User blog comment:DYBAD/Character Sheet/@comment-4867780-20180719113828/@comment-4867780-20180719235756

 There are several reasons to this narrative choice. One of them in to invite a reversal-based change of perspective, in the same vein as the feminism-powered "Hawkeye Initiative" movement caricaturing comic covers, that emphasizes the sexualized posture of female characters by switching them with male ones (though they tend to overdo it a bit and lose the Aesop in the ensuing hilarity ^ ^).

 In this case, the emphasized point is the considerable gap between genders in the way they value each other. To a man, all a woman needs to be considered highly attractive is to be "beautiful" (good genes) and "nice" (good wife and mother). Seriously, that’s all a guys really desires in a woman, everything else is just bonus.

 On the other hand, women’s expectations of men are so numerous and extensive you could write an entire book about it, and still not cover everything (they have to be strong, smart, handsome, confident, reliable, higher social status, higher money earning, fashionable, funny, charming, mysterious, passionate, thoughtful, etc. etc. etc. ad infinitum).

 In short they need to have it all, and since very few ever manage such an amazing feat, the overwhelming majority ends up being endlessly nagged for every bit they miss, even if the woman herself doesn’t have 10% of what she expects in her man.

 There are strong evolutionary reasons to this situation, but it still strikes as a bit unfair ^ ^;

 So I thought it would be interestingly original and refreshingly welcome to fully reverse the whole situation, and have guys being treasured on the same minimalist conditions women usually are, without   having to work themselves to the bone full-time for some momentary scraps of worthiness XD