Elisa Mariño
2 min readFeb 3, 2025

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I think that while she tells what some men want to hear, some are simply clueless and misguided. I mean, conservatives have a narrative (both men and women) like this put into place to reinforce gender norms.

They "sell" a model of family and living that suits them. So they raise boys to be "providers" which we basically know that means doing everything for them at home, telling them that they only need to have a job to do their part and that they are so much better than women so there is no need to listen to them. Then, they grow up and of course they act that way. When they don't get the girls they like by performing "chivalry acts", many are confused. But they haven't been taught how to deal with confusion, rejection and frustration, since at home their moms handle everything for them.

And moms keep trying to "fix" this for them by trying to adoctrinate girls into putting up with the "nice guys" who basically do nothing except have a job (and sometimes not even that). That is why we have this articles. Supposedly we have to prove them wrong by dating the so called nice guys. There is not supposed to exist a man who is neither the "nice guy" or the "bad boys". Except there are.

Some men would read the answers and, maybe, learn what women actually think. Some would mature and change. Change is painfuly slow and takes effort, but some would do it because they would meet someone that they really like. Others because they want to be better and independant. While blaming us is easier, it won't get them a partner so some of them would end changing.

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Elisa Mariño
Elisa Mariño

Written by Elisa Mariño

Fiction is the art to tell lies to show truths. Politics is the art to use truths to tell lies.

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