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Oneironaut

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45. There is a reason "trad-wives" tend to be very young
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 11:17 AM
8 hrs ago

The men they marry are looking for someone to take the place of their mother and do everything for them. These men also want absolute control over them, including even being able to rape them whenever they want, or Biblically physically / emotionally abuse them. They want absolute power over you.

Then, when you turn 30 or so, you'll be too old for them. They'll kick you to the curb and look for a new young woman (or girl) to take control over and have absolute power over. If they don't kick you to the curb, they'll start ramping up the abuse because they resent you.

Then, you'll be cast into the world with no career or life skills. You've been dependent your whole life on a man. You will have nowhere to go, as, your abuser likely tried to cut you off from as many people as possible to reduce your social circle.

It's about control and misogyny. It always has been. It's men hating women, and, women being taught to hate themselves.

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Emma Waters is listed as a contributor to the Project 2025 manifesto for destroying democracy. Lonestarblue Yesterday #1
They also want to get rid of no fault divorce Diraven Yesterday #23
This is all the beginning of taking away the 19th amendment. sagetea Yesterday #2
True. But it will never happen. Wiz Imp Yesterday #22
Oh, I agree! sagetea Yesterday #29
"White House Assesses Ways to Persuade White Women to Have More Children," Ray Bruns Yesterday #3
Exactly. What white bigots fear most is becoming the minority William Seger Yesterday #5
There's a fertilitiy crisis now? WTF. Initech Yesterday #4
(r) incels wonder why their hands don't get pregnant. erronis Yesterday #8
Well when you spend all day inside, watching porn and talking shit about women on podcasts... Initech Yesterday #10
Fertility Crisis. Wednesdays Yesterday #12
Read the novel and you'll understand WHY there was a fertility crisis jmowreader Yesterday #27
That's what struck me BaronChocula Yesterday #28
My feeling is that men can take the trad wife crap and shove it you know where Stargazer99 Yesterday #6
These idgit men claim they want a "trad" wife, mwmisses4289 Yesterday #16
Ridiculous moose65 Yesterday #7
"... believe they're on a reality show." playing to that orange corpustulence. erronis Yesterday #9
"White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women to Have More WHITE Children" Wednesdays Yesterday #11
Charting menstrual cycles? mcar Yesterday #13
Women are having fewer children because it cost so much to raise a child to 18 yrs of age. patphil Yesterday #14
NYT loves to publish Liberal Nightmare Fuel. maxsolomon Yesterday #15
Here's how she really looks, before AI fixed her up FakeNoose Yesterday #17
Stephen Miller's wife in 10 years. rubbersole Yesterday #19
Why are they giving her a platform. chowder66 Yesterday #18
Really???????? BurnDoubt Yesterday #20
There is no fertility crisis. The earth is still way overpopulated. hamsterjill Yesterday #21
Exactly what the REPUBLICNS want! some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #25
Thank you. hamsterjill Yesterday #34
The "having a bunch of kids" crap Stacey Grove 16 hrs ago #42
Well said! NNadir Yesterday #26
Thank you. hamsterjill Yesterday #31
I might add that the current regime's policies have led to a significant decrease in affordable health care. How does Martin68 Yesterday #24
Links to NYT article TommyT139 Yesterday #30
"endometriosis" WILL KILL YOU -- that is, it will kill women AverageOldGuy Yesterday #32
That's another "woman's problem". Something the Project 2025 authors don't care about. erronis Yesterday #36
A young woman i know (mid twenties) had endometriosis so bad that she had to have a hysterectomy. mwmisses4289 22 hrs ago #38
I'm so glad for your friend. erronis 22 hrs ago #39
They must have hit the "hideous her up" button on their AI thingy jmowreader Yesterday #33
To say nothing about that "godly man" probably having multiple other partners, even marriages. erronis Yesterday #37
The GOP needs more little kids to diddle Blue Owl Yesterday #35
This article is a slap in the face to women for multiple reasons dlk 21 hrs ago #40
Objectification. Turning women into objects. erronis 21 hrs ago #41
Republicans can't degrade women enough dlk 8 hrs ago #44
I need to do research Stacey Grove 16 hrs ago #43
There is a reason "trad-wives" tend to be very young Oneironaut 8 hrs ago #45
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