Mankeeping: Women's Exhaustion with Unpaid Emotional Labor

Some women feel like they're doing a lot of emotional work for their boyfriends, like being a therapist or a life coach, but for free.

This is called "mankeeping."

It means women are often the ones making plans, having tough talks, and helping their partners feel better.

Many men don't have close friends to talk to, so they depend on their girlfriends even more.

This can make the women tired and stressed.

Experts say it's important for everyone to share the emotional load in a relationship, and that men should learn to take care of their own feelings too, not just expect their girlfriends to do it.