Are Traditional Male/Female Roles Working in Our Relationships?

My answer to this question is "no". Traditional relationship need to be much more flexible than they were in the past. Personally, I believe that relationships need to be run more like businesses. Each relationship requires a negotiation and a taking of inventory of both partner's strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes, goals and opportunities, and a strategy should be drafted. Like a Mission and Vision statement. Times have changed. The opportunities available to women have changed. Even if the women's job is not more substantial than your, you should still be negotiating a "fair" arrangement so that one person is not completely overwhelmed while the other person is reading the newspaper sipping on tea. In the past, I admit that many women settled for arrangements that weren't necessarily fair. The answer isn't to make men pay and expect them to do most of the chores. That would be just as trifling. And men, raising kids is a CEO level job so stop thinking because you pay the bills, you don't have to change a diaper every now and then. Besides, what better way to bond with your newborn than to experience the joy of changing his or her diaper. I'm not saying that if you meet someone that is interested in fulfilling the traditional roles of a women you should change everything. What I am saying is don't expect every women you meet to automatically fulfil those roles. It's a negotiation. I do believe that women tend to be better at certain things than men. I don't think most women would want to take care of the lawn or clean the gutters, or change a tire, or check the anti-freeze levels. So put all the cards on the table in the beginning of the relationship and divvy them up in a way that you are the most effective couple you can be. Renegotiations may be necessary as you situation changes. So if you're the better cook, don't torture yourself and the kids with her cooking, put the apron on and whip something up. In exchange, your wife better learn how to start the lawnmower. In the end, negotiate a fair deal for both sides or no one will be happy in the longrun.