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Kiran Jhamb's avatar

Indeed a well-rested woman is a myth. To turn it into reality instead of 'reprogramming' women have to 'unlearn'. e. g. Renu should not have called her mother. Liked the post.

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Sindhu's avatar

The missing piece, at least in cases where men are willing to do the right thing but are unable (or unwilling) to break out of the comfortable niche themselves, is conversation.

After some of these incidents, I really hope there were difficult, authentic conversations. Women are socialized to be sensitive to the needs of those around them. I realized for a long time I expected men to do this too and silently fumed when they didn’t. Then I took some steps toward asserting my need for rest or pointing out the unequal burden.

There’s no way out of the talking, if things are to get better in relationships. Thank you Mahima, for reminding us of the dire need for it.

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