Do you ever treat your girlfriend as if she is inferior to you? Do you threaten her if she does anything you don’t like? Do you believe that she can’t perform multiple jobs as well as you just because she is a woman? If your answer to all these questions is yes, you could be a chauvinistic boyfriend. Here are some more signs that may point towards the same thing.
1. You take decisions on her behalf
Whether it is about who she meets, where she works, what she wears or who she calls – if you are taking every single decision of her life on her behalf, you are being quite chauvinistic. Your girlfriend has the right of doing what she wants to.
2. You ask her to change many facets of her personality
If you are constantly demanding that your girlfriend should change something about herself, you may be being high handed with her. Requesting your girlfriend to alter some of her behavioral traits because you feel uncomfortable with them is one thing and wanting to change her completely is something entirely different.
3. You tell your girlfriend off in front of other people
Telling off your girlfriend in front of others is not only rude because she is your girlfriend but also because she is a lady. If you have any concerns, you can always take her aside and talk to her. There is no reason to show her in poor light by washing dirty linen in public.
4. Your expectations in the bedroom make her uncomfortable
Physical intimacy becomes beautiful and heavenly only when it is born out of mutual consent. If your girlfriend finds your demands in the bedroom strange, weird, uncomfortable or overwhelming, you could be crossing the line and coming across as a sexist.
5. You don’t think much of her job or skills
If you think that your girlfriend got her job because of her good looks, you could be stepping out of the line and being chauvinistic. As her partner, you should be the one believing in her and backing her abilities, not objectifying her or downgrading her skills. If you have ever spoken lowly of her job, prevented her from taking a promotion or asked her to cut back her hours at work, you are behaving like a chauvinistic boyfriend.
6. You expect her to take care of you
It may be understandable if you expect care and concern from your wife, but expecting the same from your girlfriend who is not legally married to you can be a sign of chauvinism. It is a different thing if your girlfriend takes the prerogative of being concerned about you, but that is not a demand you can make to her.
1. You take decisions on her behalf
Whether it is about who she meets, where she works, what she wears or who she calls – if you are taking every single decision of her life on her behalf, you are being quite chauvinistic. Your girlfriend has the right of doing what she wants to.
2. You ask her to change many facets of her personality
If you are constantly demanding that your girlfriend should change something about herself, you may be being high handed with her. Requesting your girlfriend to alter some of her behavioral traits because you feel uncomfortable with them is one thing and wanting to change her completely is something entirely different.
3. You tell your girlfriend off in front of other people
Telling off your girlfriend in front of others is not only rude because she is your girlfriend but also because she is a lady. If you have any concerns, you can always take her aside and talk to her. There is no reason to show her in poor light by washing dirty linen in public.
4. Your expectations in the bedroom make her uncomfortable
Physical intimacy becomes beautiful and heavenly only when it is born out of mutual consent. If your girlfriend finds your demands in the bedroom strange, weird, uncomfortable or overwhelming, you could be crossing the line and coming across as a sexist.
5. You don’t think much of her job or skills
If you think that your girlfriend got her job because of her good looks, you could be stepping out of the line and being chauvinistic. As her partner, you should be the one believing in her and backing her abilities, not objectifying her or downgrading her skills. If you have ever spoken lowly of her job, prevented her from taking a promotion or asked her to cut back her hours at work, you are behaving like a chauvinistic boyfriend.
6. You expect her to take care of you
It may be understandable if you expect care and concern from your wife, but expecting the same from your girlfriend who is not legally married to you can be a sign of chauvinism. It is a different thing if your girlfriend takes the prerogative of being concerned about you, but that is not a demand you can make to her.
