You should treat him better because you're going to get away. " "Baby, do not let the dove fly you." "Daughter, I feel that you are being a bit demanding with him, you should not ask him for so many things when he comes to your house." "Do not be so jealous, she'll get tired of you."

They are all fragments of conversations that I had with my family while I was in pair with . From my grandmothers to my parents I repeated to the point of exhaustion what I had to do so that he would not leave me.

Basically she had to be submissive, obedient and not at all jealous. It's pretty retrograde for a 21st century family who boasts of being open mind, right?

Anyway, I know that they make their effort to understand "this" of equality, but their customs often betray them and fall into this cliché that the woman is the one who looks after his man and that, if he does not, he loses it.

Fortunately, I ignored all family councils to retain "my man" and, although that cost me a painful separation, I understand that was the best. And science backs me up.

Does equality improve the couple?

A study by Anglia Ruskin University found that couples who live together and have an equal income, as well as a more even division of household tasks, have a lower risk of divorce from other couples. The same is true in relationships in which man takes on more responsibility for domestic tasks.

As for sex, studies revealed that women become more active when they feel free to experiment with their partner. This makes these kinds of relationships healthier on the physical and sentimental plane; As well as being more durable.

On the other hand, the study revealed that more and more men are feeling dissatisfied and even overloaded when their relationships tend to follow the traditional model.

There is more than one benefit

The struggle to be equal is not only to improve community life, as independent beings, but also favors our personal life.

Being equal in the eyes of society is a dream that will take us a little longer, but being equal in the eyes of our partner is something we can begin to build now and that will improve the quality and openness of the love bond....