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Men and Women -- the Great Divide

Has anyone else noticed this?  I see it regularly in the facebook budgeting group in; as well as in society in general.  Men and women standing off against each other on seemingly small issues.  These are men and women who are on the same team -- spouses, partners in life. "I want to cut cable, but my husband won't give it up.  He HAS to have his sports." "I wrote out a perfect budget, but my wife won't stick to it.  She keeps buying coffees." I guess this is really standing out to me because I've been submerged in a different culture while reading "Farmer Boy", the story of one year of Almanzo Wilder's boyhood. There was less individualism and more a sense of we're a team.  We're all in this together.  It took the whole family working together to convert the autumn bounty into provisions for winter. I think part of the reason Pa and Ma had such a strong bond and were together in their decision-making has part to do with t...