Why do women want to be just a housewive?

Question

For instance, one of my friends thinks that it's useless to work hard in college when you'll just end up being a housewife later on.

I read some comments and I just want to clarify that I wasn't trying to make a generalization that every women wants to be a housewife. (If you read my earlier description I was describing a friend.) I'm actually against this issue of my friend thinking that she'll just end up being a housewife in the future and I just want to know why would she even think like this. And no, I'm not trying to imply that being a housewife is a degraded role or anything, sometimes wives choose to stay at home to take care of their children. (for ex, when they're a baby) But I just dont know why anyone would want to plan to be a housewife even when they're in college. (for ex, I'll just marry a rich guy, etc etc, and this is also a friend who's in a top tier college too.)

Answer 1

i guess it's just a personal opinion. some women like to make something of their talents and knowledge, and take on a job when they're married. others like to feel secure by knowing that their husbands will make the money, and they don't have to worry about it. or they could just be lazy.

it depends on what you personally believe and want to accomplish in your life.

Answer 2

I think striving to be a housewife is one of the LEAST ambitious goals anyone can ever have, and I would never date a woman who wanted to be just a housewife. If I'm working hard to help provide for her, she had better be working hard to help provide for me.

Sadly, a lot of women I met in college were just there to meet as many ambitious, successful, well-connected, rich men as they could (many rushed sororities for the same purpose). This is also known as working towards an M.R.S degree. I believe that they waste their education, taking a college admissions spot away from someone that is trying to make something better of her life than just a housewife. You don't need a college education (or even a high school education) to stay at home and be just a wife.

Stay-at-home moms on the other hand are a different breed, and I have far more respect for those that choose to stay home and take care of children than those that choose to stay home and watch soap operas. I won't contend that it's easy to care for children, but I never knew any stay-at-home-moms (my mother worked full- to part- time while my brother and I were growing up, and I never felt jealous of friends that had moms that stayed home).

I suppose that if you think you'll just be a housewife anyway, then you might as well drop out of school and stop wasting your tuition money if you won't use it towards a career.

Answer 3

My idea of a housewife is having children and being a stay at home mom. That to me is the greatest service of all. Going to college is no different than any other job. You have a greater base of knowledge that will serve you. That will assure greater opportunities to serve society as a whole. Is a great thing. The downside of being a housewife is that you are limited. Socially and financially. To a degree. Like everything else is what you make of it.

Answer 4

You dont always end up just being a housewife. But if your hubbys income is enough most women prefer it. Im sure it isnt the same for all women, but I grew up with a stay at home mom and I would love to do the same for my kids. My mom worked off and on when we needed the extra money and not having her there when we got home from school sucked. Or having to get up early and go to the babysitters, or having dad cook dinner hehe

Answer 5

Just a housewife! Just a housewife? There is nothing wrong with being just a housewife. It is a job in itself. (Cooking, cleaning, laundry, vacuuming, yard work, taking kids to school, baking, etc, etc, etc)
Not everyone wants to go to work outside the home. We shouldn't degrade the ones who make the choice to be homemakers.

Answer 6

sugar, some women r more focused on providing a good stable home life and possibly children 4 their mate...what they aren't thinkin about is what will happen if somethin happens 2 the husband...even if u r content 2 b a mere housewife, u must make sure u either will b provided 4 or can provide 4 urself if the unexpected occurs...

Answer 7

first of all not everyone wants to be a housewife. secondly, your friend is so wrong if she thinks she'll be allright by relying on a guy to maintain her, that's setting yourself up for a big fall . and thirdly, this question is a generalization, and you should learn to better express what you are trying to get accross

Answer 8

Men and women are made to complete each other. What is better than to accomplish two different tasks in the most perfect way possible? why make things more difficult than they are already? Men are made for the tougher work and women for the less extensive tasks. They both participate to their own well being and that of their family but in different ways.

Answer 9

Caring for a house and children is the noblest job a woman can do. That doesn't mean, however, that a woman shouldn't be well-educated. It takes alot of skill to run a house, and she should be able to homeschool her children if she so chooses.

Answer 10

well thats the way it is to be, a man should take care of his family !!! being a housewife is a tuff job ! I respect everone of them.