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Are you a mankeeper?

2025/7/4
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He Yang
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Steve Hatherly
作为《Round Table China》的主持人，深入探讨中国社会、文化和技术话题。
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Yu Shun
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He Yang: 作为一名女性，我注意到女性在恋爱关系中常常承担过多的情感和社会责任，这种现象被称为“man-keeping”。这导致女性感到倦怠和疲劳，因为她们不仅要照顾伴侣的情感需求，还要负责社交安排，而自己的需求却被忽视。我认为恋爱关系应该是双向的，双方应该共同承担责任，互相支持，而不是单方面的付出。现在的女性越来越独立，不应该被期望去指导或过度照顾伴侣的情感。 Steve Hatherly: “Man-keeping”指的是在恋爱关系中，女性为男性承担过多的情感、社交和后勤工作。这种关系中，女性需要照顾伴侣的情绪，但得不到同等的回应，就像一份无形的额外工作。男性社交圈的萎缩导致他们更加依赖女性伴侣来满足情感和社交需求，从而导致了“man-keeping”现象。我认为我们需要重新审视男性气概的定义，鼓励男性表达情感，并创造更多的社交空间，帮助他们建立健康的友谊。 Yu Shun: 我认为女性更擅长满足伴侣的心理需求，承担更多的责任。但是，如果男性足够支持，承担同样的责任，那么女性也应该给予足够的情感支持。我认为关系中的贡献不必以完全相同的方式进行，只要双方都在以某种方式做出贡献即可。如果双方都在努力维持关系，互相承担责任，那么就不会出现“man-keeping”现象。

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The podcast discusses the term "man-keeping," referring to the unpaid emotional labor women often perform in relationships. The hosts explore its prevalence in Western media and consider its global relevance, particularly in China.
  • The term "man-keeping" describes women managing their partners' emotional health, social lives, and daily logistics.
  • It's causing burnout and dating fatigue among women.
  • The podcast questions whether this is a globally relevant issue.

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Ladies, ever feel like you're dating a job you never signed up for? Suddenly you're managing his emotions, his social life, even basic daily logistics… while your own needs get sidelined. That's mankeeping, a term catching fire in English-language media to describe the invisible, unpaid labor women often carry in relationships. It's sparking real frustration in the US, but does it have global relevance too? On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Yushun