why women are tired of carrying men | musing no. 53

how women ended up doing the emotional labor men refuse to learn.

one piece of housekeeping. the podcast is finally launched (also on spotify). listen to it. sit in it. stay close. don’t forget to send your questions, comments, and concerns for episode 3 dropping this sunday.

a couple of subscribers asked me my thoughts on “mankeeping.”

here’s the truth nobody wants to say out loud:

women aren’t exhausted because men are emotional.

they’re exhausted because too many men never finished becoming adults…

and then handed that unfinished work to their partner to carry.

that’s all “mankeeping” really is.

women doing the emotional, social, and relational labor men were supposed to do for themselves.

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