I cannot believe that this is being reported on as if it's a new and undocumented phenomenon that nobody has ever been aware of or experienced before now. And once again, in true BBC style, the issue is at best partially addressed - let's acknowlege that there is a massive problem and that it affects women in heterosexual relationships, but heaven fucking forbid we start to consider men's role in creating this situation without some serious tiptoeing around and going to great lengths to point out that women are actually to blame for their own predicament too! - and no solid conclusions are actually reached.
Verdict: toothless male pandering horseshit.
Thoughts?
same sh*t, different day.
men aren't "providers", it's just that "women's work" is devalued by society. scrotes don't "take care of" women, they just do the same thing every day because they are emotionally underdeveloped and so they get a regualr paycheck for it because it looks like "stability and hard work." i had a man recently tell me he's "really good at making himself look busy." him and billions of other scrotes, i imagine. we allocate billions for the military industrial complex, meanwhile mental illness runs rampant and kids are shooting up their schools. and women are like, "well, we can't eat fighter jets," and so they fill the need of growing vegetables and cooking food and picking up the filth around the home and basically attending to the things that matter in the immediate environment to actual people (after they attend to the mental health of other adults and children that they're not related to, for peanuts) not in some fantasy war that could possibly take place when space aliens and the chinese join forces and storm the capitol. (can you tell i'm from the US?)
this article is sh*t, agreed.
My ex-husband told me his job took priority because he made more money than me. He made more money than me because his job took priority.
This is exactly what happened to me when I was with my ex-husband. My career always came last and I’m the one who had to be more flexible at work; pick up my child for emergencies, early pick up, attend all school events, stay with him when he is sick but still cook, clean and pay for the mortgage when my income was only 25% of what he was making.
I’ve been divorced for 3 years and it’s still the same shit. He doesn’t take his son to appointments while on his schedule, doesn’t pay for his medical bills but claims 50/50 custody and I’m not able to move jobs cause this one is flexible and understanding of my situation but the pay sucks. It’s a battle that I’m trying to overcome myself as it put me years behind 🥲🥺
Edit to add - I'm going to court cause I had it and will fight for my rights and my sons. I will no longer just accept what it is just because he or society thinks that's the norm.
capitalism is incompatible with motherhood, and a mother won't leave her children behind for her career unless she exploits other women. women who can afford baby sitters, maids, etc might have a great career. same for women woth no kids. the moment a poor/lower middle class woman becomes a mother, she can say goodbye to her career.
with men it's the opposite. fathers are seen as more responsible and reliable and therefore have a better chance of having a great career, even though he doesn't really help raise the kids. yes, the money is imortant, but it's not enough. and we know most of the time fathers end up being useless - when they are present.
a HV marriage has the man paying half his paycheck to his wife when they become parents. this way she can be a SAHM for as long as needed. this is a way to value the reproductive, emotional and domestic labour woen have been doing since forever. the woman will be able to save up some money for her future, she'll have her money to buy stuff she wants and needs. and the man is only able to work and have a career because she's home raising his kids, taking care of the house, cooking, cleaning, etc. so it's only fair he pays her for her work.
This just in--Water is fucking WET!!! Who knew?!
This is why he can pay all these bills and my check goes into MY savings. 💅🏾
Thank you for also pointing out the blatant male bias in these articles too