Despite myself... Am I a sexist pig?

keanooo

I have always considered myself normal or "liberal" (if you have to put a label on it) when it comes to being with someone. I've been in two meaningful relationships in my life and have always considered my girlfriend an equal (I dislike even to have to enunciate it in such terms).

In the past few months though, I've been seeing a Chinese girl. On our last few dates she's being laying on the "traditional wife" role fairly heavily whenever the subject arises (N.B. I have not been bringing it up). Despite my egalitarian instincts I find it kind of a turn on... sort of like I'm a bit of a King. And I find myself thinking... "Maybe our (mens') role is one of guidance, providence and protection...". She just accepts it as "the way things are"... and such tunnel-vision is rather seductive. Maybe all I've believed in equality for the past decade is a load of Western bull$h!t... and men need to well.... "man up".

I would really, really, be interested in hearing Irish girls views on whether I'm just feeding my ego... or whether we have lost our way. I am at a point where I need to go with the flow here... and just "be the man". It sort of feels right...

Thoughts please...

Thank you.

Ickle Magoo

keanoo, this is an advice forum for issues posters are experiencing in their relationships - not to poll irish women on their views on your particular circumstances.

If you want a discussion on differing cultural expectations or behaviours then I think Humanities would be more appropriate.