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Eldryanyyy t1_j6dtx7i wrote

In japan that is not the case. I worked in japan last year, and know firsthand that women are allotted more than men. It sounds like half your post is likely BS. I can’t be arsed to check, but even if the rest of your countries listed are accurate, that is about 2.5% of the world’s population.

As I said, in the vast majority of the world, women get more time than men…

Time off for maternity leave is not related to any pregnancy injury. It’s longer than typical recovery times. So, the edit is irrelevant.

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ProbablyNotADuck t1_j6dix20 wrote

Canada. Either parent is able to take the leave. Mom or dad. It doesn’t matter which parent takes it; they can even split it. All that matters is they cannot go beyond the allotted amount of time.

You have never heard of Canada?

This is also the same in the UK. Finland as well. Lithuania. Japan. Sweden. Estonia. Iceland. Slovenia. Norway….

Editing to add: also, it makes sense, regardless, that the person giving birth is the one to get time off no matter what because a baby only exits the body through two ways… both of which require recovery time. Even for easy births, there’s still soreness and blood for days. One of my friends tore so badly that she wasn’t even able to walk for a week and a half, and it took her nearly two months to return to a pace that was more than a shuffle.

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Thick_Information_33 t1_j6dgb63 wrote

Friendships between men and women are rough. Even after years of a platonic friendship, there is always a risk one falls in love for the other, and not always the love is felt by both. At that point you can’t really be her friend anymore, as you are hurting all the time wanting more than friendship.

Telling her how you feel and the decisions you made are correct and you should not feel bad, as it is not your fault that you caught feelings and they hurt you.

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