Posted on 02/16/2019 8:57:16 AM PST by gasport
Women, more than men, tend to feel stultified by long-term exclusivity—despite having been taught that they were designed for it.
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Bingo. Right on the nose about unrestrained hypergamy.
Someone on FR posted a joke about the guy that climbed to the top of the mountain to ask the guru a question.
“Oh wise one, what is the truth of the Universe?”
“My child, that is far too vast and complex to know.”
“Ok, then how about understanding women?”
“Um - what was your first question again?”
“I think women were designed to have many hands making for light work. In the world the way it is, they get dumped on with having tons of chores and not enough time to be able to even enjoy the work that can be equal parts fun.”
Interesting. In the Bible it was man that would be burdened with work that was unlikable. (Prior to the Fall it was enjoyable. “Come on - naming all of the animals!? I mean, how cool would that have been!!?”)
Woman’s burden was the pain of child-birth. Although based on watching what my mom and wife had to deal with - perhaps it isn’t just the act of child bearing, but the raising of children, and watching them in their adult-hood as well that is their penalty.
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