There are songs written about them, radio shows discuss them, the grocery store magazine racks have cover pages about them, and the big screen has movies about them; the ever so intriguing INDEPENDENT woman. Since I am a male and this is Male Perspectives you are reading (which I greatly appreciate) I will give you “my” perspective. It is interesting to hear women answer this question, “So tell me about yourself,” because somewhere in her description the phrase, “I am a strong independent woman” will surface. My life experiences have shown that when a person, male or female, present themselves in this fashion, they are usually attempting to appear stronger than they really are to cover up the weaknesses in their personality. Now this is obviously not always the case, but generally speaking this holds true. However, from my perspective, to hear a woman tell me how she pays her own bills, owns her own possessions, how strong she is, and how she does not “need” a man to do for her is not impressive. Every single autonomous adult should pay their own bills and provide their essential necessities, it is called personal responsibility, but the “I do not need a man” attitude is played out! Ladies, the reality is, you can be too strong for your own good! Personally, if a woman emphatically states how she does not really need me because she believes she is superwoman then I would be less inclined to give her any real attention and I am confident most men would agree. After all, who wants to be with someone that can do with or without them? Is that really attractive or inviting? Maybe for some, but the majority of mentally stable people I know want to be wanted.
Brandon J.
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