Growing old

Growing old


As the Middle Eastern male grows older, and starts to lose control, when he retires and delegate power to the next in line, his approaches and treatment to his female partner become one of possession and complete reliance. She is the only manifestation of power left and he is not relinquishing that.

The male becomes the new baby in the household; he wants to be pampered, he throws tantrums, and he expects everyone to be there to answer his whims, in his mind he earned it and he deserves all the obedience and good treatment due to his many sacrifices and long working hours as the provider.

As the old saying goes, everything gets exaggerated when one grows old,

This means that all the male superiority ideas pounded in the Middle Eastern male while young, gets amplified with old age.


Note: in my personal opinion all male shares the feeling of superiority over their female counterpart, but in civilized societies male behavior got masked and laws are written to protect the women as well as to prohibits improper behaviors and domestic violence, as well as improper behaviors and remarks in the work place, although female wages and promotions are still considered below those of the male.