The Friday Five

This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women.

1. A Plan To Reboot Dating by Emily Esfahani Smith of The Atlantic says a lot of women and men are dissatisfied with hook-up culture. Here’s a way to encourage an alternative.

2. The End of ‘Marriage’ by Laurie Shrage of The New York Times looks at reform of traditional marriage and the government’s involvement in civil unions.

3. A Triumph For Women by Hanna Rosin of Slate.com says female voters didn’t decide this election, but that’s a good thing.

4. How Choice Became A Winning Issue by Jacob Sugarman of Salon.com says the “legitimate rape” debate put our focus back on the right of all women to make a tough decision for themselves.

5. How The Gay-Marriage Victories Are (Slowly) Transforming The Notion of Family by Bonnie Rochman of Time says in the future, kids may be surprised to learn that once upon a time, government regulated who could marry and live happily ever after.

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