“Imagine this: The [traditional wife] life didn’t work out.
Videos using the #TradWife hashtag have been viewed over 300 million times on TikTok alone.
But much of the current tradwife content boom glamorizes this lifestyle and ignores its pitfalls.
To be clear, there’s nothing wrong with a woman choosing to stay in the home.
As a feminist, I love that women have so many choices today.
If you want to vacuum in heels, go get it, girlie!
And others mentioned the importance ofgetting a prenupfor financial protection, especially for women.
She looked forward to a traditional marriage throughout her upbringing and believed she would be incomplete without one.
“I never really had the opportunity to dream up a life of my own.
She says, “What if he loses his job?
What if one of your kids is disabled and needs extensive medical treatments?
What if your husband dies?”
Be so for real.
Its just too risky of a decision.”
“The pressure to financially provide for multiple people can be immense.
He is also thinking what if I lose my job?
What if something happens to me?
What if this expensive emergency pops up?
What if he hates his job and feels stuck because he is miserable?
It is an unfair life for everyone involved.”
“Youre the one doing all the cleaning and behind-the-scenes work.
Sure, once its all done its nice, but its a life of manual labor.
You are the maid, cook, nanny, errand runner, etc.
Sure ‘gardening’ sounds fun but have you ever had a real garden?
And you want to bake bread from scratch and cook every meal?
Think about it realistically!”
Finally, she has a message for any woman who’s not happy in her traditional-style marriage.
“This is your life and you get to be happy, too.
Spend some time making some plans and then make the changes needed to be happy.
When you stay in that unfulfilling marriage youll stay unfulfilled.
If you leave, you might be sad for a little bit, but life will only get better.
