She's carried the weight for too long.
A lot of women have never truly experienced what it feels like to be with a man who genuinely has his life together.
And I’m not just talking about having a job or paying his own bills.
That’s should be the bare minimum.
I’m talking about a man who has structure, vision, discipline, and emotional maturity.
A man who is stable in every sense of the word...mentally, emotionally, financially, spiritually.
A man who doesn’t just want to “be with” a woman, but one who’s actively building a life and knows exactly where she fits into it.
The truth is... so many women have carried the weight for so long, they don’t even realize they’re tired.
They’ve been providers. They’ve had their own apartments. Their own cars. They’ve managed bills, raised kids, and still showed up in relationships with more patience, consistency, and love than they were ever given.
Some of them have never known what it feels like to move into a home a man prepared for them... or to drive his car because he wanted to make her morning easier.
They’ve never had the luxury of simply being taken care of, without it being used as leverage or thrown in their face later.
Too many women are used to being the adult in relationships with men who only know how to drain them.
She’s the one keeping the house together, managing the schedules, calming the storms, handling the responsibilities.
And let’s be honest...a lot of men can’t even be bothered to take out the trash without being asked a number times. Let alone protect, provide, and lead.
So when a woman says she’s independent, strong, or doesn’t need a man, it’s not always out of pride....it’s out of survival.
It’s because she’s learned that depending on the wrong man can cost her peace, progress, and years of her life she can never get back.
~ Cody Bret