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Splitting the Check
By Emily Heist MossJune 30, 2011
The bill arrives. My date reaches for his wallet. “Let’s split it,” I say, reaching for mine. “Nope, it’s on me,” he replies, waving me off. “Are you sure?” “Yep,” he says, and I don’t push further. As unlikely as it may seem, I actually prefer to split the check. The first date is a very early stage in what could, if the sta...Posted in Dating, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Americans Seem to Love Huge Families, But Only If They're White
By Anat ShenkerJune 29, 2011
A quick click through evening television reveals America’s obsession with the huge white family. A short list would include oldies like "The Brady Bunch," "The Partridge Family," "7th Heaven" and "The Waltons," as well newer entries in the scripted and reality show genres ("Big Love," "Sister Wives," "19 Kids and Counting," "Kate Plus Eight"). If television programming is a cultural bellw...Posted in Culture and Politics, Family, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Race, Reality TV | (0) Comments »
Bros Before Fidelity
By Hugo SchwyzerJune 28, 2011
Men’s cheating and sexual acting-out may be less about women and more about seeking status from other men. Marie Claire ran a story last Wednesday called “The Truth About Bachelor Parties.” It opens, as you might expect, with an anecdote about a groom going to a strip club with his friends and family members (including some male relatives of the bride-to-be). As Judy Dutton r...Posted in Gender Roles, Hugo, Husbands, Infidelity, Manhood, Marriage, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Could A Mom Have Written Go The Fuck To Sleep? And Would It Have Been a Bestseller?
By Amy SohnJune 24, 2011
--This post originally appeared on Babble.com. Republished with permission. When a mother in my Butts, Guts, Tris and Thighs class told me about a mock kids' book called Go the Fuck to Sleep, I knew right off I would love it. A day later, when she emailed me the PDF, I laughed aloud. In the book, by novelist and dad Adam Mansbach, a father silently rages at his obstinate toddler, desperate for...Posted in Family, Fathers, Gender Roles, Mothers, nfti-home | (1) Comments »
Undecided: Do Women Now Have Too Many Career and Life Options?
By Barbara Kelley and Shannon KelleyJune 24, 2011
Excerpted from Undecided, Seal Press, copyright 2011 by Barbara Kelley and Shannon Kelley. Commitment phobia. Analysis paralysis. Grass-is-greener syndrome. You name it, women today are plagued by it. Unlike our mothers, these women were born of a generation blessed with limitless choices -- a generation that’s found that the more choices we have, the harder it is to find happiness. Tak...Posted in Culture and Politics, Feminism, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Working Mothers, Workplace | (1) Comments »
Why I Think Marriage is Overrated
By Cassie LoganJune 23, 2011
Marriage is a delicate thing to rant about, because hey – it’s pretty popular. I would love to meet someone and just fall into a perfect and permanent relationship with them, never growing bored or taking them for granted, and vice versa. I just don’t believe it works that way for many people. That’s why I’m not opposed to all individual marriages, just the idea o...Posted in Feminism, Gender Roles, Marriage, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships | (3) Comments »
Can Handsome Men Stay Faithful?
By Hugo SchwyzerJune 23, 2011
Combine insecurity with abundant opportunity, the prevailing wisdom goes, and every man’s a cheater … right? For the past two weeks, every day has brought a new article analyzing the seemingly perennial question of why men cheat. The sad saga of Anthony Weiner serves as the latest catalyst for all this punditry. Blame it on spring fever, but the pop psychology is particularly inte...Posted in Gender Roles, Hugo, Husbands, Infidelity, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Eulogizing the Playboy Lifestyle
By Melissa Thompson and Nicole RodgersJune 22, 2011
There’s something that still fascinates people about the Playboy mansion and Hugh Hefner. Despite the magazine’s falling circulation numbers (which, with an internet is full of free porn, seems like a forgone conclusion) and rumors about the mansion being sold to pay off Playboy’s debts, coverage of the goings-on of Hefner and his buxom blondes continues to proliferate. Case i...Posted in Culture and Politics, Gender Roles, Melissa, nfti-home, Nicole, Pop Culture, Pornography, Sex, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Wealthy, Handsome, Strong, Packing Endless Hard-ons: The Impossible Ideals Men are Expected to Meet
By Greta ChristinaJune 21, 2011
American ideas about "real men" are contradictory and impossible to live up to. So stop trying! You've almost certainly heard feminist rants about impossible cultural ideals of femininity: how standards of femininity are so narrow and rigid they're literally unattainable; how, to avoid being seen as unfeminine, women are expected to navigate an increasingly narrow window between slut and prude...Posted in Culture and Politics, Gender Roles, Manhood, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Sex and Relationships | (1) Comments »
A Muffled Voice: Dispatches from a Sole Parent
By Katerina ZachariaJune 17, 2011
Eighteen months ago I looked at my husband and said, “I have an idea. What if I return to the United States with our children and start over while you stay here in New Zealand and do what you feel you have to do?” He asked, “Are you okay with that?” I replied, “I am. Are you?” He looked at me and said with the most matter of fact tone, “Yeah, I’m ...Posted in Family, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Working Mothers | (3) Comments »
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