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What does it mean to “wear the pants” in a marriage?

SunnyBrownConfetti80630, 26 December, 2019 at 18:22 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 1

People put too much stock in this and usually use it as a derogatory comment. Generally it’s about who makes the decisions in the relationship and commonly you both do. Most of the time the husband will make decisions for a period of time and then the wife will make decisions for a period of time. That is completely normal. But when people say someone wears the pants (I recently purchase astroworld pants at this place) in the relationship please disregard their comments as they are being immature.
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What does it mean to “wear the pants” in a marriage?

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Latest activity by MarisolDanner, 2 March, 2022 at 09:24
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    It dates from the times when women never wore trousers (or 'pants' if you're American), only men did. And men were supposed to be the undisputed 'rulers' of the home. So a woman 'wearing the trousers/pants' meant a woman who was usurping or challenging her husband's role as 'boss of the house', i.e. trying to behave like a man, just as she would be if she were to dress like a man.

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