An article on the types of men we should not bring home to our parents was featured. In it was Dai Yangtian's character in No Limits, the Mediacorp drama series shown at the moment. Wang Yule is a cellist who is reticent and emotionally reserved.
The reasoning is that musicians earn very little and thus cannot provide enough for their wives. I was saddened to read that. It is not just because I love the actor as well as this particular character, but because the two men I had serious feelings for are trained in music too. I guess I am different from women who look at the income level of their potential partners. That is a low priority on my criteria list.
To me, it gives pressure to men to be the sole provider of their new families. Taking care of the family should be a mutual task between the parents, I feel. Yes, it can equate to the men being the breadwinners and the women being the domestic supervisors. To me however, both parents can be breadwinners, notwithstanding the varying degrees. It is really the teamwork between the couple.
