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Originally posted by James
Made to feel like they have less social validity or something without a man in their life?
And does that pressure increase more as they get older?
Why?
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Yes.
Because women are conditioned subtly by society and relatives that their place is in the home, serving their husband and children, and sacrificing their wants and needs so their kids have the best of everything and their husbands get ahead at work and drive the newer car.
I think it is ridiculous, and I hate when I have friends crying that they're past their prime by age 19 or that they're 27 and an old maid, etc etc., because their families and communities have conditioned them to be moms and wives above people with brains and goals and dreams.
I hate it, but even I feel that pressure sometimes. It's maddening.
This isn't to say someone can't feel fulfilled and happy being a wife or mother, but it's imposed upon women and girls from cradle to grave... so it's a bit much.
Take one poster-- her husband was transferred to a new city and everyone in her family was shocked that she still planned to pursue graduate school instead of supporting her husband.
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