Women Need Men

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TriviaGirl86 said:
I'm a strong, independent woman who don't need no man. ;)
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I'm a strong, independent woman who needs her husband. I have a job, raised and educated 4 children, take care of my mom, president of an activist association for women and need my husband. I need him to brush the hair from my face, and complete my sentence. I need him to live me as the bible teaches. I can support myself, function without him in a general sense, but I don't want to. :)
 
JosephsDreams said:
Okay, a little off topic, but related, reading the title of this thread made me think of me having many conversations with someone years ago about the difference between a woman and mans needing each others love and wanting each others love. While there were a lot if areas we spoke about that overlapped, we both felt that needs and wants can and do mesh, she was the general opinion that if one needs love from the opposite sex, they are needy and weak and not to well adjusted. I agreed with that only to a point, not as extreme as her though. I was more of the camp that we generally need love from the opposite gender. Not a desperate unhealthy need, as she would try to define it, but a healthy respectful exchange.
Anyone care to chime in?
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I can't really say that there is a difference based on gender. In other words, gender is not the main factor here. Human beings are unique. No two human beings are the same - not even identical twins. Identical twins have different fingerprints, temperaments, etc. Human beings are unique individuals. As a result, people (regardless of gender) are going to prioritize the love languages differently: gifts, quality time, words of affirmation, acts of service, physical touch.

One man's 1st love language might be physical touch, while another man's might be words of affirmation. Another man may be really big on acts of service. The same is true of women, so it's
really not about gender. People are going to prioritize the love languages differently based on factors like upbringing, experience, frame of reference and whatever their current needs are at the time.

When we start saying, "men generally prioritize love this way, while women generally prioritize love that way" we risk stereotyping and lumping people into these rigid gender roles that are more cultural than authentic.

Understanding the Five Love Languages | Focus on the Family
 
Romans 16:1-2 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
 
I'm lucky that I have 3 brothers and a Husband who have been a source of strength and support for me in my life. I am of at a loss for words right now and I am not sure why. I just feel blessed that God put these men in my life.
 
Schnoz said:
Romans 16:1-2 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
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Uh... what?
 
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