Gabrielle Reece (volleyball star) Women being submissive is 'a sign of strength'

Gabby Reece: on the Today show stated: Women being submissive is 'a sign of strength'

In discussing her new book about her challenges as a mother and wife on TODAY Friday, former volleyball star and fitness advocate Gabrielle Reece said she believes women being submissive in a relationship is a sign of power rather than weakness. In “My Foot is Too Big for the Glass Slipper,” she writes that “to truly be feminine means being soft, receptive, and – look out, here it comes – submissive.”

“I think the idea of living with a partner is ‘How can I make their life better?’’’ Reece told Natalie Morales. “So if I’m the woman and he’s the man, then yes, that’s the dynamic. I’m willing and I choose to serve my family and my husband because it creates a dynamic where he is then in fact acting more like a man and masculine and treating me the way I want to be treated."

“I think because women have the ability to set the tone that the ultimate strength and showing real power, I believe, is creating that environment. I don’t think it’s a sign of weakness. I think it’s a sign of strength.’’

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http://www.today.com/books/gabby-reece-women-being-submissive-sign-strength-1C9322181
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Im sure a lot of women would be upset but lets face it....she is talking about team playing. meaning of having the ability to see the overall success of the relationship. willing to cooperate so the success will be at your door step and letting in the home.

women love saying Im in charge ...Im miss independant . yeah, all that shit goes out the window when the rent is due....then you start with..."you are the man why the rent aint paid. "

men will respond "dont u mean WE are to pay the rent."

am I wrong ladies?

has feminism lost its ground? No. you should get equal pay and treatment? yes.

at home there is equality but at the end of the day.....when shit goes wrong...who does society like to blame for what happen in that house? the man.

men have a huge responisbility....making sure the home is str8. are you willing to be a team player...submissive or Ms. Independent?

who is really getting the better of the deal when it comes to being submissive? women are getting the better of it

remember ....you cant win the superbowl with two QB's under center at the sametime.

just my two cents

 

surprised if any of these young bucks know who gabby reece is

 

LOL. gabby is one fine woman.

 

BTW....she is still fine as hell

 

All I need is a woman who understands me.

 

thats part of submitting dont you think

 

Gabrielle Reese is from the Carribean. Stands at 5'11 and is married to pro surfer Laird Hamilton.

 

yep. so what you do you think about her statement

 

I am in agreement, however, if I were married, I would not want a totally submissive woman. I'd like for her to communicate with me. If something is wrong, I want her to tell me. I guess I am more in favor of an egalitarian relationship.

 

I agree.

 

Gabrielle Reese even posed nude in Playboy.

 

Thats one lucky dude!

I dont think being submissive means putting a rubber stamp on everything you say, but rather letting her man lead the way and truly having his back. This type of woman is great for bouncing ideas off of because she will not judge you. It is hard not to respect a woman thats willing to listen, give her point of view then let you make the final decision. She is smart enough to know that you will be moving in her best interest anyway. If not she simply would not waste her time being with you.

 

She is 6'3", big diff. Born in La Jolla ca, and raised in us virgin islands and got back to the main land at grade 11.

She is clearly an independent woman, and her husband encourage that, he has said that much. She has said, within the walls of their home, however, she chooses to take a more traditionally role. She is not saying this is the solution for everybody, she is saying it worked for them and saved their marriage. She filed for divorce 4 years in and had second thoughts and made this change. Her husband is very moody, by his own admission and he say he is not easy to live with. She has made a serious effort to work around that and apparently it works. Kudos to her.

 

Being submissive

Yes because it's the woman allowing the man to step up a be the man.

 

define being a man

define being a woman

 

some real confused mothafuckas on this forum

 

what you mean

 

Speak for yourself. Lol

I am not a big fan of the traditional gender role thing. I think (at least in my experience in one of the worst marriages in the Western Hemisphere) that falling back on traditional roles, in addition to fostering patriarchy in men, also feeds into the worst tendencies in women. Don't forget that cunning and 'feminine wiles' are a woman's manipulative tool/response to being powerless in a relationship or society. Remember the old adage "behind every strong man is a stronger woman"? I think the responsibility should be on both partners to both look out for each other and the well-being of the relationship and I don't think that the relationship is necessarily well-served by women being subservient to men. I think we need to get our heads out of our collective asses just as much as women do.

As for a woman who lets me "lead the way", no thanks. It's a relationship, not a military expedition.

 

The whole thing....very well said! But the bolded part...my kind of guy! :smt038:smt038

 

I see what you are saying because not every man deserves a submissive woman, because it takes a mature minded man to handle such responsibility and not all of us are as such. I look at the role of a intelligent submissive woman to be similar to the role of a corporate controller. Does the controller control the money, yes she does, not in a direct manner but in a special sense. Having a submissive woman is a far cry from having a servant. What it boils down to in a relationship is having a fuctional way to handle disagreements.