10 “old school” relationship standards you should totally ignore | For Couples

Men and women have been stereotyped into particular roles for generations that anyone who tries to do the opposite is usually seen as a rebel.

But this is the 21st century and certain standards has to go especially when it comes to romantic relationships.

Lisa Fogarty of SheKnows lists a few archaic relationship standards that should be kicked out:

1. Men should fix everything around the house: Women should do the dusting: If you bought a house together, you should both be aware of how your boiler and hot water heater work, or at the very least how to turn them off if disaster ever strikes. You should both know that if you spray glass cleaner on granite countertops, you’re royally effed. Your house and all of the various things you must do to keep it up and running aren’t male or female jobs — they’re people jobs.

2. Men should discipline their children and women should nurture them: Some couples decide early on that Dad will dole out all of the consequences for misdeeds and mom will be there to wipe away the tears when their child comes a-running to complain about Big Bad Daddy. That’s a recipe for resentment between partners and confusion for children. And if you think little Johnny isn’t going to realize by age 2 whose authority he can totally ignore while at the mall, the proof will be in the number of shampoo bottles he knocks to the ground at Walmart.

3. Men should pay for all dates: I’m still old fashioned and believe a man should pay for the first date, especially if he was the one who invited a woman out. But if you’re now officially an item and you don’t at least offer to pay for coffee or a meal once in a while, you are basically making it clear that you aren’t willing to pull your weight. If you have a job and enough income to buy cute shoes, you can certainly cough up some dough to purchase movie tickets.

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