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LisaM

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1. I think people of all sexes seek others who can nurture them in some ways...

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 03:55 PM

Nov 2017

Maybe we're being too narrow in thinking that only mothers can nurture. And I think a life partner can take on many roles, especially as a relationship ages.

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Life Partner or Mom? Do Some Men Fail to Recognize the Difference? [View all] MineralMan Nov 2017 OP

I think people of all sexes seek others who can nurture them in some ways... LisaM Nov 2017 #1

I'm thinking less of nurturing than performing chores. MineralMan Nov 2017 #3

Ah, got it. LisaM Nov 2017 #13

My first husband was looking for a mother my present husband of 28 years wanted a wife kimbutgar Nov 2017 #2

boy howdy. mopinko Nov 2017 #23

Some women want that. Every relationship has its own dynamic. Blue_Adept Nov 2017 #4

I'm sure every relationship is unique. MineralMan Nov 2017 #7

Yup, most don't. But there's that segment (among a population of 300+ million citizens) Blue_Adept Nov 2017 #8

I think you are very correct. MindPilot Nov 2017 #5

I am not normally one to quote Jerry Hall but BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #6

Pence. Ugh! MineralMan Nov 2017 #9

He is beyond weird. BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #11

It's lots less healthy in Pence than in "The Women", which was a breakout movie in its way.... LisaM Nov 2017 #14

I think you can lay some of the blame on conservative religion... OriginalGeek Nov 2017 #10

Yes! I had a friend who went to a small religious college, and they had to do the boys' laundry!! LisaM Nov 2017 #15

I went all 4 years of high school to christian school OriginalGeek Nov 2017 #20

I agree. Tavarious Jackson Nov 2017 #12

I agree MM...My husband was like that HipChick Nov 2017 #16

My wife cooks, does the laundry and most of the housekeeping. oasis Nov 2017 #17

I was stuck in a hotel on business flipped channels on the Tv . Hello Dolly the movie was on PBS lunasun Nov 2017 #18

It was my good fortune to grow up in a matriarchal Wild West family. hunter Nov 2017 #19

At this point in life I'd kill just to have one or the other... Blue_Tires Nov 2017 #21

I think you're probably right. Some men probably believe women are for servicing male needs CousinIT Nov 2017 #22

I think so too--I heard a man telling about another man who was going to get married. raccoon Nov 2017 #24

Ugh. CousinIT Nov 2017 #25

What a catch that guy is! MineralMan Nov 2017 #27

It's deeper than that. The history of religion is full of the mandating Lint Head Nov 2017 #26