"Is it still a woman's duty to always be the peacemaker in a relationship, even when she's hurting?" It's a common narrative: the woman smooths over conflicts, prioritizes harmony, and often swallows her own pain to keep the peace. While compromise is key in any partnership, is this expectation inherently unfair to women? Does it teach us to invalidate our own feelings for the sake of a relationship? And in a society that often already places a heavy emotional burden on women, is this another layer of unspoken pressure? When does prioritizing peace become self-neglect? And are we, as women, sometimes too quick to take on that peacemaker role without considering our own emotional well-being?
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