I recall. I don't share those beliefs, but a lot of people still do.

There's nothing wrong with maintaining traditional gender roles if that's what one wants. I think it's a mistake and couldn't ever do it except under certain specific circumstances. It's just too risky and would be too hard in today's age.

But if a couple want to maintain that "ideal" (which isn't ideal at all) then that's their choice. As long as both parties are honest and upfront with each other, that's their business. I'm not seeing that though. I'm not blaming men for this entirely, but they're failing here in a specific way. They don't bring certain discussions up that they should during dating and that's not fair. If what you want is outside what is mainstream normal, you need to say something about that beforehand so the other partner has a clear understanding of what life with you is going to be like rather than pressuring them into it after the fact.

It's shady and underhanded not to. And it's no excuse that it's a difficult conversation, lots of things in life are difficult. That's part of being an adult.

BTW, Avery is a raging misogynist. His/her agreement is more about an opportunity to bash women than anything. I think Black Coffee was your other agreement. Same thing.

Them chiming in with how much they despise women may even be the reason why the author didn’t answer you. These trolls are like leeches. There’s a group of them that tend swarm female authors with the hate. They either follow each other or they’re working together.