All Five Things

I was raised to believe a woman is supposed to be five things......

 

A Maid in the living room

A chef in the kitchen

A lady in the street

A freak in the bed

and her man's best friend all the time.

 

Men have their own set of requirements as well. A man is supposed to be........

A protector

A provider

A listener

A lover

and his woman's best friend all the time.

I was always told that these things are supposed to be what you guage your relationship by. These are just the basics but are among the most important parts of the relationship because these are the things that will definitely break one.

They have to be put in perspective. His strength as a provider isn't about whether or not he drives an escalade but whetehr or not he'll support you mentally as well as financially to the best of his ability.

 

A woman's worth isn't just about how well she looks or sexes you. It's also about her willingness to see your needs and treat them as important as her own.

 

These attributes aren't set in stone either. Non traditional roles and talents are also respected. A woman can make more money and a man might be a better cook and the relationship with still work because the needs of the unit are still being met collectively. My parents both worked but dad just was much better at cooking and laundry and preferred to do that himself. He was also a monster with some marcel irons and pressed most of the heads on our block every weekend.

It's my opinion that the breakdown of relationships between men and women is because not enough of us from my generation got this lesson. We look for the wrong things and take the right things as a sign of weakness. I could go on with my explaination but I want input first.

 

Do you agree with the five things we each should have to offer our partner?

 

What are your thoughts?

Personally, I know I have all five things because I was raised that way. The part that bugs me is that I'm catching hell trying to find someone that brings his five with him. Most are focused on how good they are in bed or how much money they make and are clueless of what comes in between those two things.

Damned shame that someone that could practically teach a relationship class will probably never experience the type of relationship I'm looking for. Such is life. I'm not bitter about it. Maybe GOD has something else planned for me.