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No Such Thing As a Gentleman
As far as I know, there is no such thing as a gentleman.
I understand that working hard makes you tired but I haven’t given myself a break. We have a life that we need to sustain together. As long as we live with each other, we need to find out how to pay the bills and maintain the house together. I think that as long as I keep working, you need to do your part also.
I get feeling discouraged. I know that it doesn’t help for me to say that I go through a lot at the workplace too. It doesn’t make you feel better for me to tell you that people sometimes shout at me or look down on me. I tell you that I have a demanding boss and you say that you don’t care because my boss has nothing to do with you. I am aware that you have your own feelings to deal with.
It’s been years though and it’s been hard to stand your not cleaning up a little. I know that you feel angry and very down but your hardly contributing for years while I pick up the slack has been very difficult for me.
I’ve come to think that at least I empower myself by working. You’ve said that I ought to toughen up and that just because you are a man doesn’t mean that you should pull out chairs for me to sit or patiently light our way down a dark path. Maybe I should at least see that you expect a woman to be strong and independent and take a lot of pain.
