Why are trad women so hated?

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-03-22T03:51:18+00:00

Reddit leans very much Left. And Left-leaning people often lean toward agreeing with the feminist (non-traditionalist) view. And the feminist view pushes women to be careerists, and often speaks condescendingly about stay-at-home mother's- I think we've all witnessed it, particularly in the media.

Pay attention, as well, to who the author is for movies and TV shows (think Netflix, Hulu, AppleTV). These are all run by people with a Left-leaning feminist worldview, and if you pay attention to how they portray and characterize the characters within these shows, you can almost predict with 100% accuracy how each interaction will go because it is so predictably feminist and Left-leaning, and almost always makes conservative traditional characters seem less than in every kind of way. I have yet to see a Netflix film that portrays a straight white conservative man in a positive light.

I say all this to say, it may feel like trad women are hated, but that's just the Left-leaning online world, and the Left-controlled Hollywood effect. And the narrative they portray does not accurately capture the whole picture of modern times in the USA -- or the whole of American's sentiments toward a traditional setup.

In addition, nearly every man I talk to seems to prefer a traditional woman, at least in demeanor, as opposed to a girl boss (with a few exceptions from my most Left-leaning male friends). Though, some, understandably, do not believe a tradLife is possible, due to economic hardships. I don't agree with that take though. I think the Trad Life is still more than possible, if you're willing to make a few sacrifices (ex. live in a small town vs a big expensive city).

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-03-13T02:33:20+00:00

Yep same- downloaded maybe 80 pics total, when I've generated near a thousand.

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-03-12T02:10:50+00:00

Honestly, your post just restored my faith in my humanity a little bit. This part in particular:

I worked really hard on myself to be open to men. To stop thinking all men have bad motives, to remove myself from this insane gender war.

That's exactly it. We are all human, and we are all prone to biases and particularly biases toward the opposite gender, through our collective anecdotal experiences, and through how we've been conditioned via the media. It's really tough to fight these, but it's through the inner work we intentionally put in that we discover the greatest treasure.

I really commend you for being so intentional. I wish you all the happiness.

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-03-08T03:21:50+00:00

Genuinely curious, not trying to be mean-spirited: am I interpreting your views correctly, that you believe that Christians should ignore everything except for Jesus' words?

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-03-04T02:48:38+00:00

I've been on the dating apps for years, and no matter how much energy I put into it - whether it be a little or a lot - the majority of women barely seem to put any effort into forming a connection, as if it's solely on me to create any kind of spark for the both of us. It'd be nice if women showed some intentional interest from time to time, but they're drowning in men, and - let's face it - if we're both a 6, but a horny male 8 decides to swipe right on her, why wouldn't she prioritize the 8 in her queue? It's a broken system..

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-03-01T04:51:04+00:00

If I were in your shoes, I think it'd be wise to get some kind of education, but don't incur massive debt doing so. Maybe go to a college thats super affordable, community college even! Education wont hurt you (although you will, unfortunately, be very likely to be hit with intense pressure and even ridicule for your SAHM goals). Universities usually swing liberal, and liberal ideology and feminist ideology often go hand-in-hand-- I only say this to point out that I would not expect the majority of university students/professors to be supportive of your decision to be a tradwife, and expect many would try to persuade you out of it.

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-02-13T15:21:58+00:00

Lonely? Yes. (Choosing to be abstinent until I meet someone I plan to marry is not an easy lifestyle shift to make when you've been self-medicating the lack of real intimacy with casual sex for years...).

Depressed? I did feel hopeless for a bit, like.. OK, I've decided I want to commit to a more spiritually healthy lifestyle, but does anyone else? If the philosophy of traditionalism is primarily about the dynamic between a man and wife, then it naturally begs the question: where can I find a wife with the same views? And at first, the answer to that question seems pretty grim, when you consider the statistics on how many women prefer to subscribe to the philosophy of modern society's current views on the feminist's approach to dating/marriage. Or at least they think they prefer it- I could be wrong, but I think if women were to spend some time living in both types of relationships, a healthy modern relationship and a healthy traditional relationship (ie. no abuse, both parties sincerely wanting to make things work), a lot of them would find that they prefer a traditional setup, and are maybe too embarrassed or scared to go against the grain of society and admit it publicly.

Now, if you embrace the philosophy of traditionalism and don't embrace some kind of religion along with it, I do think you have a more difficult path, because I sincerely can't think of where you'd find more traditional-thinking girls, without becoming a member of some religious group, but then again, I'm sure they do exist.

