A real man respects a woman
her voice
her space
her obsession with murder podcasts
and keeps his distance.
He knows not to push her
into decisions,
ultimatums,
or movies she doesn’t want to watch
even if she says it’s “fine.”
Not because she doesn’t mean what she says
but because “fine” isn’t good enough
unless
of course
she says it is.
Cause then it’s great.
Like,
watch Die Hard on Christmas great
or don’t
because she doesn’t want to,
or because he loves her,
or maybe because she knows
how to commit the perfect murder.
Bryan Burdett (@BurdettBryan) is a writer by day, father by day, and gamer by day. At night, he sleeps. When he can’t sleep he sometimes reads comic books and eats waffles. Bryan likes waffles because of their many pockets.