This post isn't intended to further understanding of climate change per
se, I just 'wanted someone to talk to' as they say. It strikes me that
more men then women seem concerned enough about climate change to want to
do something about it, to make changes in their lives, work aspirations
etc.
I have spoken to men whose desire to make radical changes to their lives
in response to climate change is not a goal shared by their partners, and
I wondered if there were any people on this list who found themselves in
such a situation and how they coped with that. I mean, my differences
between my wife and I on the subject aren't great, and she is very
supportive of what I am trying to do, but her job involves a lot of
driving and though she hasn't done any long distance flying for a while,
is intending to do so again in the coming years. Sometimes this difference
seems important, othertimes not. I guess my wife is the normal one and the
way society is structured at the moment, I'm the freak, and as I result I
feel guilty for trying to impose a lifestyle on my family that is at odds
with the norm. But to do anything else is to contribute to the destruction
of my children's future.
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