I don't know about powerful.. but I have always been pretty bold and direct. My power lies not in money, but in my confidence. But are men really that insecure? Sometimes, I've had issues because there are times when Nish does not want me to be opinionated in public. But the flip side of being smart is being opinionated. Just as it is a flip side for Nish being entrepreneurial as well as a workaholic.
There was this party we were at a couple of weeks ago. And two people were debating about something. And I happened to break in and add my own two cents. And trust me, I made sense. The other person in the conversation happened to be a little chauvinistic. I am sorry but I talk more where male ego is considered. Men don't seem to be as threatened by a pretty face as they are with brains or success. They'd be a happy to flaunt a hottie walking beside them at the mall. But, what about an intellectual who has a stronger opinion than her own man?
Fortunately, I've met someone who didn't fall for the face. Before he ever met me or spoke to me, he read a bunch of my blogs and found that I am opinionated and knowledgeable.
I know that men expect more emotional and fragile women because it is easy to control them. They know that a smart woman would rather dump the guy and live alone than to be manipulated or controlled. That could be part of the reason why many smart women are actually single lol.
I know it's a strange thought.. but I feel like the power dynamics really matter in relationships. It should never be unequal between the man and woman. It should be an equal level where both don't think any less of each other and treat each other respectfully.
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