To Hisham

Submitted by Zella (United States), Jul 14, 2008 at 20:15

I concur with your advice. I learned as a young girl from my grandmother that one should never start something he/she cannot finish. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the woman to tell a man that she expects him to gift her with jewelry and other "pretties." This separates the real men from the boys. Real Men do not take advantage of women and Strong Women do not allow men to take advantage of them.

I am by no means a selfish person but I was raised in an environment where men were expected to provide financially for the women. Men who couldn't/wouldn't provide for the women brought shame to the family and were not welcomed at family gatherings. Brothers and other male family members usually took care of the situation and often times made believers out of those who didn't take care of the women.

Women have power but those who do not use the power usually end up in very sad situations.

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