Why are men so devalued in our society that they are made to feel that they have to pay money for someone’s company or a mutual sexual tryst?
It just seems wrong even to pay for the other person’s dinner on a date. It’s as though they don’t really value the man’s company.
Well you must be reading my mind. It is not just men but particularly white Christian men. I do think the feminism that sprouted in the 60’s has a lot to do with it - Women’s Studies programs in the colleges do much to slam men. What do these women want to do join the Amazon culture of ALL women.
But, this is a much deeper issue. Like I said in an earlier post, men will often do “anything” to obtain the object of their desire and if they are older and want younger, then they “pay to play” so to speak.
Again, it goes against my beliefs but I’m a realist and it happens. And not everyone is a Christian. And even Christian men fall into these traps.
It’s a two way street, unfortunately. Both men and women devalue each other in these kind of transactions ... but it has always been thus.
>> It just seems wrong even to pay for the other person’s dinner on a date. It’s as though they don’t really value the man’s company.
Ha ha, good one! I’ll try it out on Mrs. Tick next time we go to dinner.
“It just seems wrong even to pay for the other person’s dinner on a date.”
Not to me. I see dating as a step towards a possible marriage. Men are in a role of a protector/provider in that case. Not to make too much of it. I don’t think you have to marry every woman you ask out. It’s just a baby step, but still, I don’t see it as a comrade-to-comrade “no roles” sort of thing. In other words, it’s not a business lunch.