Do you believe in traditional marriage roles?

What are your personal views on marital roles? Roles while dating/in a relationship are one thing, but should or does this change when you decide to marry someone and begin a family and home?

Are you traditional, modern, or have a mixed-view on marriage roles?

inb4 making sandwich jokes towards women.

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Starcrossed · 41-45, F

Yes but didn't come to that POV until years into my relationship/marriage.

Turns out I don't think both parents should work full time, and now I'm stuck in an arrangement I don't want to be in.

PoetryNEmotion · F

@Starcrossed You are not stuck truly. What can you do to change this?

Starcrossed · 41-45, F

@PoetryNEmotion well... I've been looking for a job with the same work/life flexibility and allowances and salary as I presently have, we've been through 3 couples therapists, and each our own individual therapist, told him I wanted a divorce, tried to inspire change, put in more effort, put in no effort [thinking maybe driving it home how over it I am]... the next step is willingly putting myself in financial ruin, finding a lawyer, further messing up my kid [her father is a vengeful narcissist], many of my things including heirlooms destroyed/disappeared, and yet another team of theapists. I was foolish to think I could avoid all that but I'm at the end of the road for the path I'm currently on.

PoetryNEmotion · F

@Starcrossed It is good that you have tried everything. I did too. Then I divorced him. I have only these 2 things to comment. I am only regretting I did not leave him and take my son earlier in that marriage. And you will succeed in the end by starting on a new path. I know this. If I may help you, do let me know. I was in my early 50's when I finally started again. Never once regretted it. And you shall not too.

Starcrossed · 41-45, F

@PoetryNEmotion <3 thank you kindly for your wisdom