Why is it that the woman sacrifices more than the man in a relationship?

I think this happens in all of nature and humans are no different. Even when women believe themselves to be equal to men I feel that is not and never will be the case. The male of every species is the 'head' of the team and that is surely the reason. Nothing we can do about it except we can remember that 'behind every great man is a woman'.

Well, that's certainly not the case with me right now. I'm the one making all the sacrifices. No compromises from her.

My husband and I have been married 29 years this month. I have felt like that many times in the past but as we get older, I dont think that way anymore. I think we both take and give about the same. He has gotten more romantic in the last 10 years.

We do have equal rights. I think that for whatever reason some women allow themselves to fall into the role you describe. Im not sure why that is. Maybe insecurity....maybe they think that the more they do the more they will be appreciated and somehow it will pay off. I am very independent and I love doing things for my guy but if I felt for one minute that he was taking advantage of me or taking me for granted, I would lose my pleasure in doing things for him. We do alot for each other out of just caring and love. It works both ways for us. He is as quick to cater to me as I am to him. We have a deep mutual respect for each other. If there is an imbalance in a relationship then it becomes a control issue. The person who allows herself to be controlled is equally at fault as the person who feels the need to control. If a woman finds herself sacrificing more in the relationship and tolerating it...well she does have choices. Who really can be blamed?

In most cases, I agree women sacrifice more than men. I guess this is because many men tend to take their partners for granted. Girls are usually more faithful than men (my opinion) and many guys take for granted that their girls will be there for them no matter what. Some guys only treat their girlfriends well during the initial stage of the relationship. After a while, they get tired of being nice and start showing their true nature. Men also tend to put more priority on their career. Whereas some women do not mind sacrificing their career for the men. You hardly see a man sacrificing his career for a girl. It's good for a man to be career-minded but I feel that he should put more focus on his partner and family too. He should not just leave everything else to the girl to handle.

Men also sacrifice... one thing about men they dont really show their weaknesses or they are in pain.. they are hiding from a shell but once you open that shell men are also suffering inside you know.. And when it comes to relationships sake men do care we are just blind sometimes..not to see what they can potentially do to us.. we must give them a chance to show their sacrifice too wait and see... and if he is not then why take a relationship longer

You have bring a nice important topics here which is happen everyone'life. Woman (Eve) created by God from the a bone of Man (Adam)with a view to love man (Adam) and to give birth of child (new human)in the world and woman is like a land where crop grow. For which God gave more love, passion, tolerance and motherhood affection than to a man. God said woman crerated as a depended to a man with some less facilities than man. God also ordered man to love woman as they serve them and bring child for them and safeguard man's property when he is out of home, etc. many task woman has to performance. Due to thus many reasons woman sacrifice more in a relationship or in a family.

One of the main reason for this is woman’s economic and social dependence on man. Worldwide, many women are not earning enough to feed themselves so they look for husbands to take care of them. societal pressure plays a big part too, and even today there are many nations where unmarried girls above a certain age are talked about in a negative way. A woman’s physical weakness, when compared to a man’s, is another reason for this. Very few women would find it safe to walk about anywhere and everywhere at all times of the day and night. Even if nothing were to happen, the risk is always there. Another reason is the patriarchal stereotype prevalent in many societies of the world even today. Women are looked down solely as the caretaker of the family while men are the bread-earners. So a woman without a family or who has been divorced, is usually looked down upon. Also, women in many societies have nowhere to go back to, if they are kicked out by their husbands. This is specially true in conservative Asia. So women tend to compromise, to adjust, to tolerate, to show that their family is their pride, their haven…no matter if they are abused everyday within the confines of that family.

what is woman to sacrifices? why is it always a woman has to sacrifice a lot more than a man? often all the sacrifices that we make are left unnoticed. It's like we are suppose or expected to do those things without even complaining.. it's funny how the world evolves around women. but we are always are the one at the losing end. we have to ensure that everything goes tip-top and smoothly. but when there are glitches, we are to be blamed.. are we supposed to slave ourselves just to get the attention that we desire? why can't men put themselves in our shoes? we grew up to look prim, pretty and proper, best of all to serve! Ha ha once married, expectations! expectations! you are being pulled at every corner of your life to make everyone happy it so typical in every society..

Some women still feel that they have to make more compromises to make the relationship work.If I do this, he will love me.Most likely the man may sacrifice some things but not others.The perception is that the woman wants the relationship more than the man. But i don't think that is so.Now there are many women who will sacrifice only a little and there are men who are willing to compromise a lot for the relationship.It takes two to make it work and Both need to have a give and take. If there is only one of them trying to make it work, it will fail.

I think this has been happening since ages and i think it would the same..Women is always has to compromise reluctingly..And though people say that men and women are equal they are not,somewhere it is not true.. The person who compromises i feel they have lot of patience and they are loyal so same with the case women..They give the chance to rectify mistakes of men..

Well they do seem to be leaders in most species, if not all. Yes I feel women sacrifice more than men. It has to be true. I see my mom change her ways all the time over her stupid husband. *sigh*

Yes it seems to be like that, because a woman is more emotional and showy than a man. A man keeps their feelings and hiding their sacrifices, thats why woman feels that way. There are a few man who really shows their emotional and what they really feel. A man and a woman is a different human being that's why in a relationship it is not fair to compare them, when it comes to the relationship.

woman are more emotional than man. A woman always think about the relation that are not easily to forgot. unlike man, few days it will forgot especially he get a new ones.

I believe this also and I think that it is because we women are more sensitive than men and tend to know that someone else needs something more than we do. I know that I sacrifice a lot for my husband but he doesn't do it for me nearly as much as I wish he did. My mom does the same for my dad but he hardly ever does it for her. It seems that most men, not all, are rather selfish and most women are more self less. We feel more and therefore want to give more. :)

yeah i agree with you. Usually most guys just take us for granted. They don't know how to appreciate our worth until we're out of their lives. :-(