{"id":1577,"date":"2005-05-24T11:05:36","date_gmt":"2005-05-24T18:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2005\/05\/24\/mens-egos-are-that-frailreally\/"},"modified":"2005-05-24T11:05:36","modified_gmt":"2005-05-24T18:05:36","slug":"mens-egos-are-that-frailreally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=1577","title":{"rendered":"Men's Egos are *that* frail?!…really?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the time they were little girls, women have been conditioned to pet<\/em> the male ego and never dare threaten or bruise it. So as some of these girls become young women, enter college–ambitious to excel in the academia, then go off to the profession of their dreams, they might want to be careful. Especially if they have a longing for a hubby someday, because he might not be interested in a woman who earns more than him. Via Feministing<\/a> and this study<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Early starts, late nights and endless meetings may be good for the bank balance, but professional women beware. You could be making your husband sick.<\/p>\n

Research will this week say that the more committed and successful a woman is at work, the worse her partner feels. The findings blame a syndrome called “unfulfilled husband hypothesis” for making men feel inadequate when women stray too far beyond their traditional roles. The man of the house, it seems, is still not cut out for domesticity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But never mind the “unfulfilled wife hypothesis,” because if she dares to express nothing but joy over her role as the traditional never male-threatening wife, then she’s a bitch. So unless you’re making less than him, you’re crushing his ego and dooming your relationship to failure. Though, never take into account how you feel about the whole higher-lower income situation because you’re always supposed to be the constant self-sacrificer, not him. He just has to give up having sex with other people.<\/p>\n

…Men’s physical and mental health is “significantly poorer when their wives work full-time”, say the authors of the study.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And there’s nothing wrong with wives who have husbands who work full time? Tell that to my sister-in-law and other women. But that’s right, just don’t complain ladies. It’s okay for you to feel inadequate and unfulfilled, but never your hubby.<\/p>\n

The report also contends that men are healthier when they earn more than their wives. Wow.<\/p>\n

Is men’s health so fragile that it’s dependent on feeling superior to women? If that is the case, it seems to me that the problem isn’t that women work, but that men are massively insecure. Not to mention, I don’t know that feeling inadequate counts as a serious health problem.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Neither do I. But it sounds like a classic case of a guy feeling the sense of lose for his privileges. And the whole emasculation thing which is practically a crime in this culture. So put aside your aspirations for a high-profile career, ladies! Think about that possible Mister Right<\/em> and his feelings about a woman’s place and proper amount of income. Spinsterhood here I come, because I could care less about some insecure guy’s feelings and ego about how much I make.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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