Hmm...
Contrary to many of the truths I hold dear in life, I sincerely believe that men are better equipped to be healthy individuals because they concentrate on achieving in a few key areas, and don’t worry about fulfilling every fantasy, or meeting every expectation. The cliché is that men are easy to please- and compared to us females, they very well are.
Give a guy a good job, a good mate or two, beer, some fancy electronics, and the occasional access to a naked woman and he will be utterly content…I realise the specifics of this formula varies a bit, but the principle as a whole remains in tact.
Compare that to what the modern woman has come to believe she needs to have in order to be content- the ideal partner, the perfect figure, the ever-expanding wardrobe, the luxurious home, the high-paying corporate career that conveniently leaves time for a diverse social life and eventually, the raising of wonderful children (or the funds to afford a full-time nanny).
It’s societal expectations, it’s the mantra the modern woman has internalised. It’s enough to make you want to long for the 1950s. Well, almost. But still, it was a time when models could be voluptuous and no one minded, when young girls could look to their mothers and grandmothers as relevant role models, not relics of a different era. As women we’re expected to be superhuman. You didn’t have to ‘have it all’ to be fulfilled, or at least ‘having it all’ was a much narrower, much more attainable set of ideals- namely a loving husband, good children, a nice home and the support of friends and family. At least that was how the deal was supposed to operate. Many women obviously felt it was the biggest con going or they never would have gone to all the hassle of rebelling, protesting, getting jobs and burning perfectly good lingerie.
Apart from the ability to pee standing up and not having to go through the 350 (give or take a couple) periods I’m expected to have in my lifetime, I wonder if life would be easier, and more fulfilling, if I was a guy.
Ear Candy: "Independant Woman" - 2 Many DJ's
