In a recent interview with The Guardian, Mariah Carey said she “deserves to be” high-maintenance at this point in her life and career. But why does she have to justify it? And why do we tend to label women as “high-maintenance” and not men?



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In a recent interview with The Guardian, Mariah Carey said she <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9461070/mariah-carey-high-maintenance-quote-tweet">&ldquo;deserves to be&rdquo; high-maintenance</a> at this point in her life and career. But why does she have to justify it? And <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-high-maintenance-girlfriend_uk_5ad9f6fee4b03c426daddda3?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMG7MPshRwHMikK-v7g40rxmm4M8W_dL_kG5RtNR4RgYdzNenuCly6-8vcwHrNstLTaIpYVt0Mpt57a2PfE5WfbQB_H7gjeUHZdl8OWGoqH9zoAnVCYzN2lacHWfgUuUU-IkeioiHn5f0F0QF0p3YLrozpFEygSzWjoAa-BjRWiW%20">why do we tend to label women as &ldquo;high-maintenance&rdquo;</a> and not men?

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