"Traditional Relationships" where the man is the provider and the woman is the stay at home wife are not oppressive towards women, they're a completely valid relationship setup that certain people would actually prefer.

I've been thinking about this for a while. And in my opinion, traditional relationships where the man is the provider and the woman is the stay at home wife (with the man earning a high enough income to support the family, of course) is a completely valid relationship setup and neither side is oppressed or inferior to the other.<br><br>The man works and earns money to provide for the family. He also does all the maintenance around the house, all the DIY, all the cooking, all the cleaning and all the errands. He works 70-80 hours a week doing this, with no weekends off.<br><br>And the woman stays at home with the kids, looks after them all day, teaches them all the important stuff about life and gets them ready for school. She also does all the cleaning, all the cooking, all the maintenance, all the DIY and all the errands. She works 70-80 hours a week doing this, with no weekends off.<br><br>Both people are third degree black belts in the sport of hard work. (IE they work hard). I don't see how one side is better than the other or if one side is treated unfairly. This setup also works perfectly (or at least can work perfectly, if done correctly) and the partnership is very balanced.<br><br>Now, I'm not saying that all relationships *should* be like this, or that modern relationships where both the man and the woman both work are flawed or anything. I just believe that traditional relationships are not inherently oppressive and are a valid setup that some people would prefer (and some people already do follow)<br><br>Edit: Alright so one more thing. I'm not saying that *all* traditional relationships are perfectly balanced, I'm just saying that *a* traditional relationship can be perfectly balanced.