Would you support a man?
EACH day we hear of unemployment rates climbing, but when it hits home and your man joins the ranks of the jobless, chances are things will get tight and there will have to be compromise.This power shift can cause a strain on the relationship, especially if the man decides that the job market will never again be for him, ever.
Some women don’t mind becoming the breadwinners, especially if the men make up for the shortfalls elsewhere. Others don’t see supporting a man, even for a short period, as an option.
All Woman asked readers, would you work full-time and financially support your unemployed man, if he was perfect in every other way?
Roxanne
Williams, 23, customs
brokerage
clerk:
It depends. If it’s a situation where he is unemployed for a short time, then I have no problem with taking care of him and the household. But I strongly believe that the man should indeed do what the Bible and what God created him to do, and that is to provide for his family and household, as well as be the leader of the house. I believe if he’s unemployed because he’s lazy and does not want to work then he is not fulfilling his duty as a man. Being perfect in every other way does not eliminate him taking up his responsibility of being the man of the house and providing financially.
Ruth Perkins, 28, teacher:
Yes, I would work full-time and financially support my man if the reason for his unemployment was not due to laziness and lack of ambition. I do not care how perfect he is, if he is lazy there would be NO support from me!
Tianka Scott, 21, teacher:
Definitely, without a doubt. I would work full-time and support my man if he was unemployed, regardless of whether or not he’s perfect in every other way. Once remaining unemployed is not his lifelong ambition, I would hold him down until he gets on his feet, then we would both make it work. In the same way, I’d expect him to do the same for me. I am unemployed right now and my man supports me. So if the tables should turn I would definitely support him unconditionally.
Kerry-Ann Johnson, 24, student:
Yes, I would support him. Once he shows me he loves me and the unemployment is temporary I have no problem.
Susan Gordon, 22, accounting clerk:
Men are supposed to be providers. If it is temporary unemployment, fine, but permanent, no! Considering the economic climate, it’s sticky when just one partner works, but if you are a good team I suppose it can work. Also, things would have to be well kept, because it would be unfair for me to work then come home and slave away.
Shanna Montieth, 24, producer:
People can easily become complacent if they’re being financed for doing nothing. I can’t contribute to that type of situation.
