Lynn Beisner shares Joey’s trials at home, a resentful husband who says he’s tired of working for “the man” all day then coming home to work for “the wife.” Joey is one of several conservative men that I have been interviewing about how they interpret their role as father. “The real problem is The List!” […]
Couples who have been together for a while often need to explore new ways of keeping their sex lives interesting. But sometimes “interesting” ends in injury. Lynn Beisner shares her own story of sex gone wrong. I’ll admit it; I found Noah Brand’s photo spread kind of hot, so I thought I would try it […]
Hugo Schwyzer discusses how sex, class, and ethnicity influence how we argue. As anyone who’s ever been in a serious relationship can tell you, one near-certain source of conflict comes from the simple truth that thanks to our experiences, we all see the world slightly differently. That’s obvious enough. But do women’s experiences—as women—give them […]
This was originally posted at BlogHer. Reposted here with permission. I remember that I simply could not wait until I had a shiny diamond ring on my finger. I already had a baby in my belly and the admonishment of several family members and friends. Slapping a ring on my hand would legitimize our situation. It […]
Alé Dalton is Hispanic, and her husband is white. Today, they celebrate the Supreme Court case that made their marriage possible. Today is a day of celebration in my home. Forty-five years ago, two brave people who stood up for their love gave me the greatest gift I never asked for but couldn’t imagine living […]
To instill a sense of independence in their son and to prove to him how much his parents valued their autonomy, Courtney Sieloff and her husband combined their last names and created a brand new surname for their son. Picking a first name for a new child can be a fun, silly, serious, and important […]
A stay-at-home dad, Ken Miller hated it when someone at his wife’s corporate functions would ask “What do you do?” until he got some good advice from another party frequenter. The first time I heard it was around 2000, about two or three years after I’d stopped working to stay home for our two kids. […]
This was originally posted at From Two To One as part of the Last Name Project. Republished here with permission. Background: My name is Scott, and I live in the United States, specifically in rural Appalachia. I work as a freelance musician part-time (some of it from home, and some of it traveling around the country), but […]
In response to Al Watts’ piece on insisting his wife keep her own last name, Mark Kemp discusses how he finally convinced his own wife to let him take her last name. I read Al Watts’ wonderful piece on what he publicly admits is a mistake he made in his marriage: opposing his wife’s suggestion that […]
This originally appeared on Momaha.com. Republished here with permission. Have you ever done something that at the time you thought was the right thing to do but now realize that it may have been a mistake? And to make it worse, your spouse TOLD you it was a mistake?! When I was in college, I […]
A few decades ago, calling an at-home dad “Mr. Mom” may have been as funny as the famous Michael Keaton movie, but times have changed, and Al Watts thinks that nickname should too. In 1983, a very funny movie starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr was released called Mr. Mom. It’s not so funny to […]
This originally appeared on Undercover In The Suburbs. Republished here with permission. I got married for one reason. I found someone I wanted to marry. I didn’t decide I wanted to marry and then find a man. In fact, it just as easily could have been a woman…or no one at all. And yet, here […]
