A Divorced Woman Just Brought Up The Concept Of “Mankeeping” For Married Women, And The Responses Reveal A Dark And Frustrating Pattern

Here’s what liu_liu_lia shared:

“Married for 10 years, divorced for a few months.

My ex recently contacted me to ask me if he received by mistake one of my bills. He did not even read the bill, where there was clearly the name of someone else, not mine.

This event made me start thinking how exhausting it was to advance in life with him. And I am so surprised I never realized it at the time. I just had a general feeling of being tired (I was commuting a total of four hours every weekday, so I thought that was the problem).

I used to think that we were splitting the burden because (due to my long work commuting) he was doing all the shopping and cooking and we were splitting the cleaning.

But I was doing all the emotional work, and all the mental work. From holidays to house renovations. The guy is afraid to pick up the phone to make a restaurant reservation.

How is it possible I have been so blind?”