Comments on: Believing in our men

By: net

net — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:11:26 +0000

My first thought about women supporting men is that, sometimes men begin to feel unsupported by women as children, their mothers’ were busy trying to become equal:) I think, at one point, men were used to an incredible amount of support from their mothers’, but with the hard work that has gone into women creating equality for themselves, their children/boys needs may have been pushed to the back burner.
In turn, it seems like, as women try to understand what it means to support men, men are also learning what it means to allow a women to be supportive as well. Roles and definitions are undergoing some major changes and with those changes comes great confusion.

It is conversations about these things that helps bring clarity. Thank you for your article and for those men who posted, It was interesting to have read your views as well.

By: Satya Colombo

Satya Colombo — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:28:38 +0000

This is so true…you know i was recently trying to express this similar thing to my lovely woman. We need to be supported and believed in … you give us our inspiration, and sometimes, our reason for being the successful manly men we need to be…! ; )
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By: Antoinette

Antoinette — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:50:05 +0000

As a quick response to Ryan’s question, women emasculate men by putting them down, not listening to them while they are speaking their needs, heart’s desires or interests, making fun of them, bossing them around, complaining about what they are not doing instead of what they are not doing, and most of all not believing in them.

Something that is great for women to participate in is seeing the beauty and perfection of men. I see many women who see men as less than, and I have done the same in the past.

When I have shifted my energy, men have responded to me differently. They have seen me as their ally and someone they can confide in, trust, support and be on the same team.

As we continue to create evolved relationships, women and men will be able to support each other in healthy ways and understand that men and women are different, but truly complementary.

Hope this enlightens you, and have a beautiful day!

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:11:44 +0000

Wonderful post, Antoinette. Too much is written about the differences between men and women and not enough about how we can be true partners. Thank you for filling this very important void.

On that theme, I would be interested to hear your opinion on they way men can be more supportive of the women in our lives as well.

By: Ryan Eliason

Ryan Eliason — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:51:26 +0000

I love this Antoinette. Just reading it I feel so supported by you. We men really do need to feel supported by women, and women need to feel supported by men, and we both need to feel supported by our own genders.

One of your recommendations is for women to stop emasculating the men in their lives. Can you give some examples of ways that women sometimes do this?