Who's the Boss in the Relationship? (wife, women, love, children)
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Is it a board of directors with certain people having veto power?
I only ask this because as women and men there were once traditional roles that have changed. Are your thoughts and desires important to your partner?
What type of relationship do you desire? Why?
Have you had relationships with people that feel that you have entered the land of a dictator rather than someone who values and loves you?
Are you a woman that bosses your partner and your children?
A man's ego is fragile. Do you take caution in how you confront your mate regarding decisions and situations involving your relationships? Do you control and manipulate with kindness?
A woman needs to be cared for and valued in a relationship? Do you feel that your mate dictates your life and if so how do you feel about that?
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We're both the boss of our own lives, neither is the boss of the relationship. That is true with every relationship I have, platonic or romantic. I can't imagine it being any other way. I wouldn't have any respect for any woman that let me boss her around or decide for "us" unilaterally.
Who's the boss in your relationships? Neither and both, we take charge depending on our strengths and abilities.
Is it a partnership? Yes it is
Is it a board of directors with certain people having veto power? I don't see how there can be a BoD when there's only two people in the marriage
I only ask this because as women and men there were once traditional roles that have changed. Are your thoughts and desires important to your partner? Um, of course
What type of relationship do you desire? Why? I desire a partnership, which is what we have because I believe that is the only way a relationship should be.
Have you had relationships with people that feel that you have entered the land of a dictator rather than someone who values and loves you? No
Are you a woman that bosses your partner and your children? No
A man's ego is fragile. Do you take caution in how you confront your mate regarding decisions and situations involving your relationships? Do you control and manipulate with kindness? I don't believe manipulation has a place in a trust relationship. Both men and woman have fragile egos.
A woman needs to be cared for and valued in a relationship? Do you feel that your mate dictates your life and if so how do you feel about that? Both men and woman need to be cared for and valued. And no, neither of us are dictators.
I realize this question is directed towards females, but whatever:
Who's the boss in your relationships?
Me in my business because I own it; no one in any personal relationship.
Is it a partnership?
Hopefully it's a partnership, because I don't see it working otherwise.
Is it a board of directors with certain people having veto power?
When kids were involved, the wife & I were the BOD, and the kids had B non voting stock.
I only ask this because as women and men there were once traditional roles that have changed. Are your thoughts and desires important to your partner?
Yes, and they should be.
What type of relationship do you desire? Why?
A good one where both are equally strong and able to pick up the other when they are down. Why? Because it sucks when it isn't working that way.
Have you had relationships with people that feel that you have entered the land of a dictator rather than someone who values and loves you?
Nope - never would let that happen. The few times I felt it happening at work, I left.
Are you a woman that bosses your partner and your children?
I'm a man who bosses no one, not even my employees - I work with them.
A man's ego is fragile. Do you take caution in how you confront your mate regarding decisions and situations involving your relationships? Do you control and manipulate with kindness?
Fragility works both ways. I go into any confrontation attempting to be kind, and not letting my emotions get the better of me. Many years ago, I flew off the handle more, but have since realized it was stupid to do so.
A woman needs to be cared for and valued in a relationship? Do you feel that your mate dictates your life and if so how do you feel about that?
Both genders need to be cared for and valued. Again, I would never be in a relationship that was a dictatorship.
My wife is the Boss. She relishes the role, it givers her a sense of control she prefers and I'm happy enough to cede control of all but a very few decisions.
She doesn't abuse the privilege and I reserve the right to veto any decisions that I feel are unreasonable.
Oh, and by the way, she'll tell you that I'm the Boss.
We are individuals in a partnership. We work to make sure each other's wants and needs are being met. Occasionally these may conflict and we have to work that out... and occasionally this can lead to a little conflict, but we do not order the other to comply or expect their compliance or obedience. One of us makes a compromise, and we work together to fulfill the compromised desire at another time as best we can.
Is it a board of directors with certain people having veto power?
I only ask this because as women and men there were once traditional roles that have changed. Are your thoughts and desires important to your partner?
What type of relationship do you desire? Why?
Have you had relationships with people that feel that you have entered the land of a dictator rather than someone who values and loves you?
Are you a woman that bosses your partner and your children?
A man's ego is fragile. Do you take caution in how you confront your mate regarding decisions and situations involving your relationships? Do you control and manipulate with kindness?
A woman needs to be cared for and valued in a relationship? Do you feel that your mate dictates your life and if so how do you feel about that?
You have a very strange, distorted, and mechanistic view of relationships.
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