Don’t Be His Fool, or His Doormat: Excuses Women Need to Stop Making For Men

June 12th, 2012 - By Julia Austin
"Upset couple in bed"

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Females can be so soft, so accommodating, so understanding. It’s our charm, and our curse. We want to be the cushion our man rests his head on after a long day. We want to be the easiest part of his life, his support system and his unrelenting comfort. We want to be these things so much, that sometimes we forget about ourselves and our needs. For fear of being demanding, we can become a doormat. But never forget that, he should be all those wonderful things to you too—supporting, comforting, understanding. If you’re not getting what you need, admit it to yourself. Even if you understand why he can’t give it to you—even if you can come up with a dozen excuses for him, excuses don’t keep you warm at night.

"Paying the check at a restaurant"

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He couldn’t pay for me forever

It’s true—if you link up your lives, it’s just not sustainable for a man to pay for you every single time you get popcorn at the movies or a pack of gum on a road trip. He may even let you foot the bill on meals sometimes. But, paying for someone isn’t about covering somebody who couldn’t cover themselves. It’s about treating someone. And that is a concept that should never leave a relationship. If your man has gotten lazy about treating you, always expecting to just go Dutch on every single bill, even on romantic dinners, or just looking at you to foot the bill, don’t just make the excuse that he can’t pay for you forever. No, he doesn’t have to pay for you forever, or every single time. But, he should still occasionally be treating you.

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  • Jayme

    It’s YOU’RE his girlfriend, not your. Now I can’t take any of YOUR articles seriously.

  • Tiki Barber

    LADIES LISTEN TO ME IF YOU WANT TO BE OUR DOORMATS IT’S PERFECTLY FINE WITH US DO NOT LET SOME SELF RIGHTEOUS MAGAZINE ARTICLE STOP YOU TOO ! IT’S YOUR RIGHTS WERE TALKING ABOUT ! NOW GET YOUR MAN HIS SLIPPERS AND MY GLASS OF WATER !

    • cake211

      LOLOL you are so wrong for posting as tiki barber! haha!

  • http://twitter.com/WilkChristopher Christopher Wilk

    Awesome article however, many of the women know how the person they choose to date treats them and that’s the kind of brothers they want,but when a real man steps to them he has to hear your not my type. I wonder is this article a prime example why we brothers are losing so many Beautiful women to the Lesbians hmmm…That just maybe the case! Hey fellows, I think we need to tighten up and give these women what they really want on a regular basis love, and affection. I know speaking from my own experience, I feel good when I’m able to take my lady out to dinner and foot the bill. However, if we go out let’s say too a movie she would have no problem footing the bill however, I would still offer I think that this is a two way street because we like to feel appreciated as well, but to be honest fellows I lost a few good ones for being Selfish so I totally understand this article Ya Heard M3!

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=630566866 Titiya Ams

      Gd for you,hopefully you learn from your mistakes….

  • Nope

    Make sure he’s really your man to being with, like in real life and not just in your head. IMO a lot of these scenarios take place when it’s just for pretend.

  • victoria

    Stop making excuses for deadbeat dads

  • Elle

    Great article and very timely for me. Thanks.

  • http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&search-alias=digital-text&field-author=Peaches%20The%20Writer PeachesTheWriter

    “He’s just going through something right now.”