What’s a stereotype about men in relationships that you think should be challenged, and why?

[gayesblog]

Let's talk about the challenges men face today. You can share your question using the #InternationalMensDay hashtag or join the conversations being discussed under this hashtag. So, what’s a stereotype about men in relationships that you think should be challenged, and why?

[andreasderjuengere]

I don't feel challenged in being one man in one relationship :D

So I won't challenge in return. If others want to be idiots, then well... let them.

This is a free world ( well: it is not. At all! But we can still break the rules, can't we.)

[Stevepro68]

I have been divorced for 8 years I raised my teenage son. my bathroom toilet is clean my sink is empty of dishes. No one picks up after me or does my laundry, or scrubs a toilet. My bed has a frame. I host family events. I have a girlfriend but I cook for her as much as she for me. The common pop culture trope that you need a vagina to keep a house or put dishes in a dishwasher. Single men are not pigs that wallow in their own filth without women needs to go.

[yourpalval]

ngl i thought a lot about this so, NOT ALL MEN WILL...

cheat

refuse to do chores

be bad fathers

be violent

prioritize sex

forget the little things

AND LOOK the list goes on i get that some men do these things but so do women and the more we keep saying that men are trash, the more that the good men all lose hope

[Gwendoline]

That men in relationships are lazy and never help out with the housework. Chances are he is doing something else that needs done or has been working hard to bring home the bacon.

[Summeroflove]

I think that a lot of narcissists put a lot of pressure on men that make dating and subsequently relationships one sided in the end. That the men are supposed to put all this effort in but never expect anything in return except for sex.

Another thing is that all men are after sex. Some are narcissists yes but others are seeking a genuine connection as well as women who are after that too.

Men also need to be aware that some people aren’t wanting your love they could care less about you. They like you because you have money, status, etc. Men with money shouldn’t flaunt it to get women because they will very likely receive the wrong kind of attention and attract the wrong type of women.

[DrPepper12]

That we have to be thinking about some one else. Trust me we're not. We're wondering what it looked like when the Mongols launched diseased dead animals over the city walls in histories first recorded attempt of biological warfare... Plus the whole idea of seeing a cow fly through the air is pretty cool! 😎

[msc545]

That men are bad fathers, and women are great mothers. THAT is bullshit yet family law court Judges seem to believe it.

[Anonymous]

That fathers are unnecessary. That perceptions has done a lot of harm to a lot of children.

[Hellraiser1984]

That nice guys are not worthy of love. I don't see why you want to be treated like crap but go for it if you want to.

[SolitarySolace]

I could care less about relationships with fucking women

[noohair]

A man does love his partner as intensely as his partner does them. We just don’t express it as well.

[Anonymous]

Saying you want a stay-at-home wife to have a family with (whom the man will fully financially support) is oppressive.

[alice55]

I can't think of any right now