We hear a lot about men being emasculated these days by women being too aggressive in a relationship and in the workplace. But we don’t hear an awful lot about the flip side of this which is the defeminization of women. Perhaps I’m one of those aggressive emasculating women which is why I always end up with the metrosexual men. For our wedding when my soon to be ex-husband put together the bouquets and took care of the table arrangements everyone asked what florist we’d used. Around our home he would add a touch of casual style to everything he laid his hands on from arranging flowers to selecting charming napkin rings.
Now, I like nice things such as pretty flowers and stylish napkin rings as much as the next woman but because the men in my life have always been so competent at furniture and flower arranging, cooking and choosing the appropriate glass wear for any situation – somehow any fledgling skills I may have developed in this area have withered and died. Why bother when someone else is so good at it? Excuse me while I just go and clean the car, figure out the tax bill and help myself to a beer. Maybe I’ll scratch my butt while I’m at it.
