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Clementine14
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I asked him for his opinion because I wanted to know what he thought, not because he has some kind of “final say”. We have conversations. He may have thought of something I hadn’t considered that I should be thinking about. I care what he thinks.
However, that does not mean he has the “final say”. Nor does he think that. In a marriage that works well, there is no need for any kind of discussion of “authority”- it just doesn’t come up. Not to mention I am the one with more medical knowledge- he is not a doctor by virtue of being a man. He trusts my intelligence and I respect his opinion. It’s not that hard.
I literally cannot imagine a marriage where a woman says “My doctor is telling me I need a c-section” and the husband says “No way. You’re not doing that, period. I’m the man and I decide.” That’s a really sad marriage. And potentially very dangerous.
However, that does not mean he has the “final say”. Nor does he think that. In a marriage that works well, there is no need for any kind of discussion of “authority”- it just doesn’t come up. Not to mention I am the one with more medical knowledge- he is not a doctor by virtue of being a man. He trusts my intelligence and I respect his opinion. It’s not that hard.
I literally cannot imagine a marriage where a woman says “My doctor is telling me I need a c-section” and the husband says “No way. You’re not doing that, period. I’m the man and I decide.” That’s a really sad marriage. And potentially very dangerous.