I’m Too Selfish to Be Happily Married
And so are most of you…or maybe I’m just deflecting
I’m an opinion writer…not a scientist….not a poet…not a professor…and certainly not someone afraid to admit when he’s misstepped or just plain wrong.
After some biting, aggressive, and sometimes verbally threatening comments (I only block people if they threaten me physically which has only happened twice,) I have modified — and even fully changed — some of my views on social, political, and romantic topics.
Too many writers block anyone who disagrees with them and are left with an ego-boosting, echo chamber, that only reinforces their viewpoints without the chance to occasionally self-reflect and course correct.
By respecting women’s historical perspective, for example, I've evolved in my respect for feminism.
I’ve learned, for example, that it’s perfectly fine to defend men, but whatever discrimination, unfairness, or abuse we may experience in relationships, marriages, or the workplace, it pales in comparison to the historical physical, and sexual abuse women have faced for millennia.
That’s a verifiable fact.
For a myriad of reasons — social engineering, biology, patriarchal conditioning — men commit violence at a significantly higher rate than women, and no amount of…
