Implications Of Alleging Flaws And Faults
Assuming the following constellation (, which in this context has nothing to do with couples supporting each other by agreement):
A woman is egalitarian and has the need to be appreciated and treated as an equal partner and companion.
A man considers, perceives and interprets an expression of her thinking or behavior as flawed, while she disagrees.
This implies, that the man creates a hierarchy of perfection, and he ascribes to her an inferior position below himself. He also creates a hierarchy of competency of judgement, where he puts himself above her as the one able to assess her as flawed.
This happens in his mind, no matter if the woman knows it or not. Her ascribed position is his solitary decision, this deprives her of any influence to change her position. By defining her low position, he perceives her as too inferior to be an equal companion.
1. In the case, that the man is brainwashed to accept the traditional gender roles, forming a hierarchy based upon imaginary flaws does not disturb him subjectively at all, he experiences this as how things are naturally meant to be.
1.1. When he only tells the woman, that he considers her as flawed, this hurts her emotionally as an insult and degradation, she feels humiliation and indignity. She experiences any consideration based upon alleged flaws as condescension.
1.2. When he also expects from her proactive acceptance of her inferior position, then this is narcissistic.
1.3. When he feels entitled to do, what he wants to do, ignoring her subjective suffering by attributing it to her own alleged flaws, then this is domination.
1.4. When a man is not bothered about how inferior he perceives the woman, then this is a slippery slope for her. While she does not qualify to get her own needs met as an equal companion, he often succeeds in benefiting from her as from a utility and commodity, used without being respected.
2. It often happens, that someone spontaneously reacts at first to any incomprehension by ascribing a flaw to the other. But in the case, that the man himself wants equality as much as the woman, perceiving incomprehensible expressions as a flaw causes discomfort also to himself, maybe as much as it causes her. His own wish to perceive her as equal companion and free from flaws is as strong as her own wish to be perceived as an equal companion.
Therefore this case is a challenge for both of them to cooperate, until the misunderstanding has been cleared. They communicate, until they both are content to have restored equality. If he has explicitly blamed her of being flawed, he also takes this explicitly back.
2.1. Either she explains herself until he has full comprehension of her reasons.
2.2. Or he accepts his personal limits of empathy, understanding and imagination as his own problem of not being able to judge her. He recognizes the existence of differences and reasons, that are valid for her independent of his comprehension.
Assuming the following constellation (, which in this context has nothing to do with couples supporting each other by agreement):
A woman is egalitarian and has the need to be appreciated and treated as an equal partner and companion.
A man considers, perceives and interprets an expression of her thinking or behavior as flawed, while she disagrees.
This implies, that the man creates a hierarchy of perfection, and he ascribes to her an inferior position below himself. He also creates a hierarchy of competency of judgement, where he puts himself above her as the one able to assess her as flawed.
This happens in his mind, no matter if the woman knows it or not. Her ascribed position is his solitary decision, this deprives her of any influence to change her position. By defining her low position, he perceives her as too inferior to be an equal companion.
1. In the case, that the man is brainwashed to accept the traditional gender roles, forming a hierarchy based upon imaginary flaws does not disturb him subjectively at all, he experiences this as how things are naturally meant to be.
1.1. When he only tells the woman, that he considers her as flawed, this hurts her emotionally as an insult and degradation, she feels humiliation and indignity. She experiences any consideration based upon alleged flaws as condescension.
1.2. When he also expects from her proactive acceptance of her inferior position, then this is narcissistic.
1.3. When he feels entitled to do, what he wants to do, ignoring her subjective suffering by attributing it to her own alleged flaws, then this is domination.
1.4. When a man is not bothered about how inferior he perceives the woman, then this is a slippery slope for her. While she does not qualify to get her own needs met as an equal companion, he often succeeds in benefiting from her as from a utility and commodity, used without being respected.
2. It often happens, that someone spontaneously reacts at first to any incomprehension by ascribing a flaw to the other. But in the case, that the man himself wants equality as much as the woman, perceiving incomprehensible expressions as a flaw causes discomfort also to himself, maybe as much as it causes her. His own wish to perceive her as equal companion and free from flaws is as strong as her own wish to be perceived as an equal companion.
Therefore this case is a challenge for both of them to cooperate, until the misunderstanding has been cleared. They communicate, until they both are content to have restored equality. If he has explicitly blamed her of being flawed, he also takes this explicitly back.
2.1. Either she explains herself until he has full comprehension of her reasons.
2.2. Or he accepts his personal limits of empathy, understanding and imagination as his own problem of not being able to judge her. He recognizes the existence of differences and reasons, that are valid for her independent of his comprehension.
How someone deals in the search for a mate with his incomprehension of the other's behavior is an indication of his innate ability to be an equal partner.
If he feels ok by claiming a partner's flaws, this is a big red flag, because it is usually the first step leading to worse and more hurting behavior like domination. If someone feels ok by taking advantage of someone judged as inferior, there is nothing to be done by the taken advantage of victim. There is no way of convincing someone to change his behavior, while he feels good by having got, what he wants.
I admit, that whenever a man claims me to be flawed but considers this as no problem, this not only hurts but also scares me very much.
Only if someone is intrinsically motivated and inclined to correct his spontaneous impulses to devaluate, this is a good sign. I can rationally convince someone, who is interested and open to be convinced.
My quest is to find someone like this as my mindmate.
