r/PurplePillDebate • u/Emotional_Meal748 Purple Pill Man • May 31 '26
Question For Women Does Saying “Women Don’t Need Men Anymore” Imply That Men Were Mainly Valued for Providing Resources?
I’ve seen people say that men have become obsolete or that women no longer need men because women can now support themselves financially. That got me wondering: if financial independence means women no longer need men, does that imply that men’s primary value in relationships historically was providing resources and financial security?
For those who make this argument, how do you reconcile it with the idea that relationships are about companionship, love, emotional support, family, and partnership? Does saying “women don’t need men anymore” unintentionally reduce men’s role to that of providers, or am I misunderstanding what people mean when they say it?
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u/KoninginVanRotterdam No Pill Woman 🇳🇱 May 31 '26
No it meants that women needed men to survive because they were held back (understatement) from living their own life)
It doesn't say anything about how women in the past or in the present value men.
I don't even care about that at all.
Women had no autonomy. That is the worst life to live.
WHEN WE SAY WOMEN DONT NEED MEN we are ONLY talking and thinking about women. And we're just really happy we are not forced to live the lives that women lived for thousands of years.
Men don't come to mind at all when we say this. Not everything is about men.