The InnerView for Personal Relationships (Colorful/Censored)

Expectations At the beginning, during the "dating phase," it is easy to overlook the signs of a brewing gender war. You are in love and in the midst of the exiting "honeymoon stage." During this stage of your romance, you find everything about your partner adorable, sweet and charming (i.e. ordering for you at dinner, expecting you stay at home instead of working outside of the home, focusing on what is happening in his/her life, asking you to wear a certain style of clothing so that others will not flirt with you, etc.). As time progresses, your feelings may change. In other words, things that you once thought were funny and cute (i.e. expecting you to have dinner ready each night and the house clean each day, demanding that you take care of the children by yourself, picking out what you are going to wear each day, etc.) becomes quite annoying. Gender roles are often not completely defined until you get married, but early warning signs can "pop up" during the "dating phase."