tveskov

futurebird , 5 months ago

@tveskov

(conservative) Masculinity has always been in a kind of "crisis" it's a feature of concept of men as natural and rightful leaders of all things. This feeling of crisis can be exploited by conservatives to win more people to their social (and economic) project.

It's not that your job pays too little or housing is expensive, no, it's feminism.

There is a little truth in it. Men become less depressed when they marry, the opposite is true for women.

(though this is less true today)

futurebird , 5 months ago

@tveskov

You want a "trad wife" ?
Me too!

Who wouldn't want someone who deferred to their judgement, cooked and cleaned, ... (and the one I find most tempting: organized their notes and projects and helped them with research and writing books while taking no credit.)

Sounds grand. What? You don't want to do that for me? Me neither!

(Though, really thinking it through can you ever have as deep of a connection to a person trapped in a role, whose kindness is based on social obligation?)