I think it's hilarious to link cheating to self esteem and agency.
Like, having an affair is the ultimate proof that you either have no confidence in the choices you made and/or that you are unwilling to own them as your choices in the first place.
Also they're trying to avoid any consequences (hence the cheating and monkeybranching instead of breaking up) so i really cannot see the reasoning behind especially the agency-part.
Self esteem = women are so convinced of their own importance that they think they should be allowed to engage in extramarital affairs if they feel like it
Agency = women have always wanted to have affairs but didn't do it until it become easier/accepted as 'normal' by other women
Yes, you could argue whether these really are self esteem and agency, but it isn't unusual for women to mistake values for their "near enemies", a Buddhist concept that fits well.
I think it's hilarious to link cheating to self esteem and agency.
Like, having an affair is the ultimate proof that you either have no confidence in the choices you made and/or that you are unwilling to own them as your choices in the first place.
Also they're trying to avoid any consequences (hence the cheating and monkeybranching instead of breaking up) so i really cannot see the reasoning behind especially the agency-part.
Self esteem = women are so convinced of their own importance that they think they should be allowed to engage in extramarital affairs if they feel like it
Agency = women have always wanted to have affairs but didn't do it until it become easier/accepted as 'normal' by other women
Yes, you could argue whether these really are self esteem and agency, but it isn't unusual for women to mistake values for their "near enemies", a Buddhist concept that fits well.