Comments on: Men & Women

By: Grannymar

Grannymar — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:49:57 +0000

Ashok - The young women of today are not prepared to depend on their husbands as much as women did in the past.

When I think that my paternal grandmother was widowed for 33 years, my maternal grandmother for 26 years, my mother for 17 years and now I have been alone for twelve years. We never think or prepare for that aspect of life. Women live longer!

By: Ashok

Ashok — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:25:20 +0000

Grannymar, undoubtedly my favourite take on the topic. You raised a very valid point about women needing to take more initiative in terms of becoming independent. I certainly hope more women take a cue from that and achieve progress in that direction

By: Grannymar

Grannymar — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:25:43 +0000

Magpie,

I remember that respect for elders, men and women. Standing to give then a seat on a crowded bus. Holding a chair until they sat down, or stood up when the meal was over. Held a coat for them to slip into before going out into the elements…..

By: Magpie11

Magpie11 — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:38:47 +0000

I enjoyed your post GM….. I prefer the company of women on the whole.
I was brought up to respect my elders first and then women. Respect for women in those days was not what many women seem to want these days…well, the politically motivated women.

I would prefer to say that men and women are equal but different. Given that, there is probably more difference between women as a group and between men as a group than between the sexes (or genders as we had to say in my last job)

In teaching in the England there is pay equality… but still more men in positions of seniority than women, I believe.

What do folks think about the women who think that equality with men means behaving as stereotypical men behave? Not that they didn’t always use to…they were not so open about it.

I now retire.

By: Grannymar

Grannymar — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:09:42 +0000

Darlene - Respect is still top of my list. When we have total respect, then and only then will we treat our opposite numbers properly.

Maynard - Listen to Ramana!

By: Rummuser

Rummuser — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:56:21 +0000

Maynard, try abstinence!

By: Maynard

Maynard — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:33:21 +0000

What’s the opposite of sex? I’m trying to find out1

By: Darlene

Darlene — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:06:53 +0000

When women earn the same pay as men for doing the same job I will stop being a feminist. Respect is fine but it doesn’t pay the bills.

By: Grannymar

Grannymar — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:08:44 +0000

Ramana - Urmeela was a very fortunate woman to have so many people ready to care for all her needs. In my young days the mundane matters were considered the preserve and responsibility of women in the household. Perhaps that was a good thing since I have had no choice but to deal with everything in the past twelve years of living alone.

Gaelikaa - Your mother had a tough road to travel and I admire her for coping with it.

Nick - Yes they learn to cope, but add that to the void that losing a soul mate brings - but until one is in that position they have no inkling of what it is like.

Steph - Listen Miss Brody… you are only now in your prime!

WWW - I believe we are all of equal value and should be shown the same level of respect without labels. Unfortunately any of the so called ‘Feminists’ that I have met, give the movement a bad name.

Ginger - I was happy playing as a tomboy in my young days.

By: Ginger

Ginger — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:19:58 +0000

I prefer the company of men to women for the most part, but then I am more of a tom-boy than a girlie girl. I’d rather climb trees than get my nails done.

I do want to echo what the previous commenter said about feminism. i think the word has evolved. I consider anyone who hopes that women will have equal rights to men a feminist.