demand for your emotional labor to be reciprocated
alternative solution: don’t expect others to feel the same way you do about them, walk away from relationships that leave you unfulfilled and longing for more
The concept of emotional labor is used to describe how women – and other people perceived to be “feminine” – are socialized to provide a vast array of emotional services for other people (usually men), most often without acknowledgement or pay.
I’m not going to list all of the ways in which emotional labor is practiced by women because that can be found through a quick google search. In fact, here’s a google drive containing a bunch of threads on emotional labor
Emotional labor is so casual, it’s hard to notice, it’s the tiny things and I suggest you read that thread to gain a better understand. Emotional labor isn’t about “feeling a certain way” about a person, men don’t lack emotional rigor because they’re uninterested in their partner but because it just isn’t something they have to do so yes, demand for your emotional labor to be reciprocated.
It’s also very telling how so many people assumed this to be about romantic relationships when emotional labor is exhibited in even the most casual of interactions
the mention of anything emotional makes people think “a woman talking about emotions this must be about her relationships with men” stop it
