The statement a woman without her man is nothing is a statement not necessarily true. A woman does not need a man to be someone. A woman is someone by just being herself.
A woman should be able to be independent, take care of herself, and not always rely on a man for money and luxuries. A man should be a luxury in her life, someone she enjoys being with in a relationship. He should not be someone she needs for money.
When a woman does have a man though and say they are married, he should treat her as an equal. The man should not have more status than she should. She should also not need him for status. Though there are woman out there like that, but most woman enjoy being an equal to men and not being more or less in status. .
When a woman does have a man in her life, she does like them to take care of her and be there for her. However, a woman can also be independent most of the time as long as she has a family and support from friends. Most woman who do not have a support system often do rely a man more.
All women have a choice if they want a man in their life or not. Most woman choice to get married to the man they love. Many wait a while or it takes them longer to find that right man. Then there are the "old fashioned type who get married right out of school and have no choice of starting on their own first. They rely on the man to support them the rest of their lives. Most modern women are brought up to rely on themselves and there are many who are independent and fine are their own. Woman can get just about any job they want in today's society and make the kind of money she wants.
Anyway you want to look at it a woman can be something or someone with out a man. Some women just need a man in their life to be happy or to support them because of their life style or up bringing. Most woman do have a choice though and take advantage of that choice.
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