Why is the question "what do you bring to the table?" so offensive to so many women, when we as men have been asked the same thing for centuries?

[Anonymous]

It seems to trigger the hell out of some women. We all know the kind. The ones that claim to be strong independent women.

[Anonymous]

Probably for a few reasons. One is they actually don’t bring anything to the table. They feel their beauty is all they need. That simply being a woman is good enough. Some of them probably have never had to bring a damn thing. So when a man challenges her on that, what do you bring she goes off on a tantrum. Possibly calling him misogynist, maybe saying he’s not a real man if he can’t take care of me and pay all my bills and do this and that. Plus a lot of women realize all the things they bring according to them are basically the same things a majority of women say they bring. So in reality she isn’t as special as she thinks she is. So when you tell her well she said the same things you did, what stands out about you as to why I pick you over her. I mean she’s a little prettier than you. Some women get offended too because some of them have high body counts so they’re usually knocked out from the equation right away, almost instantly because she knows no amount of what she could bring overshadows her past.

[Anonymous]

Probably because that sounds like an interview or an audition, which automatically puts the other person in an inferior position.

It really isn't a question you should asking your potential partner (male or female) it's something you ask yourself during the search. "What does this person bring..." you've either observed and have already figured out the answer, or you know the answer is there and look forward to the journey. All of this without ever asking your potential partner to justify their place in your life.

[Asker]

Lmao, a date is indeed an interview.. I married the person who could answer it.

[_piotr]

Yes, it is an interview!

[Opinion Owner]

I should have said job interview. Of course each person is going to ask questions, but in a casual, conversational way, and done so in genuine interest and regard for that person. Work is professional and any conversation is done in a professional, formal, or semi formal way.

I'm glad it worked out for you asker, but I don't blame the women who are weirded out by that question. I would only ask a woman what she brings to the table if the date wasn't going well so I could say "thanks for coming. I will not be dating you." just because it would be funny. I wouldn't ask a woman who I wanted to see again.

[Opinion Owner]

*shake her hand and say...

[Asker]

Considering women ask men this question all the time and expect us to be okay with it, yeah perpetuate your double standard elsewhere.

[Yabbut]

The women that are offended by this probably don't want to be expected to bring anything to the table. I'm probably going to get a lot of hate from other women for this, but I see nothing wrong with saying if you want a quality man, be a quality woman.

[Asker]

You're absolutely right

[Agape93]

It's not offensive though.

[Asker]

Oh I know it's not, and it shouldn't be, but a lot of women react badly to it. I know you don't though.

[Anonymous]

Because most of today's women have turned their backs on some of the things that have always made them valuable to men, and they want men to value them based on different things now. When asked what a woman brings to the table for a good man, she gets defensive because she knows she probably doesn't measure up to what a good man actually wants and needs from a woman.

[Asker]

Pretty much.

[hahahmm]

Because most women are just pretending to be strong, independent, and (in some ways) masculine. It's an act. For a guy it's just who he has to be or society would let him die with zero care given & who biology makes him.

[thearchjoker]

because their super entitled and aren't used to receiving NO as a answer

[_piotr]

Most women are selfish and want only to exploit men, not to give them anything.

[Anonymous]

If you’re into men just say that, nothing wrong with it. Men are the ones to put things on the table. That’s your job. If you’re looking to be provided for then date men.

[Asker]

Lmao you proved my point. Women like you aren't worth dating as you can contribute nothing to a man's life and are in fact a burden.

[_piotr]

So truth is inconvenient? Nice try to avoid answer. It shows how you women are cantered only on yourself.

[Asker]

She's not intelligent enough to understand that.

[TonyMetal___86]

Goro wins!