Who still believes in "traditional" Male/female gender roles?

It was the traditional family structures that made the United State of America.

For over thousand of years the family structure had work. For only 60+ years the liberal family structure had been implemented in the United State and we have a crisis! Even our US President is a drunk!

NO I DO NOT believe in traditional gender roles. In what way is having a man take care of you while you take care of the household forward thinking, and in what way does that make you independent? What bothers me is that women who fit the stereotype kind of ruin it for the rest of us - here we are trying to show that women want equality, and can do everything men do, and then other women come along and perpetuate the stereotypes that we are trying to rid ourselves of.

I want to know that I can live the lifestyle that I am comforatable in by means of MY OWN salary - I never want to be dependent on a man financially.

To the guy who said that the lack of traditional family structure in the U.S. has led to crisis, I say YOU stay at home, because I DON'T WANT TO, and I didn't ask to be female.

I want a life partner - someone who is on my level. Not a dad - I've already got one of those.

I'm not sure what you are describing is a "traditional" gender roles.

The "traditional" gender rules basically means the husband makes all the decisions and tells the wife what to do, and his opinion always takes precident above hers.

No, I do not believe in those roles.

My girlfriend of 12 years and I are equal partners. We take care of ourselves and each other. When one is not capable or willing (for whatever reason), the other takes over. Each of our opinions and ideas have equal weight and when we don't agree, we do our own things.

What you are descrbing sounds more like the "typical" roles for many families in the US at one point of their lives or another. (meaning when young children is in the family but before they leave the house)

I'm a male, and I put myself in the role of responsibility of earning the money, but I know my partner works hard at home too. There's plenty of responsibilities for everybody even if both adults don't work.

I'm for it if you can live in a town where one earner can make it for the whole family. Otherwise you'll get in that two-income trap where everyone is working and the kids are being raised by strangers.

Well, now we're in the 21st century I don't think that the old traditional male/female gender roles are relevant anymore. We all want to be treated equally, then you get people who want to be "taken care of". To me, that sounds lazy and like its a contradiction.

The world has moved on we should all be on an equal footing.

I would NOT want that kind of life -- and neither did my mother when she was a young woman in the 1930s!

After all the sacrifices, after fighting to obtain the education I did, having to PROVE that I belonged in the classes I took (and not just be there as a 'token' female), having to FIGHT for the right to wear slacks to school, having a non-traditional career,

knowing that that CAREER provided for MY children when my Ex-Spouse of that short disaster of a marriage did not want to work and abused (he abused all of us, and stalked, damaged/destroyed property, and just recently, once again Burglarized MY HOME),

Knowing that MY HARD WORK earned the HOME I live in, the FOOD on my table, the CLOTHES on the backs of my children and myself, and the Utilities and Luxuries that we enjoyed ...

NO -- there is NO WAY I AM EVER going to want the 'Traditional" male/female gender roles -- because I WILL NEVER allow myself to EVER be held captive in ANY abusive or unhappy situation.

Good luck honey. I think there are plenty of men out there who would be more than happy to "let" you do that provided they made enough money. But like the other answerer said, don't be surprised if hubby starts acting like you are his personal chattel. With divorce rates at 50% in this country, I think it is imperative that everybody has the capacity to take care of themselves on an economic basis. You don't want to be in the position of married for years, out of the job market with no marketable skills, and then hubby up and leaves you for his 20 y.o. secretary, or maybe you want to leave him for other reasons but feel trapped due to economic circumstances. It happens to SO many women, and alimony doesn't begin to make up for what these women lost and most don't ever recover. Most of the time women come out on the losing end of divorce settlements -while men's economic status improves - even with child support payments. Big fat lifetime alimonies belong to those in the highest income brackets....and most of the time, whoever HAS the money wants the person with less or no money to sign a prenup. So I admire your faith in love....but with divorce rates at 50% ----I think to do what you are proposing is a serious calculated risk.

That is not for me. I don't mind cooking and all but he must clean the kitchen afterwards. I want to work outside the home. If me and my husband have kids then I would work part-time but i'm not trying to be nobodys housewife. Helllllllll no

Not me. I don`t need anyone to take care of me, nor do I wish to be in such a subservient position. I know too many women who are screwed because they have no financial independence.

I want for a partner, not a daddy.

Then find a guy who's willing to be in the "breadwinner" role. But don't be suprised if he acts like he owns you because he's buying most of the stuff with his money.