This type of relationship can have each other doing more than they should, it also opens up opportunity for those to take advantage of the other for their own gain rather for the relationship. When you reflect on this, there are no clear boundaries for the relationship.

Forgetting one thing, praying together and going to church together. Should be the final positive relationship spark!

For those stuck on ‘traditional ‘ make and female roles , please answer the following.
My ex-wife was a flight attendant . On the road 3-4 days a week. We have two daughters.
So if I stuck to traditional roles, who was going to clean house; change diapers ; do hair ; prepare meals; do laundry ; etc.
Oh maybe I should have gotten a female nanny! lol
So by taking care of my daughters that makes me less of a man? Pleeeezzzz!!!!

Me, coz not a bad thing to do it, depends on the couples, and both should agree, to me it’s not bcoz man is the bread winner, if the other half can contribute, WHY NOT!

All that sounds good, however I want my woman to be a “woman” in all her femininity, thats what makes me want to (even moreso) be a man in all my masculinity. If there is no gender roles, what the hhhell do you have?! Sorry you can’t take that comment across the board.

I think a woman should let a man be a man, and a man let a woman be a woman, and still have an equal partnership and mutual love and respect for each other

Everybody has their own view on how a relationship be but if you love each who cares what other people think are they paying your bills and cleaning your house your are a team in a relationship thats the way it should be I didnt gave a team in my house .

I’m all for a relationship with mutual work and compromise. But there will never truly be a relationship without gender roles in one way or another.

Not me. I love my role. And Lloyd Edward Flanagan hit the nail on the head! Cause this sister tired of the blurred lines. Me woman! I love my role as the woman!

No that’s horrible, are you attracted to a man, woman, or other? If you like women, then you want your woman to be a woman, and vise versa… let’s put this on a physical level, so you could understand… if a straight guy had to choose between a woman with a flat chest, abs, short hair, and mans clothing, or a woman with big breasts, soft flat tummy, big butt, long hair, in tight clothing, which do you think he’d choose? Likewise, we want our women to be women on an emotional, and mental level, and women want men to… Read more »

It will be awsome to have a relationship like that!

Not me. I like my role as a woman and I want a man who acts like a man. Each of us doing different jobs is still both of us working together. We’re just different parts of the same machine.

I would love a relationship like that

Personally, I don’t think it matters either way ‘new age’ or ‘traditional’. If it works for your relationship then that’s all that matters. But that being said, just because one way works for one couple doesn’t mean it will work for the next. I don’t believe there is a right or wrong way to live as a couple. As long as you both agree and both are happy on your roles in the relationship. And on that note there is nothing that can make a man less of a man other than refusing to acknowledge or be there for his… Read more »

Maybe part of it, but I still want to be in a relationship with a MAN or I might as well be a Lesbian!:) I don’t want a man that takes more time in front of a Mirror, getting dressed, etc than I do, otherwise I can just move in with my Gay male friend!:) Gender Roles play a part in a relationship! Or are you going to have your Husband get pregnant & have the babies?

The hyarchy is God, man, woman and their children…..this new age crap has created a divorce rate over 50%

It does happen. My husband and I have equal responsibilities. With everything. Bills, cleaning, kids, shopping, whatever… And how could we ever say that isn’t fair.

This would be the worst relationship! Men and woman are different! God made us tat way for a reason!

Some of you will say that’s fair 50/50 relationship. Some of you will have different views…

Has it not occurred to you that different people like different things and therefore are suited to different relationships?

If that ‘particular’ relationship works for them…then who are we to judge?

That’s how it suppose to be, the world is a lot more expensive now help each other out , if she is tired cook , help her with chores it doesn’t mean you are less of a man…you’re building something together and she will love you more because of it

And women wonder why all the ‘good men’ have disappeared…they haven’t, they’re just not down with this new age shit.