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Thursday, August 2, 2007
Where have all the girly women gone?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
So! Apparently women have become more masculine. Well, that is what a group of guys recently told me. Yeah, I know, it sounds ridiculous as you first read it, but let’s explore the hypothesis a little bit.
Since those caveman days, men haven’t quite let go of some of their ideals about women. It’s understandable, though, because women still hold similar traditional ideals about men. Women still expect men to be men, protect us, and provide a boatload of things, that men are (for the most part), only happy to provide. It makes them feel like men! While some things have changed in our society, many things remain the same. Men like their dames to act like ladies!
Modern women and men face quite a daunting task of finding their new gender roles in dating and relationships. One of the complaints modern men have about women is that we forfeit too much femininity. Some men feel that girly women have become extinct.
How does that impact our modern dating practices? Well, a few guys told me that some of them wonder if the women they meet know how “to behave like a real lady”, which apparently is extremely subjective. None of the men I asked had the same answer to my question, what is a real lady?
Do men think women need to be more girly? I think I have girly moments - those times when I know my feminine power, and use it for good (well, most of the time!) - but I doubt I play up to any stereotypes that men may have about girly women.
Ladies, do you feel that modern women are too masculine? Do you think this impacts your dating experiences?
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