Money can be a touchy subject in any relationship, but who makes more shouldn’t necessarily determine who bears the brunt of the work at home. Lisa Levey discusses salaries, work choices, gender roles, and shared responsibilities. Money is one of those short list items that can make or break a relationship, along with such issues […]
Are the all-female wedding and baby showers a necessary evil to rack up on gifts? Or are they painful reminders of our inadequacies? Lyla Cicero explores the tradition. There are few things women feel more ambivalent about than bridal and baby showers. I think it’s in part because in their traditional form, showers are places […]
Much to their social circle’s confusion, Hugo Schwyzer’s tough-as-nails feminist wife insisted on taking his last name once they were wed. The fact that she chose an outdated tradition wasn’t necessarily a feminist move, but the fact that she made that choice entirely for herself was. “You know I’m taking your name, right?” It was […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Secret Service Scandal: GOP Gets Ahead of the Facts by Tracy Clark-Flory of Salon.com says we don’t know what happened in Colombia, but GOP congressmen are already talking about unlikely sexual blackmail. 2. Spanking Goes […]
This article originally appeared on KristinMaschka.com. Republished here with permission. Equal Pay Day and Tax Day both fall on April 17th this year due to a simple calendar coincidence. But the connection between the two and the financial impact for women and especially mothers is no coincidence. April 17, 2012 is the day that symbolizes […]
This was originally published in two parts at ShrinkTalk.net. Here’s part 1, and here’s part 2. Republished here with permission. They say that you never forget your first love. And with the exception of yours truly, who would rather stick his tongue in a bear trap than even think about his high school girlfriend, many […]
This originally appeared on The Good Men Project. Republished here with permission. CJ Kaplan doesn’t feel less of a man when his wife handles the family finances—she’s the only one qualified to. Lisa stared daggers of death at the oblivious car salesman as he serenaded me with the incomparable features of the minivan he was […]
Just because all your friends are doing it, doesn’t mean you should. Lyla Cicero discusses the group mentality to getting married. What’s the best way to predict if a couple will get married? Find out how many of their friends have! In many social groups, once one or two friends marry the rest will drop […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Must Women ‘Civilize’ Men? by Joan Walsh of Salon.com says that at the root of the conservative war on contraception is a deep-seated anxiety about the traditional family. 2. Life Without Sex: The Third Phase […]
The terms “boyfriend/girlfriend” hardly encompass what Maria Peña and her partner, Matt, are to each other, but they are not legally married. And she’s tired of having to explain why—when they are as committed to each other and each other’s children as any married couple could be. “How do you refer to each other?” It […]
Hugo Schwyzer tackles a new book by Eric Anderson, which claims that men are by nature polyamorous creatures, and attempting to stay within the confines of a monogamous relationship will almost certainly lead to resentment or straying. Is monogamy an unattainable ideal? According to increasingly popular wisdom, it seems to be. One new book suggests […]
Lyla Cicero is the odd-woman-out in her mothers’ group: Because her husband is not only a supportive father, he’s an excellent husband. So why does she feel the need to hide it? The first time it happened, I was at a Mothers of Multiples Club welcome brunch. My fantasy was that my terror at the […]
