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When Gender Roles Cause Silent Resentment

My spouse says they're fine with me being the breadwinner but they make passive-aggressive comments that make me feel guilty for my success.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Unexamined cultural expectations about masculinity and provision create underground streams of shame that poison surface acceptance.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Marriage, Partnership & Divorce?”

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