• calypsopub@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Speaking as a wife and mother, it’s likely the only time in her adult life that somebody focused on her wants and needs instead of expecting her to cater to theirs.

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      9 months ago

      Following that thought through fully: and her wants for those two days happened to be dick from a homeless man.

      Lol. I get what you’re saying though.

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          9 months ago

          The way that person is speaking I don’t think it’s only from the point of view of the fictional character.

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        9 months ago

        Maybe she got married when she was young and naive and was pressured by her family to settle down with the first half decent man she met. And then by the time she grew up and learned to think about her own needs, she already had kids who needed looking after more than she did.

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          9 months ago

          Yes - my point is I do most (almost all) of the cooking and cleaning because I love my partner. In fact I just washed her underwear by hand in the sink. Her needs are meticulously attended to, it’s not the default in heterosexual relationships that a woman be emotionally neglected.