The Independent Woman and the Metrosexual Man
A lot of people are starting to wonder why dating in the big
city has suddenly become such a perplexing and complicated
experience. And when, exactly, did this happen? The dating scene
has always been a little troublesome for some people and could
even feel like more of a chore than what should be a fun time.
But lately the single jungle of Houston and other large cities
are changing and evolving into more complex designs of mass
confusion. We seem to be moving faster and faster into complete
chaos rather than assimilating into the well preserved roles
that our mothers and fathers laid out for us. Gender roles are
changing and this is the basic concept that is generally holding
many of us back from entering successful relationships. More and
more people are remaining single for longer periods of time.
Part of this is because we are finding it difficult to accept
and understand the new gender roles of our mates, even if we,
ourselves, are holding to those new standards. The roles of
women have gone through the most dramatic changes. They have
changed more in the last two generations than in the last two
millenniums. Due to mass media, urbanization and politics, women
have achieved equality to men in education and the workplace and
everywhere else you look. And thanks to the sexual revolution,
we have freed our minds. Women are now able to support
themselves and raise their own children without the help of a
man, thus escaping the traditional role of