I have still not had any of my feminist acquintances successfully describe toxic masculinity, it feels like something they use to say; ’men suck’. To be fair, I’ve been raised a feminist and I’ve never understood the term toxic masculinity.
I did a lot of stupid stuff in my teenage-years, I could not handle the freedom I had, it just gave me anxieties. Still I am glad I had it, since my father wouldn’t have guided me well anyhow. All the bad stuff I did he urged on and agreed with. He said he was a feminist, but he wasn’t even that, I asked for his help as his friend came onto me very strongly and he merely thought bad for his friend since he was lonely.
No I have been happiest since I found my husband and though our ideologies clashed in the start I realised I didn’t care. I was calm and happy knowing that he would set me straight if I just let him. It isn’t perfect and I believe everyone struggles, but sometimes it is about deciding not to just go with urged feelings and make conscious decisions.
I believe many women would feel the same if they let themselves try it. We’ve been taught not to give up control, always have an out and remember that he could be a psycho. But how do you build a relationsship if you don’t trust your partner? It is like saying some uses their shoes to kick people so never trust a person with shoes on.
I’m not really sure we’re I’m going with this. I guess I ended up in a rant. I guess what I am trying to say is that I would enjoy a world where I am expected to take a backseat, even though it goes against everything I’ve been taught.