Traditional Power Dynamics in Family Life

Various sources discuss interesting aspects of family relationships, where the dominant position of the husband and the emotional manifestations of the wife play a key role. The authors of these texts explain that women sometimes resort to emotional tension and demonstrative behavior as a tool to achieve obedience from their partner. Essentially, aggressive emotional reactions, yelling, and tantrums are perceived as a way to prompt men to exhibit true manliness and decisiveness, thereby affirming their role in the family hierarchy.

At the core of this concept is the idea that excessive demands and straightforward expressions of indignation—comparable to childish behavior—can be neutralized by a calm, yielding, and confident response from the man. Such a response not only calms the situation but also, according to the authors, reinforces the traditional distribution of roles where male initiative and responsibility lead to a more harmonious family relationship.

This perspective on family relationships reflects established beliefs that maintaining order and harmony at home requires a clear boundary between emotional expression and responsible behavior. Although modern research and egalitarian views may offer alternative models of interaction, these texts remain an interesting example of how traditional roles and emotional strategies were considered a way to achieve order in family life.

How do women manipulate their husbands to be more obedient? The sources describe that women sometimes use emotional manipulation and demonstrative behavior to achieve obedience from their husbands. One text emphasizes that “Yelling, quarrels, scandals, and tantrums are the weapons of weak people, and very often women resort to them. Men are not meant to quarrel. The only way to show who is the master of the house is to begin performing truly masculine deeds.” This suggests that through emotional outbursts and tantrums, women can force men to feel the need for serious, decisive masculine behavior.

Furthermore, another excerpt compares the situation to a child’s behavior when demanding “mine”: the man is advised to respond with, “everything is yours, and I am yours,” which helps to dissipate her anger and irritation, thereby reinforcing the husband's dominant role in the family (source: 6_25.txt ). This approach demonstrates the idea that a woman’s excessive, childish demands can be neutralized by the husband’s yielding response, which, in the author's view, contributes to her “obedience.”

Supporting citation(s):
"Yelling, quarrels, scandals, and tantrums are the weapons of weak people, and very often women resort to them. Men are not meant to quarrel. The only way to show who is the master of the house is to begin performing truly masculine deeds." (source: 472_2357.txt )

"When a child grabs something that we are holding and wants to have something else, we give in and say: yes, it is all yours (and mine). Similarly, we will act with the wife – since her mind is rather childish – and when she says: mine, say: everything is yours and I am yours. These words are not mere flattery, but a mark of great prudence. With them, you can quell her anger and extinguish her irritation." (source: 6_25.txt )