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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 566071" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Just my take on this, ok? I'm an ultra-conservative type of person in an ultra-conservative family...</p><p>My man wears the pants, too. VERY much so.</p><p>But... while he has input on and veto over financial decisions... my opinion counts, too.</p><p>Either of us has veto rights, in fact, on most things. Decorating. Who wears what. (I got him into wearing jeans, he likes certain styles better on me than others... we don't dress to please ourselves, we dress to please our partner.) What kind of vehicle to buy, and what brand of winter tires to use. (what I care about in a vehicle and what he cares about are totally different... as long as my needs are taken care of, I don't care what we drive... and no, a Corvette doesn't meet my needs, but it doesn't meet HIS needs either, Know what I mean??)</p><p></p><p>But... lack of empathy? THAT is not real.</p><p>What you see on TV isn't real either. No man I've ever been around is THAT "romantic" and "sappy" and gooing and cooing over a spouse or SO. </p><p>But in a "real" relationship, there is mutual respect.</p><p>For each others needs, wishes, tastes, opinions.</p><p>Not that any of us get anything close to all of that going our way... but we are HEARD. Respected for having an opinion.</p><p></p><p>No advice... as you can see, I have a "keeper" for a husband. But I can tell you that something is out of whack, somewhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 566071, member: 11791"] Just my take on this, ok? I'm an ultra-conservative type of person in an ultra-conservative family... My man wears the pants, too. VERY much so. But... while he has input on and veto over financial decisions... my opinion counts, too. Either of us has veto rights, in fact, on most things. Decorating. Who wears what. (I got him into wearing jeans, he likes certain styles better on me than others... we don't dress to please ourselves, we dress to please our partner.) What kind of vehicle to buy, and what brand of winter tires to use. (what I care about in a vehicle and what he cares about are totally different... as long as my needs are taken care of, I don't care what we drive... and no, a Corvette doesn't meet my needs, but it doesn't meet HIS needs either, Know what I mean??) But... lack of empathy? THAT is not real. What you see on TV isn't real either. No man I've ever been around is THAT "romantic" and "sappy" and gooing and cooing over a spouse or SO. But in a "real" relationship, there is mutual respect. For each others needs, wishes, tastes, opinions. Not that any of us get anything close to all of that going our way... but we are HEARD. Respected for having an opinion. No advice... as you can see, I have a "keeper" for a husband. But I can tell you that something is out of whack, somewhere. [/QUOTE]
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