Is it wrong to be a damsel in distress?

i think that idea changes drastically from culture to culture. it is a great topic but what that may mean in Australia may be different than various Euro countries, Canada or the USA.

In the USA I lived in the South for a long time and now in the North East. Women in the south were much more apt to be damsel's in distress with the "save me " (from whatever) mentality all the time. Women up here where I live now are much more independent overall.

I felt, as a person, completely unqualified to really answer this question, that the independent women were much more emotionally healthy. Their sense of self / individuality and own goals give them substance.

I do think all people, self included, are co-dependent at some levels in a relationship. It is hard to know how much is good and how much is too much but I do think the idea of damsel in distress may be gender type-casting with some men certainly exhibiting characteristics that would be tangent to that idea within the context of their culture.

I hope not. I think it's really nice to have an opportunity to be heroic in this crazy world.

It can become a position of weakness, and some folks take advantage.

I can relate somewhat... but I'm not sure that if I moved, I'd be happier in the new location. It might make things worse.

No one is coming to rescue you..you will have to rescue yourself