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Dear Man,
I do need another choice.
Something between independent and dependent is what I’m looking for. I don’t know about you. Independent sounds stupid. What’s the whole purpose of a relationship then? It also makes me sound bratty.
Dependent, on the other hand… Well, I don’t even know where to start with that.
It just seems to me that what we end up needing makes us needy and then eventually frustrates us because we don’t ever seem to get as much as we need.
Dear Woman,
Do you think it’s any different for me? If I don’t act independent, all my friends say I’m pussy whipped. Yet if I become dependent, hang around more often or become interested in something that is deemed “feminine,” my masculinity is in question.
Dear Man,
So do you think this is normal?
Dear Woman,
Well, if it is normal, it’s pretty unpleasant. You see, I don’t even know if I can use the word “unpleasant.” It challenges my macho. But if I acted macho you’d cry.
Dear Man,
Do you think I like to cry? I just started crying when I was a little kid.
Dear Woman,
So did I. But somewhere along the line, an adult picked me up and said, “You’re a big boy, now. Be tough. Don’t cry.”
But my eyes still water if I shut my thumb in the door.
Dear Man,
So you’re saying you want to cry and you don’t?
Dear Woman,
I’m saying I don’t know. There’s so much expected of me that I can’t tell the difference between what is real and what is programmed. For instance, since we’re being honest, I don’t like spiders either.
Dear Man,
So why didn’t you say something?
Dear Woman,
Because you’re scared of them and it’s my job to come to the rescue and… I don’t know. Slay the damn thing.
Dear Man,
Aren’t there guys who don’t mind killing spiders?
Dear Woman,
I don’t know because we wouldn’t be allowed to say. I just think that some guys get used to doing it with their hands and other guys grab a tissue, wishing they can use their foot. It just sucks.
Dear Man,
So for me, when I’m too independent you look weak. When I’m too dependent, I feel weak.
Dear Woman,
And when you’re too independent, I feel like I should be supportive, but I feel left out. And when you’re too dependent, I wonder if I have enough energy, courage and faith to carry the both of us.
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