>You mean you don't want a man who can make decisions?
>So you want a man who is indecisive wishy-washy? :)<

Nah, I think maybe we both read too much into each other's post. I took "I think women still seek men who can take the lead" to mean that women want men to lead them. If that's not what you meant, then ok, I goofed. <s>

~~Bonnie




>>Sam,
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>>>Good. I agree completely. Where did I say that the husband should be the "boss"?<
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>>Um, when you said:
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>>>I think women still seek men who can take the lead and make choices and decisions.<
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>>and
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>You mean you don't want a man who can make decisions?
>So you want a man who is indecisive wishy-washy? :)
>
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>>>I don't think women necessarily want to make decisions, but they would like to be informed with what is going on so they won't be "surprised" when something happens.<
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>>That doesn't sound anything like a "partner", as Tamar was saying.
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>>~~Bonnie
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>Sometimes even I don't want to make a decision. I want someone else to.... just let me know what the decision is. :)
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>And I challenge you to find where I said/implied a man and a woman can't be a partner.
>When my wife and I have differing opinion, it's usually me that bow out, because nothing is that important to me to argue over.
>But if a decision HAS to be made, and she is unwilling to or can't, I will, and let her know why and how.
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>>>>>I think it would be interesting to do a poll about general relationship between a man and woman. I think the majority of the woman would love for the man to take the lead most of the time with family issues. Don't know about churches, but I guess it would apply there too.
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>>>>>I think women still seek men who can take the lead and make choices and decisions. I think they want a MAN, not a feminized man created by Hollywood and the so called "women's movement".
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>>>>>I don't think women necessarily want to make decisions, but they would like to be informed with what is going on so they won't be "surprised" when something happens.
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>>>>>This doesn't mean they want an overbearing, insensitive buffoon.
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>>>>>Just my general opinion.
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>>>>Again, I may be different, but I want a partner, not a boss. My husband and I discuss things and make choices that work for both of us. When we disagree, generally the one who feels more strongly about the issue prevails.
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>>>>I don't know who the women are that you know, but the ones I know are, for the most part, strong, intelligent, and capable of running their own lives. They don't need a substitute for their father; they need a partner to share their lives.
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>>>Good. I agree completely. Where did I say that the husband should be the "boss"?
>>>Personally, I admire a strong woman like yourself and my mother.