Saturday, March 22, 2014

The Increasing Numbers Of Male Wives

By Gwen Lowe


Reversal of gender roles in todays world is one of the most common phenomena in the society. Although it raises eyebrows, the occurrence of male wives and female husbands is more prevalent in the society than anyone would care to accept. This is a case where the husband takes the roles of the wife in a marriage while the wife takes all the roles of the husband including being the sole bread winner.

In the industrial sense, more and more women are being given the control of positions that in the past were deemed to be for males. This has made them mature enough to take care of their personal relationships in as a better way than they did, and they are taking control. The professional field is fast transcripting this change to their personal lives by giving them more confidence and power.

These empowered women who are having great authority become somehow a threat to the mens authority in the home setting. If they are not at a position to separate their work powers with the family responsibilities, the men are forced to take up their roles. These men will stay at home, do the washing, feed the children and cook for the family.

Most men are in fact willing to step back and give more control to their wives. This might be an expression of love and to show their partners that they are confident they can make it. It could also be a desire to step back and relax and not always be the one to take care of issues as this is exhausting. Thus, they choose to take a break and stay home.

Men who are married to women with a do not care attitude and dominant personality will also be in such a situation. Since these characters are aggressive and would do all it takes to have the final say, the man ends up stepping down for them. The male partner will give the female control over all that pertains to their relationship and family.

Love is majorly the driver to this change in relationships. The men are willing to relinquish their control in favor of supporting their wives. They may then find it easier to take their roles as it were. They cook and clean and take care of the kids while their wives go out there and achieve their professional dreams. This is quite normal in todays world.

These men will go as far as dressing as women in the home setting and even wearing makeup. It is not abnormal, and these men should not be deemed as gay because they are not necessarily so. They just love playing the role of the wife in a marriage, and this should be understandable. This is why they have their own support network in order to share experiences.

These males who are behaving like women can be looked down upon by fellow men and term them as a disgrace to the male fraternity. The opposite could be the plain truth that they just are men enough to take care of their wives. It is never the ego that shows how a man is good enough, but how much he can go out of his way to be there for his family.




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