Here something thought I'll share, via Mr Swagger's blog. Enjoy
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http://www.mrswagger.com/search/label/Life Lessons
Ladies…we’ve all heard it, and we’ve all said it… “all the good men are either married or gay,” or the classic, “I don’t need a man, I’m handling my own business.” Now those statements may be legitimate and have some semblance of truth behind them. But ladies, let’s get real…the fact is that while there are plenty of fellas out there with @$$hole potential, there just as many ladies out there with b@#ch tendencies, and because of that, ladies, we sometimes miss the good man that is staring us right in our face, or even worse, treat him like $#it and destroy a potentially good relationship. Go ahead and “do you,” but don’t diss him in the process.
Illustration time ladies – let’s assume that you are young professional…a lawyer perhaps, and the guy you are dating is just out of school and starting his first job working in sales for a cable company. You guys have been involved for almost two and a half years. You’ve met each other’s family, taken vacations together, and spend every night together (either his place or yours). You have a good man and you two crazy kids are in love!! Now, a few months into his job, he gets laid off.
After three months of pounding the pavement looking for a new job, he is still unemployed. What do you do in this situation? Well, let me tell you what I have seen often happen in this situation…the man begins to feel insecure because his woman is making the lion’s share of the money. The woman starts hiding things from her man and she starts using phrases like “my money.” He gets depressed and discouraged, and she’s telling her friends that he’s a lazy bum. Then whammo – now you’re fighting all the time and then the relationship ends. Another good man bites the dust.
So what should happen…ladies
1) remember that this is harder on him than it is on you and you should uplift and support him,
2) stop using phrases like “my money” or telling him you’re going to do something for yourself because he can’t – just because you can floss, doesn’t makes it okay to be a b$#ch, and
3) stop perpetuating the stereotype (i.e. if he can’t even take care of me, what good is he?). A relationship is a partnership.
Now don’t get it twisted…I know that there are still those little boys running around out there thinking it's hot to rack up as mush @$$ as possible and dog women out. But let’s be real…there are still those little girls out there who think that $#it is cute and allow that type of behavior to be okay (to be clear…that behavior is not okay). But those aren’t the fellas or ladies I’m trying to enlighten. I’m talking about the fellas with swag and the ladies with flava that are doing their thang.
So to those ladies, I say, when you find that good man, treat him with the same dignity you should damn well want for yourself. And to those good men out there, try to be patient with those sistas who still have a little bit of that “dumb little girl” mentality, because one day they will grow up and realize that the $#it ain’t cute and it’s not okay. Has this happened to you and men what do you think?
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http://www.mrswagger.com/search/label/Life Lessons