly survive and have fun etc with only men company, but I'd always feel something is missing.
This is actually one of the key things that makes me want to have a girlfriend, someone who'll make me feel more complete.
And women without men? just look at the feminism movement...
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I'm not talking about financiar stuff. Any person can be financiarly independent from any other. 
) or been financially dependent on him in any way.
nice answer
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