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I came across this article online while discussing, quite extensively, with my boyfriend why women's magazines tend to be a little... biased and ridiculous. The article "6 Ways to Train Your Boyfriend" comes from the famed Cosmopolitan magazine, where I am sure it has been been rinsed, reused and recycled over the years as they have been known to do. My beef with this article is its cliche content and perpetuation of some seriously absurd gender stereotypes. The title alone says a mouthful. Ways to "train" your boyfriend. Really? As if they are dogs... or, as the article emphasizes, chimps. Really?! What I would like to know is, what does the guy think when he finds this issue on his lady friend's coffee table or tucked into her beach bag? Does he start second guessing all of her behaviors? "Is she 'training' me? Am I being manipulated?" Completely counterproductive to building a healthy, trusting relationship. In addition, what kind of example does this set for younger girls who happen to pick up the magazine? Sure, we all want to believe that in a perfect world young ladies under the age of 18 wouldn't dare get their hands on the magazine that consistently boast "99 New Ways to Wow Him in Bed" but let's be realistic. Articles such as these breed new generations of girls that end up on trashy reality tv, like "Rock of Love", because they spend much of their adult life trying to manipulate their way through the dating pool. Instead, why don't we encourage young women to communicate openly with their boyfriends? Men are pretty simple. Be a straight shooter. Don't play games. If you want him to take out the trash, ask the dude, like he's a human being, to take out the trash.
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