The reason I believe that American women have changed is they overdo it with the equal rights thing.
I feel that they think they need to be in charge to be equal. This is what I sensed while dating some and was married to a American woman.
I think this is why marriage is doomed in America. I am now married to a Japanese woman and she, and all Asian women I dated before, just treat me differently and I like it. I do treat them as equal even if it is not what they are taught in their culture and they loved being treated this way.
There is nothing wrong in being equal, just do order me around.
(I await your rants Mercedesjin
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