Changing gender roles in society (dating, women, love, children)
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The roles of men and women has changed a lot over the last several decades. These may even seem confusing times for a lot of people as they turn to online social media sites / apps to meet their significant other instead of the traditional route.
In these changing times, what do you see as the acceptable roles of men and women in the dating scene nowadays?
Are men still expected to pay for the date, open the door for the women, etc.?
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I don't see things has having changed much as all, not since the late 80s when I started dating.
And I don't subscribe to acceptable roles or whatever. But cool, be fun, if we have chemistry and excellent conversation, all is good. It's really quite a simple formula, just tough to find the chemistry.
Gender roles have no place in the kind of relationship that I want. They make me uncomfortable at best. But fortunately lots of people are abandoning them.
I don't see things has having changed much as all, not since the late 80s when I started dating.
And I don't subscribe to acceptable roles or whatever. But cool, be fun, if we have chemistry and excellent conversation, all is good. It's really quite a simple formula, just tough to find the chemistry.
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Originally Posted by Crazy-Cat-Lady
Gender roles have no place in the kind of relationship that I want. They make me uncomfortable at best. But fortunately lots of people are abandoning them.
Does this mean that men should not pay for the date or open the door for women, etc.? If so, why not?
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Originally Posted by tankhead
Does this mean that men should not pay for the date or open the door for women, etc.? If so, why not?
Never said anything like that; it doesn't mean anything of the sort. Opening doors for people is just polite. It's something I instinctively do for people I don't know in public, its just polite.
I pay sometimes, they pay sometimes, we split sometimes. It all depends on the situation.
The person who asks, pays.
The person in the position to open the door, does so and holds it for the other person.
The roles are dependent on the situations.
I love gender roles. I would love to find a man that would be content to work, and support a household, while I stay home to clean, cook and raise the children.
I would settle for a guy that would at least take out the dang trash, mow the yard and fix things when they break.
Does this mean that men should not pay for the date or open the door for women, etc.? If so, why not?
The person that asks the other person out on the date should pay, otherwise 50/50
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