I've been trying to think of a way to articulate this thought, and I'm finding it tricky, so bear with me. I've heard multiple women say the following in many a context:
"I need a man who is strong enough to handle me."
"If he can't handle me I'll find someone who can."
“If he can’t handle me then screw him.”
Sheryl Crow: "Are you strong enough to be my man?"
It seems that, more often than not, it's some HB7+ saying it. At what point does this become a cop out on the part of the woman as a way of avoiding making herself a better person? Does our society reinforce the statements above by teaching women that finding a partner is ACTUALLY just a quest for locating the ultimate beta tool that will put up with any amount of crap she can muster up?
At what point does the alpha's intolerance for bad behavior and red flags become his weakness and transform into the beta's strength in that the beta will take any ration of BS a woman can throw at him?
What are these women really saying when they make remarks like this?
"I need a man who is strong enough to handle me."
"If he can't handle me I'll find someone who can."
“If he can’t handle me then screw him.”
Sheryl Crow: "Are you strong enough to be my man?"
It seems that, more often than not, it's some HB7+ saying it. At what point does this become a cop out on the part of the woman as a way of avoiding making herself a better person? Does our society reinforce the statements above by teaching women that finding a partner is ACTUALLY just a quest for locating the ultimate beta tool that will put up with any amount of crap she can muster up?
At what point does the alpha's intolerance for bad behavior and red flags become his weakness and transform into the beta's strength in that the beta will take any ration of BS a woman can throw at him?
What are these women really saying when they make remarks like this?