The Relationship Deal Is Off, Guys. It’s Time We Forge A New One.
Why men fail and suffer in life and relationships and how you can reclaim your power.
For millennia, most men and women operated based on a questionable deal: men satisfied women’s basic needs and women satisfied men’s psychological needs. As the world has changed, fewer women need or want this deal, leaving men in a void. Now, men need to find a way forward. Here is how.
In 1969, somebody graffitied a catchy slogan on the walls of the University of Wisconsin. I think it is wrong in a very interesting way — read to the end to see exactly what I mean.
The slogan was later misattributed to several feminist activists and writers and rehashed in countless articles, posts and memes. In 2000, Gloria Steinem told Time Magazine that the originator was Irina Dunn of Australia. Who knows. But my partner’s mother raised her with this motto in mind, teaching her to never depend on a man, as did many mothers around the world.
In 1969, this quote was somewhat aspirational — in most families, it was still the man who put food on the table. But as…
