New study shows being henpecked does not work

icpierre · 2013-07-01T16:13:12+00:00

By the end of this article they just go off the deep end, blaming men for everything, its kind of strange, but is completely what I expected. Women get rights, women enjoy flings and sexual liberation, these actions have consequences, it is a mans fault somehow. Now, it is men's fault for behaving in a way that women respond to, how dare men!

crankypants15 · 2013-07-01T16:02:52+00:00

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CaptainGlobal · 2013-07-01T16:19:28+00:00

Unfortunately in the last century many American men abandoned honest courtship and began exploiting a gaping weakness in the companionate system.

This article leaves a lot to be desired. At one point says that a large percentage of men have been "henpecked" by the women in their lives into not sharing their true feelings and beliefs. Yet the the same time it blames the entire situation on men by claiming we've exploited the system.

TheMightyCheng · 2013-07-01T16:40:04+00:00

Well that wasn't the article I was expecting to read. I was expecting to read one that wasn't man-shaming horseshit. Damn, I'm disappointed.

dungone · 2013-07-01T17:14:40+00:00

TL&DR:

"It's not fair! It's not enough that I get my way every single time, I have to know that deep down he knows I'm right, even when I'm wrong... Men should learn to cooperate better!"

Can you imagine what this would read like if the genders were swapped? Anytime a woman feels compelled to agree with a man on anything, she's portrayed as a victim of the Patriarchy.

2013-07-01T18:17:12+00:00

Men are told that they need to calm the waters of relationships at all times, and if they assert themselves using fucking logic, they're abusive. Surprise, most men don't want to be abusive and view themselves as bad people. I wonder what elicited that. Surely it wasn't a mass political movement framing everything that masculinity encapsulates as being rooted in patriarchal domin--

As explained by Virginia Wright Wexman, in the twentieth century America gradually transitioned from the oppressive patriarchal marriage model

Fuck.

Gotta love how the article doesn't bring its point to its logical conclusion that women are requiring fantasies from men, but guess we can't blame women.

footballtrav89 · 2013-07-01T21:40:02+00:00

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IameAuhSomme · 2013-07-01T18:23:41+00:00

Interesting study. From what I've gathered there is plenty of research showing that men tend to favor women over other men. Is that not in direct conflict with feminist theory? Considering it's main premise is that men are generally advantaged?

2013-07-01T18:42:48+00:00

The key is to reject women who are uppity and annoying. Make sure you have high standards for women and you won't end up with an asshole who berates you.

SteelCrossx · 2013-07-01T20:54:37+00:00

Unfortunately in the last century many American men abandoned honest courtship and began exploiting a gaping weakness in the companionate system. Encouraged by the media of film, music and television, they increased their short-term chances of successfully finding a heterosexual partner by pretending to be emotionally compatible.

Yeah... I'm going to need a source for that.

MaestroLogical · 2013-07-01T16:13:29+00:00

Well the end of the article escalated quickly... Notice how the blame is shifted sharply to the male in the marriage as the one who initiated a failing relationship and his failings as a mate will cause the downfall of the companionship.

How do we deal with this situation? American women from the lower middle class and up are conditioned to receive what they want from a young age, and not used to hearing "no" or "you're wrong" or "please stop spouting nonsense from your face". If it was easy for men to be able to say these things to women, the whole issue wouldn't exist in the first place. In saying that, I do think it requires give and take from both sides to solve this problem.

ILoveHate · 2013-07-02T02:12:02+00:00

How does this article work? He talks about the good courtship and marriage, then refers to it as oppressive patriarchal marriage and then goes into how it's changed over a century and now the current system is terrible compared to the old one. This guy has no clue what he just wrote 5 sentences ago.

And I remember reading another article by him that made just as much sense. Oh yea it was about spelling "centre" (the Canadian/British way) because of the radical feminist meetup in the UK was shut down. I wouldn't give this guy too much credit and would take everything he writes with a grain of salt.

5th_Law_of_Robotics · 2013-07-02T13:15:00+00:00

Clearly this is all men's fault.

I remember starting in the 1900s there was a huge male movement to upset all traditional gender norms and change the way men and women interact.

Meninists really screwed up the way the genders interact. And since most were men it's fair to blame men for this massive social shift.

2013-07-02T13:19:44+00:00

Title	New study shows being henpecked does not work
Author	fred1444
Upvotes	40
Comments	38
Date	July 1, 2013 2:33 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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