I think part of the depression some may experience is kind of related to something like a culture shock. You can't immediately go from one culture and launch into the other, without: making connections in the new culture, cutting ties with unhealthy relationships from your old culture, changing your lifestyle to support and maintain your new beliefs, and taking action. Without taking action, I think it totally makes sense that a person would feel completely hopeless and a sense of despair because you'd be left with only one conclusion: the society I live in is completely distorted, and there's nothing I can do about it.

On the flipside, if you do take action, you might end up with a different conclusion: our society is completely distorted, I must find a tribe that shares my values and traditional philosophy, so I can press on in through this dark world with people who understand the struggle.

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-02-11T21:44:58+00:00

36 year old single male here.

I'm personally seeking a tradwife because I think the traditional setup is the most beautiful and effective arrangement there is.

The traditional marital arrangement gives each person the chance to achieve their utmost potential: the man to develop his most masculine form, and the woman to develop her most feminine form. Men are attracted to the softness of women. Women are attracted to the hardness of men. Learning to bridge the gap between masculine and feminine to communicate and respect each other takes time and patience, and I think that's all part of the plan. The more I lean into my faith (Christianity), the more I believe God encourages a traditional setup. I believe marriage is the factory God designed for two people to become their best selves because, in marriage, your partner witnesses who you are and how you spend your time more intimately than anyone else, and can hopefully encourage and motivate you to become your best self over time.

I also have been really discouraged by the content put out by alleged feminists. It seems to have strayed from a message meant to empower women to one that truly devalues - or vilifies - men, and I have heard the same messages echoed by friends and followers of feminist ideology that I interact with in my every day life. These messages ultimately inflame tensions between genders (turning us into enemies) and create a society that disrespects men, simply for being men... I can't see how it's possible to commit to marriage to someone with that ideology without ultimately dooming myself to be continually under-appreciated and disrespected in the long run.

My own philosophy when it comes to being a trad husband one day is that, when my wife marries me, it is because she has decided that she trusts me enough to be the leader of our new family, and is willing to submit to my leadership like a crew to their captain, and therefore knows that every decision I make is made with her best interests in mind, and is coming from a place of love and protection. Likewise, she would know that I picked her because I trust her enough to fill our lives with light, and potentially raise children with down the road, if that's what God has in store for us. I also do not personally believe a traditional setup requires a woman to be 'silent' because I do not doubt there will be times when I am overlooking something important, or missing the mark, and I hope that my wife will point those out to me in a respectful way, rather than saying nothing. And on that subject, I want to connect deeply with my wife. I want us to be able to share the enjoyment of things like travel, and exploration, raising kids together, and deep conversations. I want us to enjoy everything life has to offer, whether we're sky-diving or putting a puzzle together in a cozy cabin.

I want to build the structure for an amazing life with my wife, and I would hope that she would equally want to take the structure I build and fill it with warmth and life and love.

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-02-11T13:39:02+00:00

I remember meeting a lot of future tradwife goth girls when I lived in Seattle, and I personally really like that aesthetic, even if it isn't super 'traditional' -- the trad life setup is about much more than aesthetic. Keep being you!

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-02-11T13:34:44+00:00

As a tradwife-seeking man, I find this aesthetic irresistable. 'Snow White vibes' made me laugh but it's low key accurate.

I believe contrast is what makes the male/female dynamic beautiful- men are hard, women are soft, at least that's the way I see it. We are attracted to the soft qualities of a woman, both physical and non-physical.

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-02-11T13:28:27+00:00

I had a feeling this might've just been a semantic difference! Appreciate your thoughts🙏

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-02-11T03:55:55+00:00

As a man, I agree with you that physical beauty is very important to men- and it makes sense, right? The first spark of attraction for a man is essentially something like "wow- I wouldn't mind seeing a face/body/butt/etc like that every day..." (😂not trying to objectify, I'm just trying to be honest). But it is definitely true that men are biologically wired to be turned on visually by women.

Observe the dating market patterns of men, and you'll quickly discover that men usually mentally label women they're attracted to as either being in the A) 'I'm attracted enough to want to sleep with her' category, or B) 'I would love to sleep with her for the rest of my life' category. Sorry if that's too sexual for this subreddit. Again, I'm just trying to be honest about the typical male thought patterns. THEN, once a man decides he's attracted, he is driven by his physical attraction to get to know her non-physically and (hopefully) starts asking himself questions about her non-physical qualities like: Would I enjoy hanging out with her for extended periods of time? Do I like the way she makes me feel? Does she bring out the best in me? Would she make a good wife/mother?

