Why is it often perceived as more challenging for a man to navigate life without a female companion compared to a woman living without a male partner?

@iamnikki Sounds like you're talking from experience. Children are a beautiful thing, really. But in this day and age, if someone isn't ready to have kids or doesn't want to, they shouldn't be forced.

@Justice4All um yea, it is [i]my[/i] experience. That's why I answered.
And I do not have kids

@eventtemple123 That's logical way to look at it. Those traditional roles really don't serve a purpose. A man should know how to cook and clean. But to your point, yes, it stems from their upbringing... Mama does everything for them. They don't even know how to wash their own clothes, some of them.

@eventtemple123 @Justice4All [quote]Those traditional roles really don't serve a purpose[/quote]
[quote] it stems from their upbringing.[/quote]

And it goes for both genders. My youngest son said he found the best way to connect with women in college was going to the laundry room. So many of the women were clueless about separating clothes, spot cleaning, minor repairs, etc. His mother taught him well. (She, otoh, would never let me touch the laundry or the checkbook.)

Both of my sons are the primary cooks in their households. Again, their mother not only taught them how to cook, but to enjoy cooking. They and their wives divide household responsibilities along the lines of their strengths and preferences rather than traditional gender roles. And my grandkids have been taught to be self-sufficient and independent, capable of doing everything and not just what gender would have formerly dictated.

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@msros I don't know. I see a lot of older men who just want sex. I don't understand that either. They're in their 60s and 70s and they're not looking for a wife. Just a fling

@Ceci13 stop projecting