I was doing some reading and found some interesting information. Im learning about respect and how it is earned by a man from a woman. That said, upon some of my reading, i came across articles that said when the man starts doing the majority of the housework, the woman loses respect for him. The basis was that the man should focus mainly on his career and achieving success there, and then help the woman with housework sometimes. Basically saying the woman admires and is attracted to a man who strives for success.
I think this is an excellent discussion point for a deep dive. With social norms changing, I find that most are generally confused about how to approach balancing household responsibilities with their W and still be an alpha male. This is just my take from my own personal experience and what I see and what I have learned from my own personal development.
I think that is part of the problem, it really is confusing as to where you should draw the line. My W would have been perfectly fine with me doing all the work and paying all the bills as well. Shes a go getter in the business world, but doesnt care for the home stuff. In a sense, my W has always had a male/alpha mindset about some things. I think we butted heads for quite a while over some of them.
From my experience, my W could have cared less about my outdoor chores. She was fully focused on what she had to do and wanted help with. I chose to pick up more chores because i love her and wanted to help her, but now realize i applied NGS. I burned myself out doing chores that didnt matter in the end when i could have been using that energy to satisfy her LL which would have meant much much more. Too little too late now i guess for this one.
Together:20 years M:3 years Me:40 WW:40 S15 A suspected:5/17 AC:5/18 BD:8/18 WW in full blown R w/ OM Still under same roof