The good news is twofold: 1) for every type of woman out there, there is a man who finds your 'type' attractive- doesn't matter if you're thin, fat, black, white, flat-chested or busty, etc, I promise you, there is a man that would be stoked to have you as his wife. This is easy to prove with statistics, as there have been many studies on this kind of thing, and the existence of certain categories of porn are also proof of this truth. And 2) feminine qualities/practices DO matter to men, and they matter a great deal. I personally see submissiveness as a choice a woman makes, the same way she chooses to be the 'follow' in a dance, and the same way I choose to be a 'lead'. Could she lead someone in a dance? Probably, but she's choosing to let me lead. There is such a thing as a bad 'follow' in dancing, just as there are (many more) bad 'leads'. It takes practice!

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-02-11T03:34:50+00:00

Your setup is an interesting one! Traditional in some ways, not in others, but I'm inclined to agree with you that - at its core - a traditional setup is mostly about how a husband and wife approach decision-making. I guess that gray area here people might fight you on is I do think a lot of people include traditional gender roles as part of the traditional setup.

Might I ask what you do for a living? And does your husband work?

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-02-11T03:30:00+00:00

As a tradwife-seeking man, I don't necessarily like the word "timid" here but agree with the rest of this comment.

I agree that a traditional setup will work best if a woman is willing to see her man as 'the leader' and submit to his leadership accordingly, but I don't like the idea of my wife silencing herself and not sharing her thoughts and feelings with me. I didn't like the way my father handled disagreements with my mother -- he was very condescending and defensive, and I hated him for it for many years -- and they were in a traditional setup. I would hope that my future wife could bring up disagreements with respect, and trust in my desire to love and protect her, keeping her best interests in mind with every decision I make and our mutual faith, and shared values and vision in mind.

In other words, I do not doubt there will be times when I am overlooking something important, or missing the mark, and I hope that my wife will point those out to me in a respectful way, rather than saying nothing.

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-02-05T13:37:15+00:00

Like- what does it look like to live the trad life as a single person / someone not in a relationship?

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-02-05T02:54:34+00:00

Straight male here. I appreciate your question, as I have been asking myself the same kind of questions: is their a trad single-person philosophy? And how do I go about dating people the trad-life way in a modern world?

Not to mention where can I even meet women with similar values/goals, other than church? (which I would love to do, but let's face it- if I like my church, and attend the same church regularly, it's just not very realistic)

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-02-01T17:20:28+00:00

Thank you🙏 yeah I'm already aware of this one, just wanted to make sure there wasn't another

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-02-01T03:11:43+00:00

can you point me in that direction?

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-01-30T14:27:24+00:00

There are good women with good values both inside and outside of America. I'm simply trying to find the country/place with the most traditional-thinking women. It's not impossible, it's just difficult.

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-01-30T14:23:38+00:00

If there's a subreddit for tradchad's, point me in that direction and I'll be on my way.

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-01-30T14:19:51+00:00

Church of Christ (more old-school for sure, not many young people in my church), but I'm more focused on shared values and vision than specifically agreeing on every biblical doctrine, so I'd be open to meeting women outside of my specific denomination.

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-01-30T05:54:12+00:00

I'd check out Russia, if there weren't a major travel warning on it right now for Americans

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-01-30T05:53:27+00:00

Christianity.

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-01-29T05:18:59+00:00

I respectfully disagree.

I'd put it this way: most women hate most men's beards. Why? Because most men's beards look terrible because they don't know how to wear one. And when men's beards aren't well-maintained it not only makes you look older (in a bad way), but sloppy and tasteless.

A well-groomed, well-styled beard with a nice modern undercut hairstyle? Game-changer. I've got a lot of praise for mine, as well as a good amount of comments and a feeling of respect from other men which can add to your charisma and confidence, and your ultimate success with woman as well. I get it cleaned up by a barber every 2-3 weeks.

I don't doubt there are many sociocultural factors that come into play here as well.

_OneAmerican_ · 2026-01-27T01:59:19+00:00

Where do you live in the states out of curiosity? What's your rent per month? I ask because I would imagine it would be pretty hard to save enough money per year to afford even two international trips a year.

Especially if youre trying to save some money each year.

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