Topic: marriage

Sorry Dads, Resenting Your Unborn Baby For Ruining Your Sex Life Is Absurd‏

Hey dads, I get it. You are used to being number one in your wife’s eyes and getting all of her attention. It makes sense- when a couple is married and no kids are involved, there is more time for affection and sex. However, when a baby comes into the picture, and even during pregnancy, it is completely normal for everything to change. Your wife is chock full of hormones, not feeling like herself and sex might be the last thing she feels like doing. And that’s ok. What’s not ok is resenting your unborn baby for ruining your sex life. More »

Scary Mommy: Being A Good Mom Is Making Me A Bad Wife

“I’m losing my mind. I’m trying to make dinner and they won’t stop demanding things and there are THREE of them and only ONE of me and I can’t get the fucking LIGHTBULB into the RIDICULOUS bathroom LIGHT!”

That’s how I greeted my husband when he came through the door last night. No hello. No smile. More »

This Story About A Teenager Marrying Her Dad Will Make Your Head Spin

New York Magazine has an interview with an 18-year-old woman who is dating and engaged to her father, and it is fascinating, disturbing and unsettling. I want to be openminded and tolerant of people’s life choices, but I’m going to draw the line at dating your effing father. This story should come with a giant, flashing WARNING sign up top. More »

Woman Defines ‘Persistence’, Cuts Off Cheating Husband’s Penis Twice

I am a law-abiding citizen and not one who is well-versed in sharps-related punishments, but I would think that after you cut off your husband’s penis the one time, he would get the message that you frown on his extracurricular activities. To do it twice in a matter of days is like adding extra exclamation points at the end of a sentence: unnecessary. More »

Scary Mommy: My Marriage Is Broken

I feel like my marriage is broken; the kind of broken that can’t be fixed with a date night or vacation. At this point, I feel like just the suggestion would be like throwing a box of Band-Aids at broken legs. More »

5 Ways To Be A Better Husband, Because A Happy Marriage Isn’t Just Women’s Work

Yesterday, I wrote a post gently criticizing in the harshest way possible Katelyn Cameron’s piece titled, “5 Ways You Are Destroying Your Husband And Killing Your Marriage.” Someone in our comments section suggested that we write a post about how men can be better husbands. I decided to take on the challenge. More »

Husbands Are The Natural Enemy Of Work-At-Home Moms

When you think of a work-at-home mom, you probably envision a harried woman in yoga pants desperately trying to accomplish something while children buzz around her and something burns in the toaster. You might be right, although I am lucky my kids are in elementary school so unless they have a day off, I am afforded sweet, sweet silence. On the days they are home, I am usually able to occupy them long enough to get some work done. It is not ideal but we do what we have to do. The person I have not figured out how to occupy is my husband. More »

Surprising Your Wife With A House Is Not A Sweet, Romantic Gesture

Is there any situation where surprising one’s wife with a new house is not a terrible idea? More »

Advising Other Moms To Give A Blow Job A Day Will Make Them Hate You, Mkay?

You’ll absolutely hate this relationship expert’s advice for how to have the perfect marriage. More »

What We're Reading:

5 Celebrities Who Breastfeed in Public
Source: Newser
Never-Before-Seen Photos from Jessa Duggar's Wedding
Source: OK!
Tween Girls Charged with Murdering Older Brother
Source: Newser
Son Shot Hedge-Fund Dad Over Allowance Cut
Source: Newser
The Truth Behind Beyonce's Second Pregnancy Revealed!
Source: OK!

Open Thread: Tell Us About The Division Of Labor At Home Between You And Your Partner

Whether you work outside of the home, stay at home or work from home, household chores and child-related duties must be fulfilled. If you have a partner/spouse living with you, it only seems fair that the duties be divided somewhat equitably in a way that is fair to both of you. More »

I Put My Kids Before My Relationship Because It’s The Right Thing To Do

On a recent episode of “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” Oprah Winfrey caught up with Ayelet Waldman, the writer who created a shit storm ten years ago when she wrote a piece for the New York Times in which she said that she loved her husband more than she loved her children. More than a couple panties got bunched up over that one. And while I respect her and support her right to feel however she wants, I completely disagree with her. More »

Stop Asking Childfree Women When They Are Going To Have A Baby. Seriously, Stop

I can’t believe it’s 2014 and we still insist on tying a woman’s worth and value to whether she has married or procreated yet. The women’s lib movement happened almost 50 years ago – didn’t anyone get the memo? We’ve all collectively decided that a woman does not have to use her uterus for baby-making or take vows to be considered “complete.” Can everyone let that sink in, please? Women do not have to get married or have babies. In fact, no one has to get married and have babies. Can we stop asking single, childless people when they are going to get married and have babies? More »

There’s Nothing Wrong With Married Couples Who Don’t Share A Bed

If you sleep next to someone that is a quiet, motionless sleeper who does not have a lot of night time quirks, you have no business judging the couple that can’t share a bed. More »

10 Ways I Refuse To “Let Myself Go” After Having Kids

I do not think you have to be a supermodel to have a happy marriage and feel good about yourself. I do not think you should go to great lengths with personal upkeep solely to please your husband. I also do not think there is ANYTHING wrong with donning yoga pants and throwing your hair in a ponytail if that is what makes you happy. More »

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