I think we've been tricked as women. Yes, I said tricked. I think we've been tricked by society and our men. They have tricked us into believing that you cannot be successful, or ambitious, and have a man. This independent woman philosophy needs to die. Let's retire independent woman. It's not that I don't aspire to have my own but I hate the connotation. When we think of independent women, we think of women who work 70 hour work weeks, who go home to their big beuatiful houses and cry alone, then aspire to bite the head off of every man who makes less than a 100,000 a year. This is not the independent woman. We are women aiming to work hard. We want things in our lives and careers. Why can't we work to have what we want? Do we have to wait until we have a man to do these things? Why does society want us to choose?
Beyonce is an independent woman but she's still married. While she was building her empire, she was building a relationship with Jay-z. I won't deny the fact that they're on equal playing grounds financially and career wise may help their relationship, but the fact is Beyonce is successful and has a man. Society has bred us to believe that men are only good for handing us money and paying bills. That is not the case. Although having a man who will pay for dinner is nice, having the companionship is nicer. Having someone to take the burden off when times are hard or having a partner is what a relationship is about. It's not about the bank account balance. Scum comes in all tax brackets.
I believe that being single sometimes is an internal issue. We don't know the options that these women have but we do know that they may have baggage and in turn chose to focus on their careers. Whatever the case is, we have been shown time and time again that you can be successful and have a relationship. If the most powerful woman in the world can do it, so can every other woman.
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