This week’s readings by Anne Koedt and Pat Mainardi were a pleasure to read. I loved how open, honest, and really they were when talking about their strong opinions on the many expectations and assumptions society, but even more so, men, have on women. I recently moved in with my boyfriend of three years and before moving in, I myself wondered how I might approach him on how I expect to be treated and vice versa. Simple questions and statements were somehow beginning to be very hard for me to ask and make because I almost felt embarrassed. Thinking about asking him questions such as, “Hey, if I’m cooking tonight, do you mind washing the dishes?” or “Hey, do you mind taking out the trash at the end of the day?” made me increasingly uncomfortable. I now realize that the reason I felt this way was because of my very own household growing up watching how my mother treated my father. Although my mother worked just as hard as my father, it was clear to see my mother held him in very high regard and made sure he didn’t lift a finger when he got home, no matter how exhausted she was herself. Although I appreciate the love she has for him, there were many times I would approach her and tell her that it wasn’t fair and that he wasn’t going to die if we ordered Uber Eats. After I realized this, I actually couldn’t wait to run and ask him these questions or tell him the expectations I have once moving in with him. Being able to stand up for ourselves and ask for equal treatment, as women are questions we should never even have to ask. The personal should no longer be political.