You are talking about a fantasy not the reality. Simply because there was a social expectation for men and women doesn't mean that most ever lived up to it. 50 years ago and more simply because two people stayed together doesn't mean they were happy and blissful in their union. Both of my grandmothers were miserable and it took my mother three tries before she found a man who actually loved her and didn't make a habit of beating her to death. And I'm not saying that there weren't those who were happy, there were, only I don't think there were anymore then, than there are right now.

I grew up rich on a small farm in South Georgia. We had lean years, we dealt w/ eating more cornbread. We had good years when got close to even w/ the bank, could kill a cow or hog.

The older I get the more I realize how rich my life was in the things that matter. I was taught to respect all people. I was also taught to respect women. My father & grandfather were hard men in a man’s world. Both of them would not be hungry when times were a bit rough so their wives could eat because they believed their wives were the glue that kept things together, & they were, my wife is.

My mother & grandmother worked full time, part time outside and still ran households. My father & grandfather knew how to wash clothes, iron them, cook, mop, sweep, and did after 12 hours in the fields.

I was taught not to pick a fight w/ two exceptions; if I saw someone being bullied & unable to defend themselves or if someone insulted my mother. In those two cases, I had free reins to do whatever it took to win. If someone made fun of my pants being too short or any personal insult, name calling, I was to walk away.

In 1970 I got introduced to a new kind of woman. I friend of mine asked me to come to his plant in TN for his first Tn OSHA inspection. When we had gone over all the records the young lady wanted to see, & went to go in the plant, I opened the door for and she turned around in the door, told me, “Let’s get one thing straight right now I am perfectly capable of opening doors for myself.” I came real close to slapping her for insulting the way I was raised.

I still say yes mam, no sir, please, & thank you to kids now. Hillary better hope she never meets my wife. When she heard what Hillary said about white men telling their wives how to vote, she went off the reservation in rage.

I don’t try to keep up w/ all the bullshit new PC words, am not going to. If respecting women is paternalism, & that is a crime, some law enforcement agency needs to come arrest me & know real well I will not go peacefully. I will insult their mothers’ to pick a fight.

I will die treasuring my upbringing.

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Born and raised as a Catholic Christian, I believe that God created man and women. God created woman from a man. (Genesis 5:2). This inclusive name implies that the divine ideal for man and wife is not merely that of association but an indissoluble unity. God made them “one flesh”.

As a Christian, I believe that God created woman as a compliment to man, not to compete. Both man and woman have been given each their strength. Another purpose of why God created women is for both man and women when married became one flesh and they propagate to replenish the earth. Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself to it.

As time changes, the role of man and women in the family still stays the same. Economic changes made both men and women obligated to work to sustain a family. Nothing is wrong with that. But still the love and respect with each other must prevail. Generally, man are good in providing for the financial needs of the family. And women are good in raising children provide love and guidance how they grow up to be responsible and loving children of God. Humility, honesty, love, and respect must always prevail between man and women.

Temptations of the devil.
The devil made some women merchandise depraved of dignity and respect.
Modern women now, compete with men on strength, proving that they are equal with men. E. g. Hollywood, is a Sodom and Gomorrah place.

The march on women’s rights by liberals have gone too far. I believe that there is no such thing as women more powerful than men. Their demands are not sustainable. To have honor, love, respect, there must be humility, honesty, and respect towards each other. God did not make women to be oppressed either. God made women to be honored and loved. But to achieve these things. Women must behave as a woman, honor, obey, respect. Then these things prevail, and they live happily ever after.